These aren’t your ordinary plain Jane eggrolls, folks, these are deliciously flavorful Crispy Southwestern Egg Rolls, made with chicken, black beans, corn, jalapeño peppers, Colby Jack cheese, red sweet bell peppers, and spinach. Served with a bold Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce that you are going to absolutely love.
Years ago, we had a restaurant near us in Ohio, called The Ground Round, and the very first time I had the pleasure of tasting a Southwestern Egg Roll was in an appetizer called The Pot of Gold at The Ground Round. I fell in love with Southwestern Egg Rolls on the spot. Need I tell you the flavor combo was out of this world?
Over the years, I have munched on many different Southwestern Egg Rolls from Chili’s and other establishments. Still, I always think back to those delicious Southwestern Egg Rolls from The Ground Round. They were so crispy and fresh tasting as if they were made on the spot and never frozen once.
I decided I wanted to make my batch of Southwestern Egg Rolls and see if I could accomplish the taste I was missing for so many years. They weren’t 100% the same as theirs, but they tasted even better to me. A score in my book! They were so darn good my husband, who wasn’t one bit interested in trying them, told me, “You can make these ANYTIME; I like them.” What? Wow!
Look at that super flavorful filling in those Southwestern Egg Rolls. Super yum yum about to be in my tummy eggrolls. As you can see, this was by far a professional photo session, and this is what our appetizer looked like, authentic food for real people. No gimmicks on this plate, well except a little of that sauce on the plate I left. lol
You know, I used to want my photos to be perfect magazine photos, now I want them to be good realistic photos of food that Y’all can achieve. Don’t get me wrong; I love looking at beautiful artistic food photos; however, I know that everyone wants a clear picture of what they can realistically make.
Let’s talk about rolling those egg rolls. Have you rolled one? OK, for those of you that said no, breathe, relax, have you rolled cabbage rolls or stuffed vine leaves? If you answered yes, you got this darling. It’s not hard. I didn’t do images of the steps to roll them, but a simple Google search of “How to roll egg rolls?” should have you up and running in no time flat. YouTube also has a few videos that will help you as well. Google is your friend.
Tips to Roll Egg Rolls
- Gently lay the egg roll wrapper out like a diamond. The corner furthest from you will be corner 1; corner 2 is to the left and corner 3 is to the right, the corner closest to you will be corner 4.
- Place about a three tablespoons of the egg roll mixture in the middle of the wrapper just a little below the line between corners 2 and 3, using your finger or small brush to spread some of the water or egg-mixture if desired along the edges from corners 2 to 1 and from 1 to 3.
- Fold over the egg roll wrapper corner 4 towards corner 1.
- Once you fold the egg roll wrapper, use a rolling back action to firm up the mixture in the wrapper.
- Fold over corner 2 of the egg roll wrapper.
- Fold over corner 3 of the egg roll wrapper, be sure the water or egg mixture seals both edges together.
- Then roll the egg roll wrapper towards corner 1.
- Continue rolling until the edges seal on the egg roll wrapper.
- Smooth the edges, use a little more water/egg mixture to aid in doing so.
- Place the wrapped egg rolls them on a large platter or tray until you are ready to deep fry them.
- If you are making a bunch of egg rolls, roll them in a small amount of corn starch to keep them from sticking to the plate or each other.
Ingredients List:
- Diced Cooked Chicken Breast
- Colby Jack Cheese
- Organic Canned Black Beans
- Organic Frozen Sweet Corn
- Organic Red Bell Pepper
- Organic Jalapeno Peppers
- Organic Frozen Spinach
- Red Onion
- Cilantro, optional
- Ground Cumin
- Lime Zest
- Chili Powder
- Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- Ground Cayenne Pepper, optional
- Egg Roll Wrappers, 21 count
- Oil, to fry
- Mayonnaise
- Sour Cream
- Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- Water or lightly beaten egg to seal
Notes: Organic ingredients are optional and not necessary in this recipe. Local grown, none GMO ingredients are acceptable to use.
These aren’t your ordinary plain Jane eggrolls, folks, these are deliciously flavorful Crispy Southwestern Egg Rolls, made with chicken, black beans, corn, jalapeño peppers, Colby Jack cheese, red sweet bell peppers, and spinach.
