Kids’ Sesame Chicken Dumplings + Snack Apple “Nachos” with PB Chocolate Sauce
Does planning, cooking, and packing kids’ lunches + snacks feel like a part-time job? Well, this 15-minute lunch (+ 20-minute snack) is the perfect make-ahead time-saver: a kid-approved dumpling platter with dipping sauce and charred edamame, complete with carrot sticks and juicy pineapple! But wait—it’ll be snacktime before you know it! Whip up a plate of apple “nachos” drizzled with a yogurt and peanut butter-chocolate sauce duo, all sprinkled with chocolate chips. Yup, we’re thinking outside the lunchbox (so you don’t have to!). This recipe is designed to provide lunch and snack components for multiple days. For each lunch and snack meal, 3 servings and 6 servings are provided for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively. Nutrition information under the Nutrition Values section below is for the lunch portion. The following nutrition information is for 1 serving of the snack meal: Calories: 370, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 45mg, Carbohydrates: 49g, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 39g, Protein: 4g. Download the nutrition labels to see final nutrition information for both lunch and snack components.
Ingredients
- 9 oz carrots
- 1 sesame ginger chicken gyoza
- 4 oz edamame
- 12 oz pineapple
- 1 apple
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1.15 oz peanut butter
- 4 tsp honey
- 3 oz semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- salt
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 18 oz carrots
- 2 sesame ginger chicken gyozas
- 8 oz edamame
- 24 oz pineapple
- 2 apples
- 2 granny smith apples
- 2.3 oz peanut butter
- 8 tsp honey
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 tbsp yogurt
- salt
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- • Wash and dry produce.
• Trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks
(like fries; ours were 3 inches long and
1⁄3 inch thick). - • Place dumplings in a large microwave-safe bowl (be sure to set dumpling sauce
aside; you’ll use it in the next step). Cover
dumplings with a damp paper towel;
cover bowl with plastic wrap. Microwave
until dumplings are steamed and
warmed through, 2-3 minutes.
• STOVETOP: Heat a large drizzle of oil in
a large, preferably nonstick, pan over
medium-high heat. Add dumplings,
flat sides down, and cook for 1 minute.
(For 6 servings, you may need to work
in batches.) Carefully add 1⁄3 cup
water; cover and cook until water has
evaporated and bottoms are crispy,
4-5 minutes. - • Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pan over
medium-high heat. Add edamame and
cook, stirring occasionally, until golden
brown and lightly charred in spots,
4-6 minutes.
• Stir in dumpling sauce. Cook until sauce
has mostly reduced, about 30 seconds. - • To serve: Divide dumplings and
edamame between plates and serve
with carrots and pineapple.
• To stash: Let dumplings and edamame
cool completely. Refrigerate dumplings,
edamame, carrots, and pineapple in
separate containers and pack as desired. - • Halve, core, and thinly slice apples. TIP:
If you have a lemon on hand, toss sliced
apples with 1 TBSP lemon juice to
prevent apples from browning!
• Place peanut butter, honey, half the
chocolate chips, and 1 TBSP butter
(2 TBSP for 6 servings) in a medium
microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic
wrap. Microwave until peanut butter is
softened and chocolate chips are melted,
30-45 seconds. Add a pinch of salt. Whisk
until smooth and combined.
• In a small bowl, combine yogurt and
1 tsp water (1½ tsp for 6). - • Fan out apple slices on a large
parchment-lined plate (it’s OK if they
overlap!). Drizzle with as much peanut
butter chocolate sauce and yogurt
as you like. (TIP: It’s normal for the
chocolate sauce to harden slightly as it
cools.) Sprinkle remaining chocolate
chips over top.
• Storage suggestion: Wrap plate with
apple “nachos” tightly with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate until ready to serve!
Chicken Dumplings are fully cooked when internal temperature
reaches 165°.