Buffalo Chicken Rangoons

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Crispy, savory buffalo chicken rangoons made in the air fryer! The perfect snack for Super Bowl parties and game days.

Sunday football days are like holidays for us. There’s always something good to eat, and we always eat too much of it. And these buffalo chicken rangoons make that really easy to do!

With a crispy wonton shell and a spicy buffalo chicken dip filling, these rangoons are the perfect combination of crunchy and creamy, all wrapped up into dippable, bite-size finger foods that we love snacking on during a big game. And we serve them with our 3-ingredient buffalo ranch dip to make an irresistible party snack!

What This Recipe Entails

• Ready in: 45 minutes
• Serves: 5 to 10 people as an appetizer
• Great for: Game day parties, summer cookouts, or other gatherings.
• Flavor profile: Spicy and creamy buffalo chicken dip in a crispy, savory wonton wrapper.
• Why we love it: We love buffalo chicken dip, and love finding new ways to enjoy it. These little crispy, crunchy, and creamy rangoons are so much fun and packed with buffalo chicken dip.

Ingredients

To make our buffalo chicken rangoons, you’re essentially making buffalo chicken dip, letting it cool, and wrapping it up in wonton wrappers. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Buffalo chicken dip – The creamier the better – a thicker buffalo chicken dip is easier to fill the wonton wrappers with, and is less likely to leak out during cooking. Thankfully ½ a batch of our buffalo chicken dip is super creamy and is perfect for this recipe. And for easy reference, you’ll need ¾ pound chicken (cooked and shredded), ¼ cup Frank’s red hot, ¼ cup ranch, 4 ounces cream cheese, and ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese to make the dip.
• Wonton wrappers – We like using square wonton wrappers so we can make the classic rangoon shape. Simply bring the 4 corners together and pinch to seal. But feel free to get creative with your buffalo chicken rangoon shapes, that’s half the fun. If you need folding inspiration, check out our pork dumpling recipe!

How To Make Buffalo Chicken Rangoons

Making buffalo chicken rangoons is a 2-step process. You’ll need to plan ahead and start preparing the buffalo chicken dip at least a few hours ahead of time if you don’t already have it made.

Making The Buffalo Chicken Dip

We’re going to make buffalo chicken dip as normal here, except it doesn’t need to be baked until hot since we won’t be eating it as is (sadly). Instead it can be baked until it’s warm enough to fully combine all the ingredients (i.e. melt the cheese and cream cheese).

For fully detailed instructions, check out our buffalo chicken dip recipe. But here’s a quick breakdown that should be enough.

1. Mix: Combine the cream cheese, Frank’s Red Hot, ranch dressing, shredded cheddar, and shredded chicken in an oven-safe baking dish. 
2. Bake: Bake for 15 minutes at 350 F, then stir until evenly combined.
3. Let cool: You need cold buffalo chicken dip for the next steps, so let the dip chill in the fridge until cold. 

Since you need the filling to be cold, we recommend doing this first part of the recipe a day or two in advance or use leftovers. When you’re ready to make the wontons, simply use the prepared filling straight from the refrigerator.

Making The Rangoons

Once you have your cold buffalo chicken dip, it’s time to actually make it into buffalo chicken dip rangoons!

1. Start by preparing your work station: Fill a small bowl with water and set it on the table. Lay out a large sheet of parchment paper to work on, and open the package of wonton wrappers. Dampen a paper towel and use it to cover the stack of wonton wrappers – you want them to stay moist so they don’t crack when you try to fold the wontons.
2. Wet the wrapper: Dip your finger into the bowl of water and dampen the outer edges of a single wonton wrapper. This will help to make sure the wrapper seals to itself when you fold it. 
3. Fill and fold: Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling into the center of the wrapper and then gently pick up opposite corners of the wrapper, pinching them together in the center. Repeat with the remaining corners until all 4 corners are pinched together. Seal the edges closed by pinching them together between your fingers, making sure all 4 edges are completely sealed. Set folded wontons aside and cover with a damp paper towel until you have enough to start air frying them.
4. Air fry: Preheat your air fryer to 350 F. Add the buffalo chicken rangoons to the air fryer basket in a single layer, leaving a little space between them. Spray generously with vegetable oil and then cook for about 8 minutes or until crispy. Repeat as necessary until all your rangoons are cooked.
5. Wait patiently: We recommend waiting about 5 minutes before biting into one of these amazing treats so you don’t burn your mouth! You don’t have to wait, but you’ve been warned.

Serving Suggestions

If you’re here it’s probably because you’re looking for our recommendation for the best game day recipes for Sunday football. And rest assured, you’re in the right place. These buffalo chicken rangoons are everything we want in a game day appetizer. They’re crispy, they’re (air) fried, they’re snackable, dippable, poppable, they’re spicy, and packed with flavor. Like we said, they’re the perfect game day snack. 

But one snack does not a feast make. So you’ll probably want a couple extra recipes to go with your rangoons, here are some of our favorites:

• Soft pretzel bites and beer cheese dip – Easy to make, salty, and impossible to stop eating, these’ll fit right in with your buffalo chicken rangoons.
• Cheeseburger egg rolls with sriracha aioli – If you wanna just go with air fried fusion apps, you’ll love this addition.
• Crispy popcorn chicken – It’s always good to have something extra filling that can act as “the meal” on game days.
• BBQ pulled pork nachos – BBQ and buffalo are our favorite game day flavors, so have an app that features both!

Make game day special with these buffalo chicken rangoons, we can’t promise they’ll help your team win, but you certainly will! Let us know how it goes by rating, commenting, and sharing below!

FAQs

Love this recipe? You may enjoy these other buffalo chicken game day recipes:

• Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
• Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
• Buffalo Chicken Dip Bites
• Buffalo Chicken Dip Sliders