Tuna Melts or Crab Melts in Wontons Shells

Montana Heart Song's Note:

I try to do a variety of fish dishes for a family member on a very limited diet. It is quick and appealing and makes a meal with a salad or nice appetizers with pasta.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 2.0 wontons ...

• 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained or 12 ounces imitation crabmeat , chopped fine
• ½ teaspoon celery seed
• 3 stalks celery & leaves , chopped fine
• ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon dried minced onion flakes
• 1 dash white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt or ¼ teaspoon salt substitute
• 1 teaspoon cilantro leaf
• 4 tablespoons Miracle Whip or 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon evaporated milk
• 1 ½ cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese
• Pam cooking spray
• 36 wonton wrappers

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients together except the shredded cheese Mix well until blended.
2. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven 350*.
4. Spray muffin pans with Pam.
5. Place a wonton wrapper in each muffin cup, making sure the edges are folded out.
6. After each muffin pan is filled, spray Pam lightly over the wrappers. Bake 5 - 6 minutes, middle rack of oven.
7. Take out of oven and fill each wonton wrapper with a heaping tblsp full of filling.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Pop back in the oven to heat until hot, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese.
11. on top of each wonton cup and bake until melted.
12. Note: You may sprinkle Panko crumbs or Italian fine bread crumbs or bacon bits on each wonton before adding the shredded cheese.
13. These can be made ahead, refrigerated and reheated. Just add more baking time to reheat.

Reviews

[BuMama]

I made this as an appetizer for my son's first birthday luau. Incredibly easy and yummy, and they looked really pretty on a serving platter. I used real crab meat.

[Krsi Sue]

I made this with the imitation crab meat. I didn't have any wonton wrappers, so I used fillo sheets cut to size. This was delicious! This would be wonderful to serve at a get-together for little snacks! Wonderful recipe!