Crispy wonton cups filled with sweet & smoky sausage and melted cheese, finished with fresh lime and herbs. An easy game day appetizer everyone loves.
If you’re the kind of person who brings the appetizer everyone hovers around, these crispy sausage wonton cups are for you. Sweet & smoky sausage, melty cheese, and a crunchy wonton shell get finished with fresh lime, cilantro, and just enough heat to keep things interesting.
They’re bite-size, game-day friendly, and disappear faster than you can say “who brought these?”
Johnsonville wants to find the best sausage inspired tailgating recipe – and the prizes? Two finalists will be sitting at the 2019 SEC Championship Game, and one Ultimate Fan Favorite will get some fantastic goodies from Johnsonville. Both are great, but I want to be sitting at the game, don’t you?
You’ll find the contest details are below, after the recipe.
These Sweet and Smoky Sausage Wonton Cups are fun, simple to prepare, and full of flavor. They’re made with Johnsonville Sweet and Spicy Sausage, one of the new sausages in their Flamed Grilled lineup.
What are Sweet and Smoky Sausage Wonton Cups?
Wonton cups filled with cheese, Johnsonville’s Flame Grilled Sweet & Spicy Sausage, baked and topped with diced green tomatoes, cilantro, olives, hot sauce and fresh lime.
They’re extremely addictive.
Eat ’em with extra hot sauce, or maybe no hot sauce…
Want extra sausage?
Pile it on…
And OMG, there is something about the lime juice on them. SO, so good. It kind of wakes everything up, just trust me on this.
Why Sweet and Spicy Sausage Wonton Cups Work for Game Day (or Any Day)
- Hold their shape
- Bake fast
- Easy to prep ahead
- No forks, no plates, no regrets
Variations
- Swap sausage flavors (jalapeño, cheddar, spicy)
- Pepper jack vs. Monterey Jack
- Pickled red onions instead of olives
- Roasted corn or charred scallions instead of tomatoes
Make-Ahead Tips
- Bake wonton cups in advance
- Reheat + top before serving
- Keep lime + herbs fresh until the last minute
These little wontons can handle a good bit, as long as you don’t WAY overdo it with wet things like sour cream and hot sauce, so try to put those on top.
These are easy to assemble, portable and a real crowd pleaser.
Y’all, these are the epitome of real tailgate fare.
Now, it’s your turn to create an epic sausage-inspired tailgating recipe by going here. Enter to win from now until November 5th, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET. You will need to share the name of your recipe and its ingredients, cooking instructions and a photo of the winning dish.
For official rules go here.
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Here’s your printable –
Sweet and Smoky Sausage Wonton Cups
Crispy wonton cups filled with sweet and smoky sausage and melted cheese, finished with fresh lime and herbs. An easy game day appetizer everyone loves.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg wonton skins
- 1 pkg Johnsonvllle Sweet and Spicy Flame Grillers, cut into coins
- 16 oz. shredded cheddar cheese, cheese sauce or cheese dip (found in the refrigerated section by cheese)
- Green tomato, diced small
- Black olives, sliced
- Cilantro, roughly chopped
- Hot sauce, your favorite
- Sour cream
- Limes
Instructions
- In a mini muffin pan, place wonton skins in the muffin pan, pushing down to form cups.
- Cut sausage links into coins.
- Fill each cup about 1/4 way with cheese, then place a coin into each one.
- Place the pan on grill rack and grill for 8-10 minutes, until edges are starting to brown and cheese is bubbly.
- Top each with diced tomato, cilantro, olives, hot sauce and sour cream.
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Info on the Contest:
The winners are broken down in more detail by this –
One Ultimate Fan Favorite and Two Finalists. The Ultimate Fan Favorite is determined by a public vote, conducted on www.TailgateThrowdownContest.com between the dates of Nov. 6-15, and will get a year’s worth of Johnsonville Sausage and a Sizzling Sausage Grilling.
The two Finalists will be judged by Johnsonville members and will be notified the week of November 18th, just in time to get ready and prepared to go to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. They will receive two tickets to the 2019 SEC Championship Game, a two-night double occupancy hotel room in market, and a $1,000 gift card for travel, expenses onsite and potential taxes associated with the prize.
The two Finalists will also be showing off their tailgating masterpiece a the Life Throwdown Event with the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill the morning of the SEC 2019 SEC Championship Game, and the one main winning recipe will be decided on
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We are finger-food fanatics and this recipe is perfect for tailgating or holiday parties. Love your lime tip. I’m sure it takes these delicious bites over the top!