General Tso's Chicken Dip

This creamy General Tso's Chicken Dip has the same sweet and spicy flavors as the classic Chinese take out dish, but in a shareable and delicious appetizer form.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Keyword: brown sugar, chicken, cream cheese, dip, garlic, general tso's, ginger, green onion, hoisin, jalapeno, sesame seeds, soy sauce, spicy, sriracha, sweet

Servings: people

Calories: 214.57kcal

Ingredients

Sauce

3 tbsp rice vinegar
½ cup soy sauce
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
⅓ cup chicken broth
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 tsp ginger
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp crushed red pepper more or less to taste
1 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp sriracha more or less to taste

Dip

16 oz cream cheese softened
⅔ cup mayonaise
1-2 jalapeños minced
3 cups chicken cooked and shredded
Sesame seeds and green onion for topping

Instructions

For the sauce

Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small sauce pan. Place on the stove over medium high heat. Whisk continuously until the sauce comes to a boil and begins to thicken. Set aside.

For the dip

Preheat the oven to 350° and grease a small baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayo and jalapenos. Spread this mixture out in the bottom of the baking dish.
Add the shredded chicken to the sauce and mix to combine. Pour this mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Top with the sesame seeds and green onion and serve with sesame crackers.

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