wonton wrappers: my new favorite discovery

whenever my sister and i go home to georgia, we have a special tradition we ALWAYS look forward to.  mom and the puppies pick us up at the airport along with our favorite menu. after about 5 minutes of catching up in the car, we immediately call our chinese place to order dinner.  by the time we get to the restaurant, our food is ready for pickup and we eat at home while watching oprah, dr. phil, and lifetime movies :) our favorite part? spend $20 and you get FREE CRAB RANGOON.


this leads me to my new favorite thing to cook with, wonton wrappers!! this amazing $3.00 package containing 48 wrappers allows for endless opportunities in the kitchen.  produce a variety of appetizers, pastas, and even main dishes! seriously, you can stuff them with anything.  topic today? BAKED CRAB RANGOON. this recipe is so simple.

- wonton wrappers
- 4-6 oz cream cheese (i use light)
- 2-4 green onions (chives) chopped
- 6 oz canned or packaged imitation crab
- a dollop of mayo and a splash of olive oil
- salt and pepper

#1: mix ingredients
#2: stuff wontons and fold
#3: bake 20 min at 350 degrees in greased muffin tins
(makes about 15-20 wontons depending on how full you stuff them)

wow, that was way too easy...


if you are like everybody, you would love something to dip these rangoons in, right? pick up some red sweet and sour sauce at your local chinese restaurant, buy some at the grocery store, or make your own variation.  i used a dip i made up (soy sauce, honey, garlic, and sriracha chili sauce). it was pretty good! 


other crazy wontons wrapper possibilities off the top of my head:
- greek wontons: lamb, olives, feta cheese, red onion
- smoked salmon wontons: smoked salmon, cream cheese, cucumber
- chili wontons: homemade chili, sour cream, cheddar cheese
- steak wontons: steak, blue cheese, red onion
- chicago wontons: hot dog, pickles, mustard, onion, gardinerra, tomato, cheese
- blt wontons: bacon, spinach, tomato, blue cheese
- ravioli: ricotta/cottage cheese, basil, tomatoes, mushrooms
- brie wontons brie cheese, apple, jelly, cranberries
- artichoke wontons: artichokes, cream cheese, spinach, garlic
- ham & swiss wontons... you do the math
- pizza wontons: mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, your fav meat or veggies
- thanksgiving wontons: turkey, cranberry, walnuts, cream cheese (dip in gravy of course)
- dessert wontons: peanut butter and a square of chocolate

the possibilities are endless... come up with your own and surprise your relatives during the holidays. i even though of a pumpkin one for the fall. seriously, so fun and easy. happy cooking!