- 2 cups Cooked Chicken breast meat diced
- 1 1/2 cups Colby Jack Cheese shredded
- 3/4 cup Organic Black Beans drained and rinsed
- 3/4 cup Organic Frozen Sweet Corn
- 3/4 cup Organic Red Bell Pepper diced
- 4 medium Organic Jalapeno Peppers seeds removed, diced
- 1/2 cup Organic Frozen Spinach thawed, excess water removed
- 1/4 cup Red onion diced
- 1/4 cup Chopped Cilantro
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Lime Zest
- 1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper optional
- 1 cup Water to moisten egg roll wrappers
- 1 Package Egg Roll Wrappers 21 Count
- Oil for frying
- 3/4 cup Real Mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 2 tablespoons Powdered Dry Ranch Dressing Mix
- 1 Canned Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce or to taste
- 2 teaspoons Adobo Sauce from canned Chipotle Peppers
- 1/2 teaspoon Lime Zest
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Combine all ingredients in a small glass bowl, cover tightly and refrigerate for 30 or more minutes before serving with egg rolls
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In a large bowl, combine the egg roll filling ingredients. Place about 3 tablespoons of the egg roll mixture in the center of one egg roll wrapper. Keep remaining egg roll wrappers covered with a clean damp towel until ready for use. Fold the bottom corner over the filling. Fold the sides toward center over filling. Moisten remaining corner with water; roll up tightly to seal. Repeat process 21 x
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Fry the egg rolls, for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on a wire rack or on paper towels.
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Serve with your favorite dipping sauce and enjoy.
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These look really fantastic, fun, and easy to make. I will need to Google the wrapping part but I’m sure after rolling a few I should have it down. Cross your fingers.
They have some really great tutorials on Google and YouTube. You will be fabulous at rolling them in about 5 minutes. Enjoy!
Ground Round? That used to be a favorite stomping ground of mine to get ribs and yes, I do remember their appetizer called Pot of Gold. It had about 4 or 5 different appetizers served in a fried Taco Salad bowl . Good Times! Will definitely be trying this one out during game day.
Yes!!! Those Pot of Gold apps were off the chain Micky. I’m so glad someone else remembers them!
I love all the southwestern flavors you added in these Egg Rolls.
Thank you, Pamela, I hope you enjoy them if you make them let me know.
These look exactly like the Southwestern ones I used to order every time I went to this restaurant near my old home (2000 miles away). Definitely going to have to try this recipe!
Ohhh, which one Lauren? I am so nosey…LOL
Oh my how mouth watering those egg rolls look. Great Southwestern flavors in them. I am going to give this a try.
Thank you, Roxana, I really want to thank you for stopping by.
Thank you, Roxana, I sure do appreciate hearing that.
Okay, you say your photos of the Egg Rolls aren’t artistic, but they look pretty dang appetizing to me! I might give these a try this weekend. They would be great for munching while vegging on the couch watching Halloween movies!
Ha! ha! Thank you, Lisa, I appreciate you dropping by with sweet comments.
Thank you, Lisa, lol they were outstanding.
I can see me snacking on waaaaay too many of these Southwestern Egg Rolls! Thanks for sharing the recipe, can’t wait to try it!! 🙂
Hi there, Chris, Thank you for stopping by and sharing.
Ooooo! I love southwestern egg rolls! And that dip looks like I should keep it on hand at all times!
Good morning, Ms. Ashley! Thank you for the wonderful feedback and sharing!
I love Southwest egg rolls so much and your version looks so delicious! Can’t wait to try out the recipe!
Thank you, Chris! I appreciate hearing from you and hope to hear from you after you have a chance to make them! Have an awesome day.
I am so making these Southwestern Egg Rolls! I love all of these flavors you have combined in the Southwestern Egg Rolls! I will let you know how they turn out after I make them.
Thank you so much, Ms. Mary! I can’t wait for you to share some feedback about these awesome egg rolls!
These Southwestern Egg Rolls were SO good. My whole family loved them!! We will be making these Southwestern Egg Rolls again soon.
Thank you, so much for sharing your family’s experience and I am thrilled to hear that they loved them! Makes my day!!!
I absolutely love egg rolls, and I’ve never had a Southwestern one, so I need to try this recipe asap. Thanks for sharing. I will let you know how they turn out!
Good morning, Colleen! Thank you for stopping by and commenting! You have to try these! I bet you’ll really like them! Let me know if you do!