Lasagna Cupcakes for Kids

I am so unbelievably far from a food blogger, but this is such an easy peasy thing to make that I thought I'd pass it along.  What makes these a genius kind of meal is that you can modify them individually in the muffin tins to cater to individual tastes, and they're mistake-proof enough that kids can help.  Well, not sixteen-month olds, but you can feed them little pieces of mozarella while your three-year old helps.


You'll need:


Muffin tin
24 Wonton wrappers (they're in the produce section, near the tofu and mushrooms at my grocery store)
Spaghetti sauce
Shredded mozarella (between 1 - 2 cups depending on how much your kids snack during the preparation)
Small-ish container of ricotta
Maybe a cup of shredded or grated parmesean


You can add:


Baby spinach (cooked into the sauce or added whole as a layer)
Ground beef, turkey, or sausage (cooked into the sauce)
Shredded carrots or zucchini (cooked into sauce)
Pretty much anything else that sounds good in lasagna


Prep Work:


Get your sauce ready (I told you I wasn't a food blogger - I opened a jar of Garden Style Ragu)
Season ricotta if you're so inclined (I used a couple teaspoons of Italian Herbs and garlic powder)
Mix ricotta and parmesean cheese together
Preheat your oven to 375
Spray your muffin tins with non-stick spray


Assembly:


Press a wonton wrapper into the bottom of each muffin cup
Add ricotta mixture to the bottom of the cup (approximately a tablespoon)
Cover ricotta with sauce (again, approximately a tablespoon)
Sprinkle with shredded mozarella
Press another wonton wrapper on top of the mozarella
Again, some ricotta
Then some sauce
Finish with mozarella


Bake about 18 - 20 minutes at 375 degrees (cheese will bubble and brown)
Let stand for about five minutes before eating to allow the lasagnas to firm up a little


I hope you're not laughing too hard at my goofy attempt to explain my cooking, but these are seriously so easy and my kids liked them a lot.  (If you like the idea, you can find other, better recipes with a quick search, I'm sure!)

my pathetically small counter space

and jarred spaghetti sauce

and bagged shredded mozarella

the milk is just there for Abbey to drink 

the top nine have layer one completed

the bottom three have the second wonton wrapper added 

layer two - some with just ricotta/parm mixture, some with ricotta and sauce 

the finished product

I guess you could make them look prettier by folding in the wrappers?