3: Try 30 New Recipes: Cheeseburger Cupcakes & French Fries

On my most recent trip to Nebraska, my sister and I were both trying to find healthier ways to make some of our favorite foods and we stumbled upon the website Emily Bites. She has a lot of healthy recipes, mostly Weight Watchers themed. And they are all yummy. Every one of them that I've tried.

Today? I bring to you, the Cheeseburger Cupcake! I've since made these multiple times, each time better than the last and with rave reviews from everyone who has tried them! (Although the recipe below has a few tweaks of my own...) And what better way to get a 3 year old to eat than to give her a cupcake for dinner?

Ingredients:
¼ c onion, finely chopped
½ lb Ground Turkey (or extra lean ground beef)
1/2 T Garlic Powder
1/2 T Your Favorite Mrs. Dash Sodium Free Hamburger Seasoning
4 oz mushrooms, chopped
4 Laughing Cow Queso Fresco & Chipotle wedges, chopped (Swiss also works GREAT!)
3 T ketchup
1 T mustard
16 wonton wrappers (typically found in the produce section)
½ c tomatoes, chopped
4oz (1 cup) reduced FF shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 375. Lightly mist 8 cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Mist a large skillet with cooking spray and bring to medium heat. Add chopped onions and sauté until cooked. Add ground beef and Hamburger seasoning and cook until meat is browned. Add mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for a few minutes until mushrooms are browned as well.
3.    Add in cheese wedges, ketchup and mustard and stir frequently until meat mixture is fully coated.
4. Push a wonton wrapper into the bottom of each of the eight sprayed cups in the muffin tin. Using about half of the meat mixture, spoon evenly into the wonton wrappers. Follow by sprinkling some of the chopped tomatoes into each cup (using about half the total tomatoes). Sprinkle about half the cheddar cheese evenly over the top of each cup. Press another wonton wrapper on top and repeat the layering steps with the remaining ingredients.
5. Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from muffin tin.

And what Cheeseburger is complete without some French Fries? I have to say, this recipe for (baked) Fries? One of the best I've ever had - and so simple!!

Ingredients
2 large potatoes, russet
2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp herbs (your choice - I used Rosemary and Thyme)
1/4 tsp oregano
1 tsp  paprika
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 475°. Line baking sheet with foil for easy clean-up. Lightly coat with cooking spray.
Cut each potato lengthwise into 1/4 inch slices; cut each slice into 1/4 inch fries.
In a large bowl, combine cut potatoes and oil; toss well. Add  seasoning. Toss to coat.

Place in a single layer on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake uncovered for about 25 minutes or until tender crisp, turning once half way through.