Spinach and Bacon Wontons

This little recipe for Spinach and Bacon Wontons… is quick, easy and delicious… one of those last minute “noshes” or a quick add-on to a party menu…

TIPS

I used frozen spinach… I usually have a bag of it in the freezer for recipes like this… the recipe doesn’t use a lot so unless you have other uses for an entire box of frozen spinach use the bagged variety.

I cooked the bacon and drained it on paper towels, then cut it up into pieces.  I placed the pieces in my mini chopper with the shallot (also cut into pieces) to very finely chop the bacon.  A few pulses is all it takes.

I also used my mini chopper to mix the cream cheese and spinach … just cut up the cream cheese into cubes and add the spinach… pulse until well mixed.  You can also use a mixer if you don’t have a mini chopper.

You can jazz it up more with additions…. Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder…. All should work.. just a light sprinkling will be fine.

You could also add a bit of shredded cheddar cheese… just eyeball the amount… I’d say about a ¼ cup would work nicely.  Be inventive!

The mixture should make about 24 wontons.

Try these tasty treats!

Recipe:  Spinach and Bacon Wontons

All you need:

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese

½ cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained

1 shallot, minced

3 strips of bacon, cooked and finely chopped

Wonton wrappers

Olive oil cooking oil spray

All you need to do:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray the muffin well in a regular size muffin tin with olive oil cooking oil spray.  Set aside.

Mix the cream cheese, spinach, bacon and shallot together.  I used my mini chopper.  *See TIPS

Place a wonton in each muffin well… put about 1 ½ teaspoons of the spinach bacon cream cheese mixture in the center of each wonton… fold the ends up slightly. Give the tops a quick spray of the olive oil cooking oil spray.

Bake until lightly browned… about 10 minutes.  Remove them from the tin and allow to cool to warm… Place on a serving plate to serve.