Walnut Cranberry Chicken Salad is the perfect dish that you can enjoy as a lunch, dinner, or even a snack. During the high temps and humidity that comes with the summer months, this is a refreshing food to serve. If you use the cheats for this recipe, you don’t have to cook anything! Just cut up the meat on a rotisserie chicken and mix in the rest of the ingredients. Serve as-is, on fresh bread, or on your favorite crackers. That’s it! Super easy, yet it has a gourmet taste to it.
Ingredients Needed
This out of the ordinary chicken salad is really easy to make. You will just need a few key ingredients and you will be able to dig in a few minutes later! Here is what you will need:
1 Rotisserie Chicken family size approx 6lbs, chop the chicken
3 Celery Stalks chopped
1 cup Craisins chopped
1 cup Walnuts chopped
1/3 cup Mayonnaise
The beauty of this recipe is that you can customize it to whatever your favorite ingredients are. Perhaps you enjoy the recipe as it stands, but you don’t have certain add-ins. You can make some substitutions with raisins instead of craisins, or chopped apples or grapes. Further, you could switch up almonds instead of walnuts. There is no right or wrong here, just yummy tasting food!
How To Make
Cut up all chicken, celery, and walnuts.
Add chicken, celery, walnuts, and mayonnaise to a large bowl and mix well.
Serve by itself or on bread.
It only takes a few minutes to toss some chicken with a simple dressing and a few add-ins. You can customize with whatever you have on hand. Sub the cranberries for raisins, or chopped fresh apples or grapes. Further, you can use almonds instead of walnuts. Just go for it!
Low Carb
Although this recipe is fairly healthy the way it is now, you could make it lighter by using Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise. Or you could go even further and make this a low carb, keto-friendly dish by skipping the bread and crackers and serving the walnut cranberry chicken salad in lettuce cups or over mixed greens. Doesn’t that sounds delicious? Aside from the sugars in the craisins, this is relatively low in carbs recipe. Therefore, this is a great recipe to make, when you want to limit carbs and eat a high protein meal.
Gourmet Meal
This cranberry walnut chicken salad is so much more than a delicious sandwich spread. This chicken salad is not your regular sandwich filler. Some might describe this as gourmet. It seems ironic that this easy to make, simplistic recipe can taste gourmet. Yet, it is above and beyond any homemade sandwich you can toss together in a pinch!
The sweet flavor of the craisins with the savory taste of the rotisserie chicken is the perfect balance. Next, add in the crunch factor with the celery and walnuts and you have one yummy chicken salad! A sandwich ‘meat’ that will make your mouth water and wish it was time to dig in!
Whether you prefer this cranberry walnut chicken salad on a fresh baguette, on crackers, in a lettuce cup, or by itself, you honestly, cannot go wrong whichever way you opt to eat this scrumptious meal!
Need More Ideas?
If you are like me, you want to find more options for meals that are different. Of course, the dishes need to be yummy too. Here are a few recipes that might peak your interest:
A Ham and Cheese Calzone is the perfect finger food that you can eat for lunch, dinner, or a snack. It’s also the perfect party food! I mean, how many times have you been super excited that the host at a party was serving calzones??
A hearty appetizer that is SO tasty! Calzones, in general, are so much better than any regular sandwich. The pizza dough is the perfect bread to house warm ham and gooey cheese. A regular sandwich can’t compete with that! These sandwich-like rolls are scrumptiously delicious! The ideal sandwich everyone loves.
Pizza Alternative
I’m sure if you buy dough at the supermarket, you are probably planning on making homemade pizza. And there is no problem with that! Homemade pizza is a favorite in my house. My kids could eat pizza every night, if allowed. Homemade pizza is even better because you can top it with whatever you want, the best way to eat pizza is YOUR favorite way, after all.
But back to the dough. Do you ever consider making other things with that it? A great pizza alternative is a calzone. You can put whatever you want inside of the dough and bake it until it’s golden brown and the melted cheese is ready to ooze out. One of the easiest calzones to make is a ham and cheese calzone.
Ingredients Needed
Ham
Cheese
Dough
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Flour
Olive Oil
Butter
Easy To Make
If you are able to make homemade pizza and can figure out how to assemble a sandwich, you are equipped to make a ham and cheese calzone. Seriously, it’s so easy. Just spread out the dough to the length of a baking sheet. You will need to flour your hands and/or the dough so that it is pliable and doesn’t stick to your hands while you stretch it out. Add a little bit of olive oil to the baking sheet so the calzone doesn’t stick to the pan. Add the stretched out dough to the pan and start creating your masterpiece!
On one side of the dough add a piece of deli ham, then cheese. Keep repeating the pattern until you cover the length of the dough. Fold over the dough so that you cover the ham and cheese completely and press the edges together to seal the dough. Pretty easy so far, right? And you are practically done! All that is left is to brush on the melted butter on the top of the dough and season it with garlic and onion powder. Then bake. And then the hard part, waiting for it to be done!
