Spicy Chicken Wonton Tacos
On January - 24 - 2010
Recipe: Spicy Chicken Wonton Tacos
Summary: A tasty alternative to mexican beef tacos. This recipe came about because I fell in love with Applebee’s Spicy Chicken Wonton Tacos but didn’t want to spend $8.99 for 3 itty bitty tacos. This recipe tastes just like Applebee’s and makes a lot more than 3.
Ingredients
- 6-8 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts, Grilled
- 1 Tablespoon Stir Fry Oil
- 1 Package of Cole Slaw Mix
- 1/4 cup diced Red Onion
- 1 4 oz can diced jalapeños
- 1 Tablespoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- Asian Vinaigrette Dressing
- 1 package square wonton wrappers
- 1 cup vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup Chopped Cilantro
- Limes
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together cole slaw mix (but do not use the cole slaw dressing that comes with it), cilantro and dice red onion.
- Strain can of diced jalepenos making sure to eliminate as much of the juice as possible.
- Add jalepenos to cole slaw mix.
- Pour Asian Vinaigrette into cole slaw mix, you won’t need much. Use an amount that makes the cole slaw taste the way you want it. I use about 1/4 of a cup or less.
- Stir cole slaw mixture together until all ingredients are well combined and refrigerate for a minimum of one hour.
- Grill Chicken breasts and cut into small cubes.
- In a preheated skillet warm up stir fry oil.
- When oil is hot add chicken and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Fry for about 2 minutes or so until chicken is hot and coated in stir fry oil.
- Remove chicken from skillet and add 1 cup of vegetable oil to the pan.
- Place a “strip” of cubed and fried chicken in the center of a wonton wrapper and fold the wrapper so that it resembles a taco.
- Fry wonton wrapper with chicken inside for about 30 seconds or so until wonton wrapper is golden brown and crispy.
- Top each taco with cole slaw mix and a sprinkle of chopped cilantro.
- Give everyone a lime wedge to squeeze over their tacos.
Quick Notes
Everyone has their own Asian Vinaigrette that they like. For this recipe I use Tamari Sesame Gluten Free Asian Dressing.
Cooking time (duration): 30 minutes to an hour depending on your grilling skills.
Number of servings (yield): 8
Meal type: dinner, snack, lunch or hor’dourves
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tzroberts Says:
I tried your receipe on Mother’s Day, after having enjoyed it at Applebees the night before. It was a disaster, looks nothing like your picture. Sorry tzr
Posted on May 11th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Suburban Wife Says:
Tzrobers, how exactly did it turn into a disaster? Can you be a little more descriptive. I make these all the time, maybe I can help you figure out what went wrong.
Posted on May 12th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Chastity Says:
I did it! I never cook and they turned out fabulous. My husband likes them better than Applebee’s. I loved them but I felt the chicken could have had more flavor. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Posted on May 14th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Tiffany Says:
How do you make the “taco” shells? It doesn’t seem to be that easy to just put a piece of chicken in the middle. How do you keep the top from sticking? Looking forward to making this, I love the ones from applebees!
Posted on May 17th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Suburban Wife Says:
Tiffany, Basically you just have to use tongs to hold the top open a little bit. I made them a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t feel like dealing with a pan full of oil so I brushed the wonton wrappers with oil and baked them. The way I kept the top from closing up entirely was to spread the chicken around the edges, as well as in the middle, to keep the wrappers propped up a bit. I hope that helps. If you need more explanation let me know and I’ll see if I can explain it a bit more.
Posted on May 18th, 2010 at 6:45 pm