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Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons

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Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!Spicy baked chicken cream cheese wontons are the perfect bite-sized treats to add to those game day menus.

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With professional football season beginning this weekend, and college football beginning last weekend, it’s time to step up your football food game.  A simple spicy filling is made of chicken breast, cream cheese, some essential seasonings and spices and El Yucateco Red Habanero Hot Sauce. This addicting filling is then stuffed inside small wonton wrappers where they are sealed into cute little bundles. Baked (and not fried!) to perfection in a hot oven, and these chicken cream cheese wontons are ready in under 20 minutes, giving you more time to enjoy the big game!

Woohoo! I have another game day appetizer recipe for you guys today! Are you getting tired of all of the bite-sized treat recipes I’ve been posting lately? I won’t be offended. You can seriously let me know.

I honestly couldn’t wait to post this recipe however, so you’re just going to have to deal with football food for just a LITTLE bit longer (or until the end of football season). ;) These spicy baked chicken cream cheese wontons have become a new obsession of ours. We have seriously made them for every sporting event in the past week, and this includes but is not limited to college football games and the U.S. Open. Hey, we will even make them for no other reason than we want them. They are that good.

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!

I’m kind of a cream cheese wonton fool. I love these little bites, and whenever I see them on an Asian menu, I order them. I’ve made the traditional version many times: stuffed with shrimp instead of chicken and deep fried to a crispy perfection.

This time I decided to go a little bit of a different route. Chicken gets subbed in for shrimp, a heavy dose of yummy hot sauce is thrown into the mix, and these babies are baked, not fried. You guys already know about my love/hate relationship with the deep fryer. We don’t need to delve into that today. :)

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!

The biggest factor in setting these little bite-sized treats apart from the traditional Asian-inspired appetizer is the El Yucateco Red Habanero Hot Sauce. It’s not over-the-top in vinegar flavor, which I find to be the case with most hot sauces. It’s made with fresh red habanero peppers, tomato and a ton of delicious spices. This hot sauce packs some heat, but it’s nothing your average Joe can’t handle. It has so much flavor and is the perfect addition for these crispy chicken cream cheese wontons! And hey, if you are feeling extra ambitious give their Black Label Reserve Hot Sauce a try! It adds a smokiness that is like nothing I’ve ever had in a hot sauce, and that is a good thing!

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!

So are you guys ready to get this football season started?! What would you make with El Yucateco Hot Sauce? Find the red habanero variety, as well as green habanero, Black Label and XXX habanero (it’s hot!) in the Hispanic foods section of your local Walmart!

Pair these little cuties with an IPA. It will help cut down on the spiciness, and have a wonderful Wednesday friends! xo

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons

Servings:

3 -4

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2- pound fully-cooked chicken breast shredded or diced small
  • 6 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons Red El Yucateco Hot Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 12-18 wonton wrappers 2x2inch (or similar)
  • 1 egg beaten

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with a nonstick spray. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the chicken, cream cheese, Red El Yucateco Hot Sauce, parsley, garlic powder and onion powder. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  • Lay out your wonton wrappers on a large work surface. Scoop about 1-2 teaspoons of the chicken mixture into the center of each one. Brush the edges of the wonton wrappers with egg. Fold the corners up to the center, pinching them at the top so that they seal. Place the wonton bundles on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Spray the wonton bundles with a nonstick spray. This will help with crisping up, and place them in the oven. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until they are crispy and slightly brown.
  • Remove from heat and serve hot! Enjoy!

Spicy Baked Chicken Cream Cheese Wontons are a simple and delicious appetizer that needs to grace the menu of your next game day spread!

 

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Justine

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20 Responses

  1. I could never tire of bite-sized food – it is the best way to eat, especially during a football game! These are so cute and sound so tasty!!

  2. My family and I love cheese wontons! :) I love that you added in some chicken and baked these. They look amazing!

  3. These look to die for. I’m also a big fan of cream cheese wontons but I love your addition of chicken and of course the kick with El Yucateco. #client

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Hello! I'm Justine.

I’m a blogger and web developer from the beautiful state of Oklahoma, where my loving husband, two adorable kids, and two mischievous dogs keep me on my toes 24/7. My idea of heaven includes endless summer days, getting lost in a good book, and whipping up some delicious homemade bread.

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