Dig In
Once the ham and cheese calzone is cooked, you do have to wait a little longer. You don’t want to cut into it too soon because the cheese will just ooze out of it. Just give the calzone 5-10 minutes before cutting into it and it will be worth your while. Once you are ready to dig in, you will be in awe at how great of a cook you truly are!
Everyone will want to devour this so make sure you plan accordingly and make enough for your tribe. And if you want leftovers, it’s probably best to make 2 or 3 ham and cheese calzones! ENJOY!
Cheeseburger Egg Rolls are a delicious treat you can serve as a lunch idea, party appetizer, or dinner itself! Kids and adults all love cheeseburgers. Serving them in an egg roll is fun and an easy to eat snack.
What Is A Cheeseburger Egg Roll?
In plain English, these cheeseburger egg rolls are AMAZING. I mean, cheeseburgers are an American favorite food. Additionally, this alternative version of your classic sandwich will be one of your new favorite ways to eat a burger!
The cheeseburger filling combines ground beef and cheese along with your favorite burger condiments; ketchup, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, and worcestershire sauce. The meat takes on a life of it’s own without needing a roll at this point, but it would be tricky to eat it as is. You could even serve this meat concoction over corn chips and have yummy cheeseburger nachos! Hmm, sounds like a great idea for another recipe…But what if you are trying to eat a cheeseburger alternative? That wouldn’t work in that case. With this cheeseburger egg roll recipe, you can create a yummy cheeseburger in a finger food form! Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Easy Appetizer Or Dinner Recipe
Basically, there are 2 parts to this recipe; making the cheeseburger filling & making the egg rolls themselves. Technically, I would rate this recipe as a novice to intermediate level of difficulty. The reasoning is that the first half is super easy to make. The second step takes a little more patience and time, but it isn’t super difficult.
Making the cheeseburger filling is super easy. If you have ever browned ground beef, you know that it is pretty simple. All you do is put the meat in a pan, cook until it’s browned and then it’s done! Simple! After that, you add the condiments and mix thoroughly. Simple!
Next step is to put the filling in the egg roll wrapper and wrapping them up before cooking. Wrapping an egg roll can be tricky. However, the first time I made these I survived! Ha, that’s what it felt like anyways. I was definitely apprehensive just thinking about making these. However, once I started wrapping and rolling the egg rolls up, my anxiety dissipated. Truly, this step wasn’t so bad. I’m confident that you can get through it and the cheeseburger egg rolls will come out beautifully!
Cheeseburger Egg Roll Ingredients
Cheeseburger Filling
1 lb Ground Beef
1/2 cup Onion finely diced
Mayo 2 tbsp
Ketchup 2 tbsp
Yellow Mustard 2 tbsp
2 tbsp Relish
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1.5 cups Cheddar Cheese
20 Egg Roll Wrappers
Cooking Spray
Special Sauce
1/2 cup Mayo
4 tbsp Relish
2 tbsp Yellow Mustard
Vinegar White 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Onion Powder 1 tsp
Garlic Powder 1 tsp
Instructions
Cheeseburger Filling
Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat.
Once beef is cooked, drain grease. Add onions to skillet and cook until softened.
Add mayo, mustard, ketchup, and relish, and worcestershire sauce to ground beef and stir to combine. Salt & pepper to taste.
Making Special Sauce
Mix all special sauce ingredients together.
Making The Egg Rolls
Preheat Air Fryer to 380F or Preheat Oven to 400F
Lay each egg roll wrapper out with a corner pointing towards you. Place 1.5 tbsp of cheese and 1.5 tbsp of beef mixture in the center of each wrapper.
Fold in the sides and roll the wrapper tightly.
Use a dab of water to secure the tip of the wrapper.
Place the wrapped egg rolls on your air fryer pan.
Lightly spray the outsides of the egg rolls with cooking spray or brush on a light coating of olive oil.
Bake for 8-10 minutes in the air fryer (at 380 degrees F).Or 10-12 minutes in the oven (at 400 degrees F)
Serve warm and dip into special sauce.
Healthy Vs. Unhealthy Egg Roll
Typically, when you hear someone say Egg Roll, you think of an Asian appetizer that is filled with meat and veggies or just vegetables. Those egg rolls are usually fried. Therefore, you might assume that these Cheeseburger Egg Rolls are fried as well. Technically, you could fry these egg rolls. However, this recipe is to baked or air fry the egg rolls. Therefore, no unnecessary oil is needed for this scrumptious cheeseburger goodness! Does that make you feel better about eating a few of these? It should! Substituting ground turkey or ground chicken help bump up the healthy factor for this delicious dish. However, I am only focusing on ground beef to be used for these cheeseburger egg rolls.
