Mini Chicken Cigars with Sweet and Sour Pineapple Dipping Sauce
 
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1½ pounds ground white meat chicken breast
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flake
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, a handful
  • sea salt and fresh ground pepper
  • 12 sheets phyllo dough
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray
Sweet and Sour Pineapple Dipping Sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons sweet plum sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup finely diced pineapple
Instructions
For the chicken cigars
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Take phyllo dough out of the freezer and let come to room temperature before using, about 2 hours
  2. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on the baking sheet to make cleanup a breeze later.
  3. Place chicken in a medium mixing bowl and mix with spices and cilantro.
  4. Place a sheet of phyllo on cutting board and mist with olive oil.
  5. Repeat 3 more times, placing each sheet of phyllo over the last misted sheet to make 4 layers. They should stick together from the olive oil to make one thicker sheet.
  6. Cut phyllo into squares by cutting the long side into four slices and then short side in half, making 8 squares.
  7. On 1 side of each of the squares, place about 1½ teaspoons of chicken filling. Roll up tightly to make mini "cigars."
  8. Repeat steps 4-7 until you have used all of the chicken filling.
  9. Place "cigars" on the prepared sheet pan and mist the tops of each with olive oil. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
Sweet and Sour Pineapple Dipping Sauce:
  1. While the chicken cigars are baking, make the sweet and sour pineapple dipping sauce: Whisk together plum sauce and rice vinegar in a bowl. Stream in oil and continue whisking to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in pineapple.
  2. Serve cigars with dipping sauce.
Recipe by Becky's Best Bites at https://beckysbestbites.com/mini-chicken-cigars-sweet-sour-pineapple-dipping-sauce/