Printable Recipe: Fried Buffalo Chicken Wontons Appetizer Recipe

Fried Buffalo Chicken Wontons Appetizer Recipe

Creamy, tangy, spicy, crispy... this fun fourth of July snack is basically a little triangle of heaven. It takes all that you love about the famous buffalo wing, and encapsulates it in a crispy little triangle of wonton goodness. Like I said, heaven.

This 4th of July appetizer recipe is SO easy to put together, you wouldn't believe that it would taste this fabulous. You can make the chicken mixture ahead of time if you like. You can assemble the wontons ahead of time. Or, you can make this whole thing a make ahead hot appetizer by frying the whole darn things and just reheating them later on in the oven for about 12 minutes at 425 degrees F.

To make this 4th of July appetizer recipe, simply pick up a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and use that for your filling. They're already moist and flavorful, and work perfectly for this recipe.

Serves about 12 (two wontons each).

Ingredients:
3 C. cooked, chopped rotisserie chicken
1/4-1/2 C. Crystal (or other buffalo-style) hot sauce, as needed
1 tsp. minced fresh garlic
1/4 C. cream cheese, softened
3 tbsp. crumbled blue cheese
24 wonton wrappers
1 egg, beaten
oil (for frying)

Instructions: 1. In a small bowl, stir together the chicken and garlic. Add hot sauce until chicken is well moistened and flavorful, but not soupy, up to 1/2 cup.

2. Stir in the cream cheese and blue cheese. If you like, you can pop your filling in the refrigerator at this point for up to two days. The flavor only improves!

3. Into the middle of each wonton, place a small scoop of your chicken filling, about a heaping teaspoon.

4. Brush inside edges of the wontons with a bit of egg and press to seal (I like to fold the corners in a bit so they cook more evenly).

5. If desired, you can tightly cover you wontons at this point and refrigerate them until you're ready to cook.

6. To cook your wontons, heat your oil to 325 degrees F.

7. Fry wontons 4-5 at a time, until very brown and very crispy. Drain on paper towels.

8. Serve these fun fourth of July snacks with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.