Cheeseburger Egg Roll Cooking Options
Air frying is one of my new favorite ways to cook. I’m a little late to the game as far as air frying goes, I know. I recently bought a Cosori Air Fryer Toaster Oven. My toaster oven of 18 years finally bit the bullet and it was time to decide on just another toaster oven or upgrade to an air fryer/toaster oven product. Anyhow, I got the all-in-one product and now I can make these yummy cheeseburger egg rolls with the ease of an air fryer and without deep frying! Also, air frying takes less time than baking something in the oven. Another added bonus!
Because not everyone has jumped on the air frying bandwagon, I don’t want to discriminate and leave anyone out! After all, conventional oven bakers also need to experience this deliciousness! For that reason, there is an adjustment of temperature and timing for cooking these egg rolls in a conventional oven. The actual recipe does not need to be altered in any way. Just another amazing thing about this party favorite.
Cheeseburger Egg Rolls = Yummy!
I am confident that you will really enjoy these cheeseburger egg rolls. They are easy to make, minimal ingredients, easy to eat, and taste great! Just make sure you make enough for everyone. My kids ate 4 each! Granted, they eat a lot in general. I was shocked at how much they enjoyed this for dinner. Get ready to save this recipe to your favorite Pinterest Board!
*WARNING* Crab Rangoon Dip is highly addictive! And it’s so easy to make. That makes is a dangerous combination, but it is a recipe you need in your life! Once you try making this and taste the yummy goodness of it, you will see for yourself just how amazingly easy and heavenly this dip is! And then you will be addicted as well.
What Is Crab Rangoon
Crab Rangoons (sometimes referred to as crab puffs) are filled dumpling appetizers in most Asian restaurants. The filing is a cream cheese mixture that most times includes imitation crab meat and a few key seasonings. Typically, these delectable treats are fried. Definitely not a healthy snack, but so so good!
Of course the crispy wonton adds to the deliciousness, however, the filling is absolutely the BEST part of this appetizer! I mean, most people could eat just the filling and be very happy. With this crab rangoon dip, you can have just that. And then you can eat it with a spoon…or be more civilized and use your favorite crunchy chip, cracker, or wonton in place of a spoon.
Ingredients Needed
2 cups Imitation Crab Meat
2 pkgs Cream Cheese 8 oz packages, I use 1/3 less fat cream cheese
1/2 cup Sour Cream
4 Green Onions Chopped
1.5 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
Making The Dip
As previously mentioned, this is a very easy to make recipe. Basically, you chop up the imitation crab meat and scallions, then mix everything together. You can eat it as-is at this point or bake it in the oven so that it gets warm and bubby. Mmm! Either way, you truly cannot go wrong.
You can take this dip to the next level by making actual crab rangoons with my crab rangoon recipe. It’s just one additional step to this one. You’re welcome!
Sorry, Not Sorry
Ever since I began making this incredibly delicious dip, I have been addicted. My entire family requests that I make this all the time. It seems as though they are addicted as well! The great thing about this recipe is that it is pretty easy to make and it doesn’t need to be cooked. Just mix up the ingredients and serve. Easy. Therefore, I don’t mind making this! And the fact that it’s so good, makes it even easier for me to agree to making this.
We really love eating this dip with potato chips. It isn’t the most elegant display, but does it really matter when you are sitting around your kitchen table in your pajamas at night and enjoying a tasty dip with your favorite potato chips? It certainly does not matter to me, that’s for sure!
This crab rangoon dip will become a staple appetizer when you are entertaining whether it’s at a superbowl party, Christmas party, or an any time snack in your home. You will find this HIGHLY addicted. You’ve been warned. Regardless, you NEED this dip in your life. You will hate me and love me for it. So sorry, not sorry! Enjoy!!
2pkgsCream Cheese8 oz packages, I use 1/3 less fat cream cheese
1/2cupSour Cream
4Green OnionsChopped
1.5tspWorcestershire Sauce
2tbspPowdered Sugar
1/2tspGarlic Powder
1/2 tspLemon Juice
Instructions
Crab Rangoon Filling
First, soften the cream cheese in the microwave for about a minute, at 30 second increments so as not to overheat.
Chop the green onions and imitation crab meat.
Add sour cream, green onions, crab meat, worcestershire sauce, powdered sugar, garlic powder and lemon juice to the softened cream cheese and mix well.
Put mixture in an oven safe bowl and bake for 30 mins at 350 degrees. Serve warm with chips, pita chips, or fried wontons.
Crab Rangoon is a well know Chinese appetizer which consists of a cream cheese type filling inside a wonton wrapper. That is the simple explanation as to what a rangoon is. However, the better explanation is that it is a slice of heaven! I mean, that cream cheesy filling is insanely addictive, I can’t have just one and be done!
