Copy Cat Recipe - Panda Express Cream Cheese Wonton (2024)

FAQs

What is cream cheese rangoon made of? ›

The filling is cream cheese, which I know may sound odd, but trust me it really works. Then add some green onions, garlic, and tamari. Once that's all mixed together, you can make the Rangoons. You just need wonton wrappers and toasted sesame oil.

Cream Cheese Rangoon

Wonton wrappers filled with cream cheese and served with sweet and sour sauce.

Crab rangoon is a type of fried wonton, so they are really very similar. The difference is all in the filling. Traditional wontons are not ever filled with cream cheese (which is one of the main components in crab rangoon recipes).

Panda Express Appetizers Cream Cheese Rangoon (3 pieces) contains 24g total carbs, 22g net carbs, 8g fat, 5g protein, and 190 calories.

Wonton filling

There are many types of wonton fillings, but I'd say that pork and shrimp/prawns are the most common. Then there are all sorts of additions, including mushrooms, water chestnuts, chopped up Asian greens and even carrots.

Traditional Chinese wonton wrappers are made from wheat flour, eggs and water, and can be used to wrap around any number of fillings to be cooked in soups or fried. That's obviously a no-go for anyone eating gluten free.

A representative from Panda's PR team said that the five top-selling entrées at the restaurant are (drumroll please): Beijing Beef, Broccoli Beef, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Mushroom Chicken, and, of course, the Original Orange Chicken—the dish that Panda Express is credited with inventing.

PAGODA^® Cream Cheese Wontons are the perfect combination of real cream cheese wrapped in a crispy wrapper. Add them to your favorite meal, or dip them in our tempting sweet chili sauce for the perfect snack.

Cream Cheese Rangoon

At most Chinese restaurants, imitation crab is the star of the rangoon. Panda Express doesn't have imitation crab, making this another vegetarian option. This deep fat fried crunchy side dish is filled with cream cheese and green onions. It's a plain side and requires the sauce to round it all off.

Do the rangoons from Panda have crab? ›

They're common to find in Chinese restaurants in America. Panda Express cream cheese rangoons are very popular but it only has cream cheese instead of crab too.

While actual crab is not the primary focus of crab rangoon, either imitation crab or the real stuff adds necessary flavor. The best shape for crab rangoon is a four-pointed star: It concentrates the filling and maximizes surface area for more crunch.

Calories (2) 250 cal.

Wontons provide about 36 calories and about 2.7 grams of carbohydrate per fried dumpling.

You can find few variations nowadays from recipes that remove the crab entirely to ones that also add in green onion and other small spices. So that is the short but technically unverified history of an American Asian restaurant staple appetizer, crab rangoon.

Combine cream cheese, crabmeat, green onions, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce together in a bowl. To prevent wonton wrappers from drying, prepare only one or two Rangoon at a time, keeping the other wrappers under a damp towel. Place 1 teaspoon crab filling onto the center of each wonton wrapper.

Worst: Crab Rangoon

It's mostly cream cheese, wrapped in dough and deep-fried to create bite-sized calorie bombs. Because they're small, it's easy to eat more than one. Finish an order of 4, and you're likely to get more than half the calories and fat you should have in an entire meal.