Jalapeno Popper Chicken Egg Rolls

The best crunchy appetizer with spicy cheesy, bacon, and chicken filling!

I haven't made egg roll anything in so long, but we wanted egg rolls for NYE 2019 and we thought nothing could beat a jalapeno popper filling. I really thought that having chicken in it would also be great because we usually don't eat dinner on NYE since we're snacking all night. Absolutely loved these little egg rolls. They were so crisp and the filling was perfect!

What you need:

• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
• 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
• 6 jalapenos, seeded and diced
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp. salt 
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 16 egg roll wrappers
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch mixed with 1 Tbsp. water
• Vegetable oil for frying

Directions:

1. Over medium-high heat, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a large bowl and set aside.
2. Add remaining 2 Tbsp. butter to same skillet. Add onion and jalapeno and cook for about 5 minutes or until softened. Remove to set aside with chicken.
3. Allow chicken and veggies to cool slightly. Add cream cheese, mozzarella, Monterey jack, bacon, Panko, and salt and pepper. Mix until combined.
4. Fill the egg roll wrappers by placing one with a point at the bottom. Add 2 Tbsp. filling in the center and spread into a log horizontally. Fold bottom up, then sides in.
5. Wet edges of the top point and down the sides. Roll up wrapper from the bottom and press gently to seal where it has been wet.
6. Repeat with remaining wrappers.
7. In a fryer or deep pot, heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees. Fry a few egg rolls at a time until brown and crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
8. Serve with dipping sauce, like ranch dressing, if desired.
   

Recipe from The Candid Appetite

Once you get the hang of making egg rolls, they are so easy to make and there is so much you can do with them, like these Supreme Pizza Egg Rolls from Turnadough Alli. Another spicy cheesy fried appetizer that I really love is Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rattlesnake Bites.

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Egg Rolls

Author: Sarah Ellis/Fantastical Sharing of Recipes

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
• 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
• 6 jalapenos, seeded and diced
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 16 egg roll wrappers
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch mixed with 1 Tbsp. water
• Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

1. Over medium-high heat, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a large bowl and set aside.
2. Add remaining 2 Tbsp. butter to same skillet. Add onion and jalapeno and cook for about 5 minutes or until softened. Remove to set aside with chicken.
3. Allow chicken and veggies to cool slightly. Add cream cheese, mozzarella, Monterey jack, bacon, Panko, and salt and pepper. Mix until combined.
4. Fill the egg roll wrappers by placing one with a point at the bottom. Add 2 Tbsp. filling in the center and spread into a log horizontally. Fold bottom up, then sides in.
5. Wet edges of the top point and down the sides. Roll up wrapper from the bottom and press gently to seal where it has been wet.
6. Repeat with remaining wrappers.
7. In a fryer or deep pot, heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees. Fry a few egg rolls at a time until brown and crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
8. Serve with dipping sauce, like ranch dressing, if desired.

Notes:

Recipe from The Candid Appetite

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