This is a copycat of Applebee’s Chicken Wonton Taco Recipe!
But rather than a little wonton taco shell, this recipe places the goods into a baked wonton cup!! So you can fit even more of the yummy chicken, slaw and sauce in this easy bite-sized yummy!!!
Ingredients in the Applebee’s Chicken Wonton Taco Recipe
It’s easiest to break up the ingredients for this recipe into 3 categories!
The Chicken…
This recipe calls for two chicken breasts. The chicken will be prepared with 2 Tablespoons hoisin sauce, 1 Tablespoon sesame oil, 1 Tablespoon soy sauce, 2 cloves garlic, and 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger. Such fragrant ingredients!!!
The Slaw…
This Asian-inspired slaw is soooo good! And it adds such a lovely crunch to this appetizer!!
The slaw includes a bag of shredded coleslaw mix, 4 green onions, 1 Tablespoon sesame oil, 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 Tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 Tablespoon honey. Sweet and sour mixed with onion and cabbage. Yum!!!
The Wonton Cups and Toppings…
You’ll use about 16 wonton shells to make the wonton cups.
For the toppings you’ll want to have sweet chili sauce, chopped cilantro, and sesame seeds. Easy peasy and so tasty!
Making the Wonton Cups
If you’ve never bought wonton wrappers, you’ll find them in the fresh veggie area of your supermarket. These beautiful little wonders bake up all crispy to make the perfect shell for stuffing!
Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Carefully push a wonton wrapper into each tin. I use a little juice glass to help accomplish this part. Be careful not to tear the wrapper as you’re pushing it into the tin.
Then, coat the wontons with a coat of cooking spray, which will make them crisp in the oven. Bake them at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes until they’re golden brown. While the shells are baking, you can start preparing the chicken.
Preparing the Chicken
Cut up the chicken breasts into about ½” cubes.
Place cubed chicken into a large bowl. Mix together with hoisin sauce (yum!), sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. My mouth is watering just thinking of this flavorful combo!!!
Transfer chicken mixture to a large skillet. Over medium-high heat sauté the chicken for about 8 minutes, stirring and tossing frequently to make sure it’s thoroughly cooked through.
As the chicken is cooking you can prepare the slaw!
Preparing the Slaw
Thinly slice the green onions.
And open the bag of coleslaw mix! Place all ingredients for the slaw together in a large bowl. Stir until well mixed! That’s it!
You’ll also want to rinse the cilantro to prepare it for the topping. Remove the cilantro leaves from the stem, and coarsely chop the leaves. You’ll add these as part of the topping!
Assemble the Appetizers
Place the lovely little baked wonton shells onto a serving platter.
Evenly divide the cooked chicken mixture into each of the 15 shells. Top with coleslaw to fill to the top. Sprinkle chopped cilantro over each filled shell also!
Then drizzle the sweet chili sauce over the assembled shells. Sprinkle the lovely little sesame seeds over it all.
We’ve already had these appetizers for a meal! They’re so yummy we couldn’t stop, lol!! Sometimes I make a variety of wontons like these and the cheesy sausage stuffed wontons. We’ll fill up on them for supper!! They’re so fun and light!
Enjoy!!!
Chicken Wonton Taco Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts finely diced
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
- 1 bag coleslaw
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 16 Wonton wrappers
- Sweet chili sauce to serve
- Chopped cilantro to serve
- Sesame seeds to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Push won ton wrap into each cup (can use a small glass so they don't tear). Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Remove won ton shells from muffin tins, and place on a serving plate (you can bake wraps ahead, if desired).
- Cut chicken breasts into 1/2 inch cubes. Place in a large mixing bowl and add hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger. Mix well to coat chicken.
- Add chicken mixture to a large skillet. Saute over medium-high heat for about 7-8 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Stir frequently as chicken is cooking.
- Prepare the slaw: Add cabbage to a large mixing bowl. Thinly slice green onions and add to cabbage. Also add sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and honey. Stir to mix well.
- Assemble the wontons. Evenly divide the chicken into the 16 wonton cups. Top with slaw. Add chopped cilantro, sweet chili sauce, and sesame seeds.
- Enjoy!!!