Finding The Perfect Rangoon
I am like a Crab Rangoon connoisseur. They are my absolute favorite Chinese appetizer which says a lot because I LOVE most Chinese appetizers! I feel like I’m always on a hunt to find the BEST crab rangoon each time I eat at a new restaurant. Some are amazing, others are just okay. And even the ones that are just okay are pretty darn good!
Throughout my pinteresting I found quite a few recipes for crab rangoons and crab rangoon dips. I tried a few of them and tweaked them. And I am extremely happy to announce that this recipe is my absolute favorite. After mastering this appetizer, I don’t know if I will want to order these out again, when I know I can make an amazing batch at home! In fact, the recipe is like a double edged sword. On one hand, it’s so good that I can’t get enough. On the other hand, the recipe is so good that I can’t stop myself from eating too much!
Making The Appetizer
There are two steps to making the crab rangoon; making the filling and putting the rangoons together in the wonton wrappers. Two steps might sound a little much, but each step is easy and doesn’t take a lot of time. And after they are ready to be eaten, you will feel that these are well worth any effort it takes to cook!
Making the filling, you need to cut up the green onions and imitation crab meat. After that, just mix all the other ingredients together. And then the filling is made. That’s it. See, it’s really easy so far!
Now we move on to wrapping up the crab filling in the wontons. This step is a little more involved, however, it is still really easy to do. Lay each wonton out and put some filling in the middle. Then you went the sides of the wonton with water, fold over the wonton to the other side and press down. Continue that same process for the rest of the rangoons. Spray them lightly with cooking spray and bake those bad boys up! So easy!
Ingredients
2 cups Imitation Crab Meat
2 pkgs Cream Cheese 8 oz packages, I use 1/3 less fat cream cheese
1/2 cup Sour Cream
4 Green Onions Chopped
1.5 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
1 pkg Wonton Wrappers
Instructions
Crab Rangoon Filling
First, soften the cream cheese in the microwave for about a minute, at 30 second increments so as not to overheat.
Chop the green onions and imitation crab meat.
Add sour cream, green onions, crab meat, worcestershire sauce, powdered sugar, garlic powder and lemon juice to the softened cream cheese and mix well.
Making The Crab Rangoon
Place 1 teaspoon of filling onto the center of each wonton wrapper.
Brush the edges with water and fold the wonton skin diagonally to form a triangle, pressing edges to seal.
Arrange the rangoons on the baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.
Air Fry at 380F for 12 – 15 minutes, just until golden brown. Bake at 350F for 15 – 20 minutes.
Versatile Recipe
The filling for these rangoons is to die for. Technically, it’s a little versatile. You can fill wontons with the filling and cook them to serve as crab rangoon. And when you cook them, you can bake, air fry, or deep fry them. So many options. I prefer air frying mine. For one, they cook quicker that way. And the other reason is that they have more of that deep fried texture, but without the yucky oil.
Additionally, you could alter this Asian inspired recipe slightly and bake just the filling in a casserole pan and cook it to serve as a dip. Then, you can dip chips, wontons, pita chips, or crackers to eat this tasty delight.
Either way, you get that same great taste and will be addicted too. You might want to thank me for this or I might need to apologize to you for exposing you to this! Only time will tell, I guess.
Delicious Homemade Crab Rangoon Can Be Baked, Air Fried, or Deep Fried
Course Appetizer, Dinner, Snack
Cuisine Asian
Keyword appetizers, easy side dish, party food
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 15minutes
Total Time 30minutes
Servings 12people
Author jenahoward
Ingredients
2cupsImitation Crab Meat
2pkgsCream Cheese8 oz packages, I use 1/3 less fat cream cheese
1/2cupSour Cream
4Green OnionsChopped
1.5tspWorcestershire Sauce
2tbspPowdered Sugar
1/2tspGarlic Powder
1/2 tspLemon Juice
1pkgWonton Wrappers
Instructions
Crab Rangoon Filling
First, soften the cream cheese in the microwave for about a minute, at 30 second increments so as not to overheat.
Chop the green onions and imitation crab meat.
Add sour cream, green onions, crab meat, worcestershire sauce, powdered sugar, garlic powder and lemon juice to the softened cream cheese and mix well.
Making The Crab Rangoon
Place 1 teaspoon of filling onto the center of each wonton wrapper.
Brush the edges with water and fold the wonton skin diagonally to form a triangle, pressing edges to seal.
Arrange the rangoons on the baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.
Air Fry at 380F for 12 – 15 minutes, just until golden brown. Bake at 350F for 15 – 20 minutes.
ENJOY!
Crab Rangoon Dip
Follow above steps to make crab rangoon filling, then put in an oven safe bowl and bake for 30 mins at 350 degrees. Serve warm with chips, pita chips, or fried wontons.
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