Delight your guests with this perfect hand-held appetizer to ring in the season. Wonton wrappers make an eye-catching edible shell for the spiced chicken filling highlighted by a ginger and vanilla flavored sauce.
15m
PREP TIME
20m
COOK TIME
118
CALORIES
17
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 12 (1 appetizer)
Ingredients
- Asian Spiced Chicken in Wonton Cups
- 12 wonton wrappers
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Basil Leaves
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Coarse Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Garlic Powder
- 1 cup fresh spinach, leaves, cut into thin strips
- Vanilla Apricot Sauce
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Saigon Cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 6-cup muffin pans with no stick cooking spray. Press 1 wonton square into each cup. Lightly coat squares with cooking spray. Bake 7 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool in pan; remove and set aside
- 2 Place chicken, onion, lemon juice, oil, soy sauce and seasonings in medium bowl; toss to coat. Cover. Refrigerate 15 minutes to marinate
- 3 Heat large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture with marinade; cook 7 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Stir in spinach; cook 1 minute. Drain liquid from pan. Fill baked wonton cups with chicken mixture. Set aside
- 4 For the Vanilla Apricot Sauce, mix all ingredients in small microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until warm. Top chicken cups with a dollop of sauce
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