Southwest Egg Rolls: Massive flavor of peppers, chicken, onion, and spices, rolled up in to an egg roll, fried & dipped in to a southwest sauce.
Egg rolls are an easy recipe that can be made to snack on at home for a quick lunch or even as an appetizer for a party!
And when an egg roll can be stuffed with flavorful ingredients outside of the normal “egg roll” that you find at restaurants, it’s a delicious surprise that may soon become a favorite!
Southwest Egg Rolls
If you’re new around Fantabulosity, you may not know just how much I love sharing and making EASY recipes. I don’t believe that good food doesn’t have to be difficult to make.
So using pre-cooked chicken is a shortcut that we use in this recipe and if you want to make it even easier, you can normally find pre-cut peppers and herbs at the grocery store as well.
Ingredients
What I love so much about this recipe is that most of the ingredients are typically on-hand so it doesn’t require ingredients that are hard to find, rare, etc.
- chicken
- green pepper
- orange pepper
- onion
- salt
- parsley
- cilantro
- paprika
- cumin
- black pepper
- egg roll wrappers
- oil for frying
- OPTIONAL: ingredients to make a spicy ranch sauce (see below)
Start by sauteing the diced chicken, peppers, onion, and all seasonings in a skillet until veggies are almost tender.
How to Wrap the Egg Rolls
Place an egg roll wrapper in front of you with the corner facing you (in a diamond shape) and spoon a couple of tablespoons of the chicken mixture onto the wrapper about 2 inches from the corner and then fold the corner over.
Fold each side in and continue to fold until reaching the other corner. Brush corner with water and finish roll!
Finish making the egg rolls until mixture is gone.
How Long to Fry Egg Rolls in Oil
Heat oil on medium, and carefully place the egg rolls in the skillet with the folded side down. This will help seal them faster and avoid bursting open.
Cook until golden brown, then flip and cook until that side is golden brown too.
Remove from oil and drain on a paper towel!
Spicy Ranch Sauce:
Want to top off your southwest egg rolls with a delicious and easy sauce? Perhaps this easy aioli recipe or this spicy ranch sauce:
Mix together the following ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon ranch dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
and serve alongside the egg rolls!
Southwestern Egg Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 6-ounce package pre-cooked chopped hicken preferably a southwest chicken or chicken seasoned with southwest seasoning
- 1 small green bell pepper diced
- 1 small orange bell pepper diced
- 1/2 small onion diced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro or parsley chopped
- egg roll wrappers
- small dish water
- frying oil of your choice we used canola oil
For the Sauce:
- 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon ranch dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute the diced chicken, peppers, onion and all seasonings in a skillet until veggies are almost tender
- Remove the chicken and veggie mixture from the pan, wipe it clean, set aside
- Place an egg roll wrapper in front of you with the corner facing you (diamond shape)
- Spoon filling onto the wrapper about 2 inches from the corner, fold the corner over
- Fold each side in and continue to fold until reaching the other corner. Brush corner with water and finish roll
- Complete the remaining egg rolls
- Heat oil on medium, carefully place egg rolls in the skillet with the folded side down. This will help seal them faster and avoid bursting open
- Cook until golden brown, then flip to cook other side until golden brown.
- Remove egg rolls and drain on a paper towel
For the Sauce:
- Mix all sauce ingredients into a small dish! Easy peasy!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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