Southwest Cheese Green Chile Won Tons Recipes

GREEN CHILE CHEESE WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix cheese, cream cheese, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir in chiles and corn careful not to break up too much.
• Lightly grease a muffin pan with cooking spray. Place one wonton wrapper on each muffin cup and lightly spritz with cooking spray.
• Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of the filling into the wonton wrappers.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes or until wonton cups are brown & crispy & filling is bubbly.
• Cool on a wire rack. Serve hot or room temperature

GREEN CHILE WONTON

Steps:

• 1. Combine cheese, chiles, onion, avocado
• 2. Spoon about 1 1/2 tsp. cheese mixture in center of each wonton. Moisten edges of wonton lightly with water. Fold wonton in half to form a triangle, pressing edges together to seal.
• 3. Chill 20 min.
• 4. Fry in hot oil in batches.

SOUTHWESTERN GREEN CHILE CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Stir yeast & juice (or water) in a large bowl until dissolved.
• 2. In another bowl, stir together the 1 cup flour, milk powder, salt and chile powder, if used. Stir in yeast mixture & beat with electric mixer until it forms a sticky mass, about 3 minutes. Cover & let rest for 1 hour. Beat in egg & additional flour until dough begins to come together.
• 3. Plop onto a lightly floured counter & gradually knead in additional flour only as needed to prevent sticking and forms a soft dough. Too much flour will make your bread dry. Knead until soft & smooth, about 5 minutes. Knead in cheese & chile.
• 4. Coat ball of dough with olive oil and place in bowl. Cover with damp cloth & let rise in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 5. Reshape into a ball tucking in the ends & place on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise again until almost doubled, 15 to 30 minutes. Preheat oven 425 degrees & place baking pan filled with 1-1/2 inches of water on the lowest shelf of oven.
• 6. Sprinkle loaf with additional grated cheese, if you wish and place in middle of oven. Immediately reduce temperature to 375 and bake 20-30 minutes until golden brown & bread sounds hollow when tapped with your fingers. Remove from oven & cool somewhat, for better slicing. It is great served warm but great at any temperature.
• 7. DON't worry if you can't find the Green chile powder, it will work without it.

SOUTHWEST CHEESE & GREEN CHILE WON TONS

Steps:

• Combine cheese and chilies.
• Place a teaspoonful of cheese mixture on a won ton wrapper. Using a small brush or finger tips, moisten the edges of the wrapper to help it adhere when folding the wrapper.
• Fold the wrapper like an envelope by pressing the edges firmly together.
• Fry in 2 inches of non-flavored oil until golden brown.
• Serve with fresh salsa or guacamole.

LOUISVILLE'S GREEN CHILI WONTONS

Steps:

• Green Chili Wontons.
• Blend the green chilis, jalepeños and cheese. Put two tablespoons of the cheese mixture on one corner of the wonton wrapper and fold that corner over. Fold the corners on the right and left. Dip the remaining corner - the top one -- in water before folding it down.
• Deep fry in 350-degree oil for one minute.
• (Makes 18 wontons).
• Guacamole Dipping Sauce.
• Mash the avocados and blend all ingredients thoroughly.
• Makes about 1 cup.

FLAVORFUL SOUTHWESTERN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. , Freeze option: Transfer cooled chili to freezer containers. Freeze up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator. Place in a saucepan; heat through.,

GREEN CHILI WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine the cheese with both peppers; stir well.
• Prepare 1 wonton skin at a time.
• Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons of cheese/chile mixture in the center of wonton skin.
• Lightly moisten the edge of the wonton skin and fold in half to make a triangle pressing edges to seal.
• Repeat with remaining wonton skins and cheese mixture.
• Chill for 20 minutes.
• Heat peanut oil to 375*.
• Fry wontons in hot oil until golden brown, turning once.
• Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with salt.
• Serve with avocado dip.