GARLIC, CHEESE & SAUSAGE BITES

Garlic, Cheese & Sausage Bites image

Provided by Goodwla

Time 50m

Yield 24 bites, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
6 ounces spicy Italian turkey sausage or 6 ounces spicy Italian pork sausage
1 head garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 pinch garlic powder
1 pinch garlic salt
1 pinch black pepper
1 pinch red chili pepper flakes
splash olive oil
24 wonton wrappers
nonstick cooking spray

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375. Cut the top off the head of garlic and place it on a baking sheet covered with foil and pour olive oil over it. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown and cloves are soft & mushy. (this can also be done in the toaster oven :O)
Cut the raw sausage open and throw away the sausage casing, brown the sausage in a skillet until completely cooked.
Chop 1-2 cloves raw garlic, about 1 1/2 teaspoons.
In a large bowl combine cooked sausage, cream cheese, roasted garlic, raw garlic a pinch of red chili flakes, and seasoning- I just shook in a bit of the garlic powder, garlic salt, & pepper (probably around 1/4 tsp each, maybe a bit more) and mix with a hand held electric mixer until all ingredients are well combined.
Spray a mini-muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Add a won-ton wrapper one cup of the muffin tray and fill with about 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp of the garlic cheese mix. Pinch the won ton wrapper together to seal, then spray with non-stick cooking spray, repeat until the whole tin is full of lil' garlic bites!
Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or until they are golden brown and gorgeous!
The tops will open up a bit- but I thought they were reminiscent of little garlic cloves and was happy with how they came out.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.6, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 14.9, Sodium 140, Carbohydrate 6.1, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.3, Protein 2.7