TUNA MELTS OR CRAB MELTS IN WONTONS SHELLS

Tuna Melts or Crab Melts in Wontons Shells image

Provided by Montana Heart Song

Categories Tuna

Time 30m

Yield 2 wontons per person, 18 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

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2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained or 12 ounces imitation crabmeat, chopped fine
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
3 stalks celery & leaves, chopped fine
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon dried minced onion flakes
1 dash white pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt or 1/4 teaspoon salt substitute
1 teaspoon cilantro leaf
4 tablespoons Miracle Whip or 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese
Pam cooking spray
36 wonton wrappers

Steps:

Add all ingredients together except the shredded cheese Mix well until blended.
Set aside.
Preheat oven 350*.
Spray muffin pans with Pam.
Place a wonton wrapper in each muffin cup, making sure the edges are folded out.
After each muffin pan is filled, spray Pam lightly over the wrappers. Bake 5 - 6 minutes, middle rack of oven.
Take out of oven and fill each wonton wrapper with a heaping tblsp full of filling.
You can fill all the wrappers at the same time after all are prebaked.If you have 3 12 cup muffin tins, you can leave the wrappers in the tins to fill and then bake.
If not, when cool to touch, take out and place on cookie sheets and fill.Make sure the cookie sheet has a little oil or Pam sprayed on the sheet so the wontons will not stick.
Pop back in the oven to heat until hot, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese.
on top of each wonton cup and bake until melted.
Note: You may sprinkle Panko crumbs or Italian fine bread crumbs or bacon bits on each wonton before adding the shredded cheese.
These can be made ahead, refrigerated and reheated. Just add more baking time to reheat.