Kids’ Sesame Chicken Dumplings
+ Snack: Apple “Nachos” with PB Chocolate Sauce
- Milk
- Soy
- Peanuts
- Wheat
- Sesame
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: 310, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 45mg, Carbohydrates: 39g, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 28g, Protein: 5g. Download the nutrition labels to see final nutrition information for both lunch and snack components.
Ingredients
1 unit
Granny Smith Apple
2 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
4 ounce
Edamame
(Contains: Soy)
4 teaspoon
Honey
1 unit
Apple
1 unit
Peanut Butter
(Contains: Peanuts)
9 ounce
Carrot
1 piece
Sesame Ginger Chicken Gyoza
(Contains: Wheat, Sesame, Soy)
9 ounce
SkinnyDipped Semi-Sweet Baking Bits
(Contains: Milk, Soy)
12 ounce
Pineapple
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• 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, ¼ cup chocolate baking bits (½ cup for 6 servings), and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 6) in a medium microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave until peanut butter is softened and chocolate baking bits 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 some remaining chocolate baking bits over top as desired. (You’ll have plenty of chocolate baking bits left over for snacking!) • 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°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the dumplings and apple "nachos," though some wanted extra sauce for the dumplings.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple for most, but a few found it took longer than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider frying dumplings for crispiness; try serving dips separately for customization 🍲.
- Portions: Adult appetites may need larger servings; some found too many carrots for kids.
- Kid-friendly: While many children enjoyed it, some picky eaters struggled with certain components.
Reviews from our home cooks
My kids loved this. They even went back for 2nds on the dumplings. I separated the yogurt, peanut butter and chocolate so they could dip instead.
Delicious & easy to prepare! Dipping sauce for dumplings was a little watery.
These are great! We don't have kids but as a working professional, I love the healthy lunch options. Was motivating to have a fresh, healthy meal to look forward to in the middle of a busy day.
Used this as an adult for lunch and loved it, so got 2 servings out of the meal instead of 3. I would pay more for another serving or adult bento boxes. Would have been nice to swap out the pineapple for another fruit. I used grapes.
A hit!!! I added dipping sauce of low sodium soy sauce and red pepper flakes.
My grandson said it was the best lunch he had ever had!
Kids really liked the dumplings and apples. The edamame was so so.
I got this for the nachos, and they didn't disappoint. Also the pot stickers :)
Didn't care for the dumplings but the apple nachos were a great idea
Really needed a sweet and sour dipping sauce for pot stickers!
