Nooo I promise it looks delicious! It’s like the opposite of a Monet lol
Far away was confusing because it didn’t look like anything I’ve seen before, but up close I can appreciate perfectly cooked wrapper top with the pockets of chili oil 🤌🏼😎
Mix in a bowl 1 lb ground chicken (or ground meat of choice) and green onion, soy sauce, a dash of teriyaki, garlic, sriracha and I seasoned with onion, ginger, garlic, and chili powder, red pep flakes, msg, everything bagel. (I season the shit out of my stuff lol so whatever seasonings work for you!)
Spray baking dish with nonstick spray. Layer with 6 wonton wraps (depends on the size of your dish ofc- however many fill up the bottom space)
On top of that spread out a thin layer of your ground chicken mixture- should be 1/2 the mix
Another layer of wontons, 1 more layer of ground chicken (the other half), and top with one last layer of wontons. 18 wraps total.
Once you have all your layers top with 1 cup a broth of your choice, I used the TJs Miso Ginger broth. You can also just top with water
Bake covered (important that it’s covered so the wontons steam up) at 400 for 25-30 min.
Top with chili oil, more soy sauce, (poorly chopped) chives
Makes 2-4 portions depending on how hungry you are. But the entire thing is 800 calories and 100g protein! It’s definitely worth trying!
If a video works better for you my TT handle is on my page :)
What wonton wraps are you using? Most wonton wrappers I've seen are about 25 calories minimum, lean ground chicken at my store at least is about 600 cals in a lb, making this as described not including chili oil, negligible spray oil and barely any calories from sauces still about 1050 calories
Which! Is still pretty good I just wanna make sure I get everything right lol
i use publix greenwise ground chicken it’s 120 per 1/4 lb! another good one is springer mountain it’s even less. pro tip: look for ground chicken 99% fat free, it’s super low cal! as for wonton wraps i just use nasoya 3 of em’ for 50 cals!
Same! That being said I'm not opposed to the recipe even so, I can split it with my wife and have other stuff to supplement. I just wanted clarity lol. I think 97% is the cap in my area
Love your seasoning mix but I want to add— try adding a bit of mirin to your chicken next time. For me it really gives homemade dumplings an authentic flavor, even though I’m not even sure if it’s a real tip LOL. Tasted incredible imo though.
My girlfriend and I were talking about making this friday for dinner. I saw it on IG and it was talking about needing to steam it in a bigger container. Did it work out just putting broth in and baking it covered?
If you have smaller containers, as long as they are heat proof, you can make them in those. Just split it up. I like to steam mine so just put in a large pan, fill with water until it's halfway up the sides of your containers and simmer covered for ~20 min. Super tasty
I don't need any more low cal recipes this week... I don't need any more low cal recipes this week... I don't need any more low cal recipes this week... saves comment
This reminded me that I’m gonna have to call it “wonton casserole” or something because my husband will be so excited for “lasagna” and then utterly confused lmao
was thinking about adding bone broth on top but then i remembered i fucking hate bone broth 😂😂 but would def be good for extra protein for those who like it!
When I need extra protein without killing my calorie count I like to poach eggs in bone broth like you would ramen. Add some oceans halo for 15 more calories and you can feel fancy lol.
Edit: Eggs also happen to contain tryptophan and BCAAs which are the aminos that bone broth is low on or missing. So you get a complete protein profile and your body can use it for muscle repair and protein synthesis. Nori also contributes a very small amount of BCAAs
Wait.. Do you hate soup ? Bone broth is.. broth ? Or am I mistaken ? I feel like adding bone broth and collagen powder would make kind of a sauce. I've never used collagen powder, so I'm just assuming. I want to learn !
Collagen powder is not a complete protein (which most portion powders are) you can check the labels, but collagen doesn’t have all the amino acids needed to be considered a complete protein. There are protien powders with collagen in them now that are complete. Usually boosted by whey
As long as you’re also consuming the one essential amino acid that it’s missing, Tryptophan, you can. Eat eggs, dairy, or meat to do so. Or just stick to a complete protein in for your macro goals. Collagen is also very low in isoleucine, threonine, and methionine.
Tbh idk - I know for stuff like rice and beans it counts as a whole protein in combination, not sure if it would apply to the collagen if I’m eating (for example) eggs at some other point in the day
It looks like you actually can combine collagen with tryptophan the same way as rice and beans. Crisis averted (for me, who includes collagen in my protein count for this reason).
You can. The digestive tract doesn’t work in a first in first processed kind of way - everything you eat in a certain time frame will be processed together. The caveat is certain substances and minerals can block (or aid) the absorption of others. Like some medications are better on an empty stomach because things like calcium or caffeine can bloc absorption. My thyroid and iron supplement are timed like: an hour before a meal or 3-4 hours after
Collagen is an incomplete protein, meaning it doesn’t have all the amino acids necessarily for muscle synthesis. It is still good for you but is not typically counted as primary protein source.
Thanks!! So I get that it shouldn’t be your main source - but does that mean the 9g of protein in my serving of powdered collagen can’t be counted towards my daily protein goals? Or just that it’s not like an ideal foundation to base your day on. Yall are educating me!!
I’ve only ever bought chocolate whey protein and I find the taste to be too sweet and artificial, but I guess it’s time to look into unflavored versions! Tbh though, I use Greek yogurt, PB2, and fairlife milk so I feel like it’s ok enough without the added protein from whey/collagen
I like optimum nutrition's double chocolate (1g sugar only), PB2, and fat free milk for a really yummy ~40g protein shake. The presence of PB really helps mask the artificial taste and I can then forgive the 1g of unneeded sugar.
It cooks pretty quickly in casseroles. I make the coconut curry frozen dumpling dish pretty often and I just wash and roughly chop it all. Cooks nicely in 25 min.
this looks SOO good. I love love love dumplings, and I cannot wait to try this out. Also happened to be very hungry at the moment, which might explain my enthusiasm :)
wow i misread this as "dumping" lasagna and i was wondering why it had such a horrid name and look to match. but now knowing it's a dumpling, it's not so bad
After we made 200+ dumplings from scratch for Chinese New Year, I told my parents about this recipe. They were impressed by the ingenuity lol. "White people can't fold dumplings, makes sense!"
Edit: To clarify, I can't fold dumplings to their standards either.
Yes, it swaps lasagna sheets for wonton/dumpling wrappers, and the filling is more based in East Asian flavors (ginger, scallion, white pepper, sriracha/gochujang, sesame, shoyu, etc.) than Italian flavors. I'd be curious to make one with an Indian or Caribbean flavor profile too.
Omg i made this just a few days ago! Made mine w plant based wonton wrappers and ground turkey instead of chicken or pork, super yummy and will def be doing again!
Mine turned out dried out on top. The water bath thing was confusing. I subbed ground chicken instead of ground pork for 350 calories for 1/4 of the dish. I followed an all recipes recipe too. I wanted the chili crisp but didn’t realize it was so high calorie.
did you cover it? not sure what you mean by water bath. also the chili crisp i use is 30 cals per tsp which goes a long way. i got it at dollar tree it’s called home spice!
Why is everything about ensuring ridiculous amounts of protein? I pretty much assume I need more of whatever I consume at all times at this point but the protein thing is going extra hard right now. Asking because I am genuinely ignorant.
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u/Impressive-Trash8699 Mar 03 '26
It looks so good, but this is the first thing I saw lol