How to make buffalo chicken egg rolls
When you are craving the perfect appetizer, prepare these Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls for the family to eat. These egg rolls are meaty and pack quite the punch for those who love spicy foods.
What Are Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls?
The Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls take a unique twist on traditional egg rolls. You will prepare seasoned chicken with cheese and buffalo sauce before placing them in egg roll wrappers and frying them to perfection. These egg rolls are unique, tasty, and great to serve as an appetizer at home or at any gathering you might attend.
What Do You Need to Make the Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls?
When you want to prepare the Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls, you will need to have these important ingredients:
- Chicken Breasts. You will season and prepare your chicken breast before shredding it down to add it to the egg roll wrappers.
- Paprika. The paprika adds color to the chicken, along with more flavor.
- Oregano. Sprinkle oregano on your chicken while seasoning it to perfection.
- Mozzarella Cheese. Use mozzarella cheese to go with your spicy chicken.
- Buffalo Sauce. You can use your favorite buffalo sauce or hot sauce in this recipe.
- Egg Roll Wrappers. You cannot make these egg rolls without having the egg roll wrappers!
There are several other ingredients you will need, such as salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, cream cheese, melted butter, and oil for frying. You can also use cayenne seasoning and cajun seasoning, but both are optional and will depend on the level of spice you would like to achieve.
How to wrap an egg roll
- First, place the filling diagonally on the wrap.
- Next, fold the bottom corner over the filling.
- Then, roll snuggly halfway to cover the filling and fold in both sides snuggly against the filling.
- You may use water to moisten the edges of the flap.
- Finally, roll the wrapper up, seal the top corner, and lay flat side down until ready to cook.
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What to Serve on the Side
You do not need anything on the side, but you can serve the Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls with fresh celery sticks or carrot sticks. These veggie sticks commonly get served with traditional buffalo wings because they help relieve some of the burn associated with spicy foods. If you like a good crunch, do not hesitate to chop these vegetables into sticks and serve them with your egg rolls.
Which Dips Taste Best With the Egg Rolls?
There are several tasty dips worth serving with your Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls. If you normally dip a traditional egg roll into duck sauce, you may want to dip these egg rolls into something. Ranch dressing, bleu cheese dressing, and sweet and sour sauce are three fantastic dips that will go great with this appetizer.
How to Shred the Chicken With Ease
When you need to shred your cooked chicken for the egg rolls, put it in a bowl and use a hand mixer or stand mixer to shred it. When doing so, you can shred the chicken into the perfect pieces for your egg roll wrappers instead of putting in a lot of work to shred it down with two forks.
Can You Make the Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls in an Air Fryer?
Yes, you can prepare the Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls in the air fryer. If you prefer a healthier way to prepare them, toss them in your air fryer with a bit of cooking spray and allow them to cook until crispy.
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Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Mixer with whisk attachment (optional)
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne optional
- 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning optional
- 3 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 cup hot sauce or buffalo sauce
- 1 package egg roll wrappers
- 1/2 cup or more oil for frying
Instructions
- Season chicken breast on both sides.
- Cook on medium high heat until completely done.
- Shred fully cooked chicken with mixer or forks.
- Add shredded chicken to a large bowl.
- Mixing cream cheese, shredded mozzarella, buffalo or hot sauce, and melted butter.
- Mix until fully incorporated, if cream cheese is not spreadable warm up the mixture for 30 seconds in the microwave.
- Add filling to wrappers.
- Roll wrappers (Follow the instructions of "How to Roll the Egg")
- Fry in vegetable oil on medium high heat until both sides are browned.
- How to Wrap an Egg Roll
- Place filling diagonally on wrap
- Fold bottom corner over filling.
- Roll snuggly halfway to cover filling
- Fold in both sides snuggly against filling
- Use water to moisten the edges of the flap
- Roll wrapper up and seal top corner
- Lay flat side down until ready to cook
Notes
The mixer will also cool off the chicken so that you can handle it when you’re ready to fill your egg roll wrappers.
Using two wrappers will allow you to create a more hearty egg roll and it will be more crispy!
