Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls with Blue Cheese Dip Recipe
So in case you haven’t heard yet, there is this big – HUGE
really – football game tomorrow. Which means pizza, wings, beer, and tons of
other fat and calorie laden yumminess to indulge on.
I confess that I don’t love buffalo or chicken wings and I
refuse to eat them in public. In general, I don’t like any meat that is still
on the bone. I do love buffalo sauce though. I've posted a few things on here
already that are for buffalo sauce lovers, and I can’t help but always think of
new ways to use it.
Like these egg rolls. Why is it so much fun to fuse
different types of cuisines together? I've seen egg rolls stuffed with all
kinds of non-traditional fillings – the craziest might be the Mac n cheese
stuffed ones I saw recently. Not sure if I’d ever go there but these Buffalo
Chicken ones are pretty awesome.
They have a crispy, slightly chewy outside with a sharp and
spicy inside. Serve them with my blue cheese dipping sauce and you might not
even miss the real thing. And I added bacon in them just for good measure. You
can’t get that with a chicken wing.
Buffalo
Chicken Egg Rolls
* Makes 16
Ingredients:
4 cups cooked and shredded chicken
½ cup softened cream cheese
¾ cup finely shredded mild cheddar cheese
8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 – 1 ¼ cup buffalo wing sauce
4 scallions, sliced
Black pepper
16 egg roll wrappers
Vegetable or canola oil
Blue cheese (recipe below) or ranch dressing for
serving
Directions:
1- Preheat
oven to 400 degrees.
2- In
a small bowl combine softened cream cheese and one cup of buffalo sauce and
stir to combine.
3- In
a large bowl combine chicken, bacon, and cheddar cheese. Add buffalo sauce
mixture and stir to combine. Fold in scallions and season with black pepper. If
mixture needs more moisture add reserved buffalo sauce.
4- Lay
an egg roll wrapper flat and add a heaping tablespoon of mixture to middle. Moisten
all edges with water using your finger or pastry brush. Take one edge and fold
over mixture, tucking tightly. Bring two side corners in and fold tightly.
Finally roll egg roll up tight and seal all edges. Repeat until done.
5- Place
egg rolls on a wire cooking rack. Brush lightly with oil (or use a Pam spray)
all over.
6- Bake
for 10-14 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
7- Allow
to sit for a couple of minutes and then serve with blue cheese or ranch dipping
sauce.
- Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
- * Makes approx 1 cup
- Ingredients:
- 5oz crumbled blue cheese
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons Boursin cheese
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Black pepper, to taste
Directions:
1 - In a small food processor or
blender combine all ingredients and pulse until just combined, leaving some
blue cheese crumbles.
2 - Taste and season with black
pepper as needed.
3 - Refrigerate for one hour to allow flavors to develop.
Here are some other great game day foods:
Happy Super Bowl!
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