Buffalo Chicken Wontons
These Buffalo Chicken Wontons are crispy, cheesy, and packed with smoky buffalo chicken flavor. Smoked chicken and bacon are mixed with cream cheese, sour cream, Monterey Jack, scallions, and buffalo sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 block of cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded chicken
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped bacon
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons diced scallions
- 1 cup jack cheese shredded
- 1 cup buffalo sauce such as Frank's Red Hot
- 1 package of wonton wrappers
- Egg wash for sealing wontons
- Ranch dressing for garnish
- Additional buffalo sauce for dipping
- Red hot sauce for chicken seasoning
- Hot honey BBQ rub for chicken seasoning
- 1/2 pound bacon
- Cherry wood chunks for smoking
Instructions
- Preheat smoker to 250 degrees with cherry wood chunks.
- Place 1/2 pound bacon on wire rack; set aside.
- Spatchcock chicken, apply red hot sauce as binder, and season with hot honey BBQ rub.
- Smoke chicken and bacon for 50-60 minutes; chicken to 160 degrees internal, bacon until crispy.
- Rest chicken and bacon 12 minutes; then shred chicken, chop bacon.
- Mix cream cheese, shredded chicken, chopped bacon, sour cream, diced scallions, jack cheese, and buffalo sauce for dip.
- Brush wonton wrappers with egg wash, add a tablespoon of dip, cover with another wrapper, seal and crimp edges.
- Fry wontons in 350-degree oil, 3-4 minutes or until golden, in batches of 3-4.
- Drain on paper towels, garnish with ranch and additional buffalo sauce for dipping.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 16gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 1654mgPotassium: 184mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 312IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 167mgIron: 1mg
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