Ingredients
Meat Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (1-inch) cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 medium onion, finely diced (about 1 cup)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound mild Italian chicken sausage, casing removed
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 (28-ounce can) crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, plus 12 whole small leaves
Ricotta Filling:
- 3/4 cup part-skim ricotta
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for topping
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella, plus more for topping
- 1/3 cup mango chutney
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 package wonton wrappers (at least 48)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
For the meat sauce: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil until it shimmers. Add the cinnamon stick and whole cloves. Add the onion, sprinkle with a little salt and saute until softened but not browned. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute longer.
Add the sausage, breaking up the clumps with your spoon. Cook until the sausage is no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, 1/4 cup chopped basil, as well as some salt and pepper. Stir to combine and simmer uncovered, for about 15 minutes, stirring every now and then. Allow the meat sauce to cool, about 15 minutes before building lasagna cupcakes. As the meat sauce is cooking, prepare the ricotta filling.
For the ricotta filling: Stir together the ricotta, 3/4 cup Parmesan, 3/4 cup mozzarella and mango chutney. Season with lots of pepper, about a teaspoon and set aside.
To assemble the cupcakes: Pull out your favorite cupcake pan. If your pan is not nonstick, spray the cups with cooking spray. Place a wonton wrapper in each cup. Don't worry if you're using square ones.
Drop about 1 tablespoon of meat sauce into the bottom of each cup. Then add 1 teaspoon of ricotta filling. Then cover with another wonton wrapper, rotating it about 90 degrees so that the corners of the first wrapper and the second wrapper aren't right on top of each other. Repeat this until you've built 3 layers total. Top each with a small basil leaf, then another wonton wrapper. Finish each cupcake with a spoonful of meat sauce, a little shredded mozzarella and pinch of grated Parmesan.
Pop them into the oven and bake for 20 minutes. When time's up, resist the temptation to eat them right away or else you'll burn your mouth! Let them rest on the counter for about 10 minutes, and they should slip out of the muffin tin easily. Top with more shredded basil if you like.
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By BlueSpring
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on April 23, 2013
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I registered with the Food Network so I could specifically comment on Aarti's Lasagna Cupcakes! They are so unusual and so delicious and so pretty! The gourmet cupcakes are easy to make and fancy to serve. Everyone who ate my Lasagna Cupcakes tonight loved them and they all want them again, including three young adults. The flavor is amazing. I am grateful that I saw your cooking demonstration on television last weekend, Aarti! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
By aplaceinthesun8...
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on April 22, 2013
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Followed the recipe as written but with one exception - had to use mango jam instead of chutney, as I couldn't find any chutney in the store. I thought they were great and that the mango flavor add an extra "dimension" of taste. Even if you don't think you're a fan of mango chutney/jam, I still think you should try the recipe as it's written. It doesn't scream mango - in fact, if someone made these for you and you ate them, I doubt you'd be able to figure out what the flavor was. Anyway, they're very good and I highly recommend the recipe.
By Angela Violet
on March 02, 2013
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Followed the recipe exactly down to the wonton wrappers. We used a regular muffin pan so when we were done we had twelve cupcakes. Turned out awesome. My daughter couldn't stop eating these!! They are very rich so if you make them muffin size instead of mini it is probably best to serve 1 per person with a side salad to lighten things up. Will definitely make these again. This recipe was made for my family. Thanks Aarti, you are one of my favorite chefs!
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