Homemade Chicken Wontons
These wontons are made with juicy chicken & wrapped into a delicious present for your hungry tummy! With SUPER easy wrapping techniques, enjoy these delicious homemade Chicken Wontons now or freeze them for lazy 5-minute meals later. Any way you enjoy it, your future self is already thanking you!
Servings: 40 wontons
Calories: 49kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken*
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- 5 oz can water chestnuts chopped
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 1 tablespoon chicken broth or water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- ~45 wonton wrappers
GARNISH (optional):
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- chili oil
Instructions
Making Wonton:
- In a large bowl, mix together ground chicken, garlic, ginger, green onions, water chestnuts, egg, light soy sauce, shaoxing wine, chicken broth, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt, & white pepper. Combine well.
- Wet the edges of a wonton wrapper, then place about 2 teaspoons of the wonton mixture in the center of the wonton wrapper. No fancy folding is needed to create wontons, you just want to make sure all the sides are sealed. If you'd like to fold wontons like the picture above, place a wonton wrapper flat in your hand with one corner facing you. Place 2 teaspoons of the filling in the center, then take the wrapper corner facing you and fold across to the opposite corner facing away from you. This creates a triangle. Press top touching corners together. Take side corners and bring to the top edges, then press corners together and seal edges.
- At this point, you can either cook the wontons immediately or freeze them. If you’d like to freeze them, place the tray of wontons in the freezer for 3 - 4 hours, making sure the dumplings are well spaced so they don’t touch each other. After they’re frozen, you can move them into an airtight container.
Cooking Wontons:
- Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil, then gently drop wontons in and stir wontons immediately to prevent sticking. Cook for about 3-5 minutes (or 5-7 minutes if frozen). Once the wontons completely float to the top, remove and drain from the water, and place in a serving bowl. Top with your fave chili oil or dipping sauce and garnish with finely sliced green onions and sesame seeds, if you're feeling fancy. Enjoy!
Notes
- Protein: Wontons are commonly made with ground pork, but I decided to make it with ground chicken to make it a little healthier. Feel free to substitute the meat with ground pork, chicken, shrimp, extra firm tofu, or even a combination of two of them!
Nutrition
Serving: 1wonton | Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.5mg