Roasted Chicken Purses

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Penny Stretcher

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (47)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(47)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cup shredded roasted chicken (or any leftover chicken, light and/or dark meat)
3/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
1/2 lemon, zested
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for sprinkling
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for sprinkling
32 small, square wonton wrappers
1 large egg, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

In a small bowl combine the chicken, ricotta cheese, lemon zest, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.

On a dry work surface place 8 wonton wrappers. Place a rounded teaspoon of the chicken mixture in the center of each wrapper. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg wash around the chicken mixture. Bring four corners of the wonton square together over the filling to form a purse. Press the edges together tightly to form a seal. Wipe the board with a towel until dry and continue making batches of 8 with the remaining wonton skins

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add

the purses and cook until they float to the surface, stirring occasionally, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the ravioli.

Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet. Turn off the heat, add the cooked pyramids and gently toss. Transfer the pyramids to 4 serving plates. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

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Comments & Reviews

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Katherine North Reading, MA 02-07-2010
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Delicious, easy, but time consuming!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Instead of buying a rotisserie chicken i just cook up some chicken breasts and chop them up which makes it much easier. On... top of thyme I added sage which really enhanced the flavor. My suggestion is to use more fresh herbs and lemon zest than what giada specifies because otherwise i thought they were flavorless. you need to have a zester or box grater with a zesting edge to make getting the zest effortlessly. don't get a cheap zester you will get frustrated! I found making the chicken purses was fun... but you have to pack down the filling and then press firmly in the center to make sure they stick together with the egg wash. don't press too hard or you will break the wonton... and get the mess you people who hated this recipe got. if you're not patient with this recipe i can understand anyone else's frustration. i enjoyed it since I'm a creative person. this recipe is really easy it just has alot of steps. you also have to make sure you let the wontons cook thouroughly... wait until the very last wonton pops up to the boiling waters surface. and cook these in several batches of no more than 12 or 14 in the pot. WELL WORTH THE WAIT!Read more
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lisa Lamoine, ME 01-25-2010
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Too soggy
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I made these tonight and they were gross. I sealed the "purses" up as tight as possible, and during boiling, they either... fell apart or they got so full of water that even after draining them in a colander and trying to press out the water they were still soggy. Read more
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Jennifer Littleton, CO 01-24-2010
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My dinner party was impressed!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these for a dinner party last night. They were such a hit, and everybody kept questioning that I made them from... scratch...they thought they were one of those frozen appetizers you buy at Sam's Club! I did take the advice of many on here, and steamed them instead of boiled them. Mary's suggestion below to cook them in some olive oil and then add some water and steam was right on. Thanks! I made a sage butter sauce and just drizzled over the top and sprinkled on some parmesan cheese. The purse construction was very simple, just time consuming. They do taste very light...I think the lemon lends to this and adds a very unique flavor!Read more
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Cynthia Kempner, TX 01-23-2010
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Very light, yet filling & DELICIOUS.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These have an unexpected, yet wonderful flavor. There's nothing else in my cookbook that tastes quite the same, so they are a... refreshingly different and delicious meal. The first time I made them my husband asked me to add them to the "family cookbook", (and not many recipes make it into our cookbook.) I cut the amount of butter to 2 tbsp. You really don't need more, for flavor, and I didn't want something that was drowning in fat. And, since they seem so light, they don't weigh you down. The filling is airy and soft... not heavy and dense, like ricotta filling often seems.Read more
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Nancy Sugar Land, TX 01-18-2010
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This recipe is excellent!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was fantastic. For the reviewers who wrote that the purses fell apart in the water, must not have followed the... instructions or boiled her "purses" too long. I followed the instructions to the letter and every single one of them came out perfect. I assembled all of my purses FIRST, and then I boiled them in salted rolling boil water for 4 minutes. I used nonfat Ricotta, just to cut some of the fat and you would never know the difference. I used left over smoked chicken and the smoky flavor imparted something perfect! If you want to make them in advance up to the night before, and boil them at the last minute, just put the purses on a piece of wax paper on a baking tray and lay a slightly damp paper towel on top of them and cover with plastic wrap in the refrigerator. When ready to begin cooking them, bring them out of the refrigerator and set on the counter while the water is beginning to boil, then cook as directed.Read more
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Amy Elmira, NY 10-30-2009
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Too Hard
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Too hard to execute.. My purses fell apart in the boiling process.. What a mess and a total waste of time and money!