One of the best things about this whole Pinterest thing {wait, you DO know what that is, right? People “pin” things to virtual inspiration boards…you can follow people, and they follow you… you can check my boards out HERE } is that people pin lots of yummy food. The inspiration for our dinner was actually a combination of two different recipes that I modified a little [for the record, next time, I will probably make a couple other changes].
I’m calling them Lasagna Cupcakes! (no, not cake, but made in muffin/cupcake tin…)
Here’s what I did:
Browned 1 lb. extra lean ground beef and 1/2 lb. of Jimmy Dean Pork sausage
Added a jar of spaghetti sauce & simmered for about 5 minutes (obviously, you can simmer as long as your little heart desires!)
Mixed together one container of the Philadelphia Cooking Creme Italian Cheese & Herb with 1/3 c. Part Skim Ricotta Cheese, a little kosher salt and pepper.
I sprayed a muffin tin with non-stick spray and then lined with…get this…Wonton! It comes pre-cut squares that work perfectly!
Then I put a scoop of cheese mixture in the shell, a layer of meat, a little shredded cheese …
Lasagna Cupcakes
Ookie-akey-pie
Or, Cookie Cake Pie…..
Triple Threat…(aka the Turducken of the Dessert World)
Thanks to those lovely peeps over at Eat, Drink and Blog, I was introduced to Cake Spy and this fabulous dessert concept: Cookie + Cake + Pie – in one dish. {droooool}
It just so happened that we have a family bbq to go to today and my designated dish is dessert.
Mwahahahahaha!!!
Being slightly short on time, I decided to cheat a little bit and use pre-made cookie dough and pie crusts. And being a little crazy, I decided to make two different kinds: Chocolate Chip Funfetti and Sugar Chocolatey Goodness.
The recipe is super easy – (1) batch cookie dough, (1) pie crust, (1) batch cake batter and enough frosting to frost a cake.
I’m using aluminum pie pans so I don’tt have to worry about losing getting my pie pans back. It took me no time at all to put these together and pop them in the oven. After 25 mins, I thought they seemed a bit liquidy inside, so I set my timer for 5 more minutes. After that, I still wasn’t sure, so 5 minutes more (x3). They browned up quite nicely …
