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Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger Bites

Rebecca Lindamood
Crispy wonton cups filled with tangy barbecue beef filling and topped with grated cheese, crunchy bacon, and a little green onions and parsley make the perfect appetizer for any occasion.

Ingredients
  

For the Wonton Cups:

  • 1 package wonton wrappers
  • non-stick cooking spray or cooking oil spray

For the Barbecue Beef Filling:

  • 12 ounces sliced bacon cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips
  • 2 pounds 90% lean ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced or pressed in a garlic press
  • 1 teaspoon granulated onion
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fish or Worcestershire sauce

To Assemble the Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger Bites:

  • 1 batch Barbecue Beef Filling
  • 1 batch Wonton Cups
  • grated Cheddar or Monterey Jack Cheese
  • 4 green onions green parts only, finely chopped *See Notes
  • 1 handful fresh parsley leaves finely chopped *See Notes

Instructions
 

To Prepare the Wonton Cups:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray mini muffin tins lightly with non-stick or cooking oil spray and gently press one wonton wrapper into each muffin cup. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned and firm. It will continue to darken and firm as it cools, so don't over-bake. When you take them from the oven, carefully turn them out of the pan immediately into a large bowl or onto a cooling rack.

To Make the Barbecue Beef Filling:

  • Add the thin strips of bacon to a large skillet over MEDIUM heat. Cook until the bacon is crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the crispy bacon to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat. Return the pan with the bacon fat to the burner, still over MEDIUM heat. Use your hands to break up the ground beef into the pan. Add the garlic, granulated onion, and kosher salt to the pan and stir it in.
  • Cook and stir, breaking the beef up with a spoon as you stir. When the beef is fully browned and no longer pink in the center, assess whether you need to drain the beef. If you do, pour the contents of the pan into a colander over a paper towel lined bowl to catch the grease. Return the beef to the pan along with the barbecue sauce and fish sauce or Worcestershire sauce. When the sauce is bubbly and hot all the way through, turn off the heat.

To Assemble the Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger Bites:

  • In a small bowl, toss together the chopped parsley and chopped green onions. Fill each wonton cup with the Barbecue Beef Filling. Top the beef with grated cheese, a little crispy bacon, and a sprinkle of the parsley/green onion mixture. Serve immediately.

Notes

*If you prefer, you can substitute double the parsley and omit the green onions. Conversely, you can omit the parsley and double the green onions. I love a combination of the two, though.

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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