Appetizers

Artichoke Wonton Bites

Name: Artichoke Wonton Bites
Yield: 48

Colorful and flavorful bites of chopped artichoke hearts, bell pepper, and chives mixed with cream cheese and Parmesan cheese elegantly served inside a crisp wonton wrapper. Bakes in 12-15 minutes.

Prep

Cook

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Challenge Butter, melted
48 wonton wrappers (3¼-inch square or round)
8 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon prepared spicy brown mustard
¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
1 cup (4 ounce) shredded Parmesan cheese
1 can (14-ounce) artichoke hearts, drained and chopped (about ¼-inch)
¼ cup + 1 Tbsp chopped (⅛-inch) red bell pepper
1 Tbsp + ½ Tbsp chopped (⅛-inch) chives

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Lightly brush 48 mini muffin cups (1½-inch diameter) with butter. Press one wonton wrapper into each cup; wrappers will extend beyond the top of the cups.
3

Thoroughly combine cream cheese, mustard and ground red pepper.
4

Stir in Parmesan cheese, ¼ cup chopped bell pepper and chopped artichoke hearts and chives.
5

Fill cups with this mixture. (A small cookie scoop works well for this.) Sprinkle remaining chopped red pepper and chives over top of filling.
6

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese mixture is set and edges of wrapper are slightly browned.

Notes

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Don’t use flexible silicon muffin cups – they seem to retain moisture and the bottoms of the tarts are slightly soggy; buttering them makes the problem even worse. We recommend both a non stick pan and a regular tin; and lightly buttering both types as in directions.