Healthy Chicken Pot Stickers Recipe

Healthy Chicken Pot Stickers Recipe 

I’m in a constant quest to find ways to make my favorite restaurant meals at home.  I can make them much less expensive than what we’d pay at a restaurant, and I have the added benefit of knowing each and every ingredient, and I can tailor the recipe to just the way I like it.

Pot stickers have been on my list to try making at home for a while but have gotten pushed down because of flashier recipes that caught my eye.  This weekend a craving struck so pot stickers became the focus of my attention again.  I read several recipes from different sources and picked my favorite ingredients and methods from those.

I was surprised by how quickly and easily these healthy chicken pot stickers came together.  Even the kids were able to lend a hand with spooning in the filling and folding the won ton wrappers.  I used a bag of broccoli slaw from the produce section to speed things up even more.  And I love the fact that even though these are filled with those healthy veggies, my whole family gobbled them up.  No more take-out pot stickers for us!

Healthy Chicken Pot Stickers Recipe

1 pound ground chicken
1.5 cups of pre-packaged broccoli slaw or finely sliced Napa cabbage
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
salt and pepper
1 package won ton wrappers
sesame oil
soy sauce for dipping

Cook chicken in a large skillet over medium high heat until completely done.  Drain off any fat.  Return chicken to pan and add broccoli slaw to pan.  Cook for 3 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened.  Add garlic, ginger and soy sauce, cook for 1 more minute.  Remove pan from heat and stir in crushed red pepper if using, salt and pepper to taste.

Lay out 9 won ton wrappers on a clean surface.  Moisten the edges of the won ton wrappers with water using your fingers or a pastry brush.  Spoon 1 tablespoon of the ground chicken mixture into the center of each won ton wrapper.

Fold won ton wrapper so that it forms a triangle.  Gently fold edges to form pleats – this will help the pot stickers stay together as they cook. Repeat process until all filling is used.

Heat about 2 tablespoons sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat.  Add a few pot stickers at a time to the pan lying on their side.  Cook about 1-2 minutes or until golden brown, then turn over and cook on the other side.  Repeat with remaining pot stickers.  Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

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