Lasagna Cupcakes

[thistlechaser]

Lasagna Cupcakes: Good food in need of a better name.

Today I made lasagna cupcakes, little mini personal lasagnas. They came out quite well!

Unfortunately I didn't follow the recipe closely, which I think is where the few problems came in. Instead of measuring things, I just put some in. Spoonful of this, sprinkle of that.

The other mistake I mad was not setting the timer. c.c Or rather, I set it, but forgot to push 'start'. Good thing my mental clock kept poking me to go check them, they were only a little darker on top than I would have liked.

Taste-wise they were good to me, but I suspect others would like more spice. (I made an addition to the recipe: I put some garlic powder on the burger meat while I was browning it.)

Alas mine didn't come out as solid as hers. Only once mine were cool could I pick them up at all, before that they were soupy. I suspect I put in too much sauce.

Comments on the recipe say they freeze and reheat well, which I hope is true. Not only do I have a lot of this batch left, I have most of the wrappers and lots of cheese and some meat left. I think I'm going to make another batch up tomorrow.

My supermarket was out of wonton wrappers, so I had to get egg roll wrappers, but they seemed to work just as well. Bonus: Both types were the same price, but from each egg roll wrapper I got FOUR circles, where the wonton wrappers made one each.

Carb-wise, these weren't bad at all. One eggroll wrapper has 18 grams of carbs, and you use two circles/less than half a wrapper per lasagna. You'd have to add in for the sauce too, (and of course carbs aren't the only thing one has to watch for), but all in all, this was a good way to have "pasta" in an easy portion control.

Unrelated to cooking: FedEx brought me a box from Amazon today. This was a surprise as I hadn't ordered anything lately. Turns out it wasn't my address. Wrong street address, wrong apartment number. c.c I was curious as heck as to what was in it, but did the responsible thing and called FedEx to come back and get it.

Comments

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

You can buy round wonton wrappers at Korean markets, probably Japanese ones too! That might save you some time.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh good idea! It wasn't so bad cutting them, I stacked up a few and used a measuring cup to make a nice circle, then cut around it. But easier is better!

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

what's the win vs. just making a full lasagna, cooking, cutting up and freezing most?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on you. I think the smaller, round size is more fun, and fun counts for a lot with me when it comes to food. The original recipe said it's better than a big one because you get more crisp edges. So it depends if you like the edges or the middle pieces.

I think work-wise it's probably easier to make the mini ones. Even if you have to cut the wrappers, it's still easier than dealing with pasta (and tastes the same, as far as I can tell).

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

Crispy part makes sense to me. Rest doesn't. But ymmv

[loup_noir]

You could also try those mini loaf pans and make a little "deep dish" lasagne that way. I like the concept of the cupcake lasagnes, and if I were still working in an office, I'd totally give this a try. Managing lunch was always a pita.

Hmmm, you might try putting a glob of filling into some puff pastry. Mmmm, puff pastry! i haven't worked with it in years, not since the last time I made bastillia, but it's easy to cut up and divide, too. Plus, major yummy. While I like baking, I'm not into making my own crustlike things. Pillsbury makes a very acceptable pie crust that I use for all sorts of stuff.

Drat. Now I'm starving.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm all good ideas! And I'm hungry now, too. Wish I hadn't frozen the rest of the batch from last night!

I like the mini loaf idea. These were great, but deeper wouldn't be bad at all either.