Spicy Chicken Wontons with Chili Lime Sauce
These spicy chicken wontons feature a juicy chicken filling and are tossed in an incredibly flavorful spicy chili lime sauce. Serve them as an appetizer or a main entree!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 429kcal
Ingredients
Chili Lime Sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 1-2 teaspoons red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- Salt and pepper to taste
Spicy Chicken Wontons
- 1/2 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 cup finely minced green onions
- 1/4 cup grated carrot
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 25 square wonton wrappers
- Sliced green onions and sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
Chili Lime Sauce
- Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and chili flakes and cook 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add honey and chicken broth to pan and bring to a simmer. Allow to simmer 2-3 minutes until slightly reduced.
- Remove sauce from heat and stir in lime juice and zest. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
Spicy Chicken Wontons
- In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, green onions, carrot, garlic, rice vinegar, oyster sauce, ginger, chili flakes, and salt until combined.
- Fill a small bowl with water. Place wonton wrappers on a work surface and place a rounded teaspoon of meat filling in the center of each wrapper. Use your fingers to rub the edges of each wrapper with water, then fold in half to create a triangle. Fold the point of the triangle in, then take the edges of the triangle and fold them in around the tip, pinching to seal (refer to step-by-step pictures in blog post).
- Bring a medium pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Working in batches, add chicken wontons and cook 3-4 minutes until wontons are floating on top and chicken filling registers 165F. Repeat cooking with remaining wontons.
- Place warm chicken wontons in a large serving bowl and drizzle with chili lime sauce. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds and serve warm. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store wontons in refrigerator up to 6 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 6 wontons (2 oz sauce) | Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.8g | Protein: 35.1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2.8g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Potassium: 498mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 9.3g | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 4mg