Southwestern Egg Rolls

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 those 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 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 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

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 Southwestern Egg Rolls

1. 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.

2. Place about 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.

3. Fold over the egg roll wrapper corner four towards corner 1.

4. Once you fold the egg roll wrapper, use a rolling back action to firm up the wrapper’s mixture.

5. Fold over corner 2 of the egg roll wrapper.

6. Fold over corner 3 of the egg roll wrapper, be sure the water or egg mixture seals both edges together.

7. Then roll the egg roll wrapper towards corner 1.

8. Continue rolling until the edges seal on the egg roll wrapper.

9. Smooth the edges, use a little more water/egg mixture to aid in doing so.

10. Place the wrapped egg rolls on a large platter or tray until you are ready to fry them deeply.

11. 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 for Southwestern Egg Rolls

• 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• Salmon Cakes are going to be one of the most flavorful morsels you’ve put in your mouth in decades. Made with fresh ruby-red colored fresh, never frozen, wild sockeye salmon, that’s fried crisp on the outside with tender flakes of salmon on the inside.
• Southern Fried Dill Pickles are made from delightfully crunchy, tiny baby dill pickles, that are gloriously soaked in a garlic and dill brine until perfectly seasoned, then placed in seasoned buttermilk and hot sauce brine before fried to perfection and served with homemade Ranch dressing.

 

 

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