Delicious Oven-Baked Chicken Stuffed Buns Recipe

ByMaisha Faiz

Soft fluffy buns stuffed with chunks of sautéed chicken, every bite is like an explosion of flavors and spices! Whether as a snack, for those afternoon cravings, something to grab for lunch, or maybe for the picnic you plan on having next Sunday, this delicious stuffed buns recipe will surely make you smile and satisfy your hunger. Let’s get baking!

stuffed buns recipe

As a kid, I’ve always been curious about how the stuffing goes inside of a bun, dumpling, etc. They looked so perfect on the outside that I was convinced that maybe it was done with some kind of special utensil. Secret technique? and the silliest one, magic? haha.

Though my imagination as a 6-year-old was far off from reality, stuffed buns will always be magical because of how delicious they are and the variations they come in. Almost like little tasty bundles of surprises.

This recipe can be a bit time-consuming because of resting and proofing the dough but it’s super easy to follow and definitely worth the try.

Ingredients

Ingredients for the dough:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Luke-warm milk
  • Egg
  • Yeast
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Butter
  • Sesame seeds or oregano or herbs of your choice
  • Powdered milk

Ingredients for the filling:

  • Chopped chicken – boneless
  • Chopped onion
  • Minced garlic
  • Salt
  • Spices
  • Oil
Ingredients to make stuffed buns

How to Make Chicken-Filled Stuffed Buns

Gathered the ingredients? Let’s start…

Prepare the Ingredients for the Dough

Step 1: In a small bowl or cup, add yeast and sugar to lukewarm milk. Mix them nicely and keep them aside for now.

Step 2: Take another bowl and add flour to it. Add powdered milk, and salt to the flour as well. Mix the dry ingredients nicely.

Add powdered milk, and salt to the flour

Step 3: Crack and add the egg to the dry ingredients.

Step 4: Add the yeast-milk mixture to the flour as well. Mix all ingredients together.

Crack and add the egg to the dry ingredients.
Add the yeast-milk mixture to the flour

Step 5: Once all the ingredients are well mixed, start kneading the dough by hand. The dough texture will be sticky at first, but the sticky texture will reduce as you continue kneading. Add a little bit of flour if needed but avoid adding too much.

Once the dough is smooth and not sticky anymore, form a ball shape with the dough. Place the dough in a bowl, brush the dough with oil, and rest it for an hour.

start kneading the dough by hand
start kneading the dough by hand

Step 6: Let’s prepare the filling now. Gather and prepare all the ingredients.

Step 7: In a small pan add oil and heat it on low-medium flake. Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to it. 

Step 8: Once the onion is sautéed, add the chopped chicken pieces to the pan. Add all the spices as well.

Step 9: Stir fry until the chicken is light brown and nicely cooked. Add a little bit of water if necessary to cook the chicken.

How to Stuff the Dough and Prepare it for Baking

Step 10: Take the dough out and divide it into several small even parts. Then take one of those small sections and form it into a ball shape as shown in the picture.

Step 11: Now gently flatten the dough using your hand or a rolling pin and add an adequate amount of filling depending on the size of the dough.

Take the dough out and divide it into several small even parts
add a filling

Step 12: Bring the outer edge of the flattened dough ball to the center (over the filling) and pinch it together in the center to secure the filling. Make sure that the filling is completely covered with dough.

add a filling
Close outer edge

Step 13: Place them on a baking tray (Lined with parchment paper or buttered and floured). the sealed side of the bun should be facing the tray. Cover them with a kitchen towel and rest for another 30 minute in a warm place. You can preheat the oven to 160-170 degrees Fahrenheit and place it there.

Step 14: Now brush the buns with butter and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top. And bake them in 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20-25 min.

chicken buns recipe
stuffed chicken buns

Now these delicious buns are ready to be served! Enjoy the stuffed bun with your friends and family. Let us know how much they enjoyed this delicious item.

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Yield: 10-12 buns with 7cm diameter

Chicken stuffed oven baked buns

Chicken stuffed oven baked buns
Prep Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 120g flour
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 115 ml lukewarm milk
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 3 and 1/2 tbsp powdered milk
  • Sesame seeds

Chicken filling:

  • 1 cup chopped skinless boneless chicken
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • Salt for taste
  • spices: red chilly powder, black and white pepper, oregano, coriander powder or spices of your choice
  • Oil for cooking

Instructions

How to make the dough:

  1. In a small bowl or cup, add yeast and sugar into lukewarm milk. Mix them
    nicely. Set it aside for 15 min.
  2. Take another bowl and add flour to it. Add powdered milk, and salt to
    the flour as well. Mix them well.
  3. Make a well in the center to add the egg and yeast mixture into the dry ingredients.
  4. Once all the ingredients are well mixed, start kneading the dough by hand. The dough texture will be sticky at first, but the sticky-texture will reduce as you continue kneading. Add a little bit of flour if needed but avoid adding too much.
  5. After the dough is smooth and not sticky anymore, form a ball shape with the dough. Place the dough in a bowl, brush the dough with oil and rest it for an hour


How to make the chicken filling:

  1. In a small pan add oil and heat it on low-medium heat. Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to it. 
  2. Once the onion is sautéed, add the chopped chicken pieces to the pan. Add all the spices as well.
  3. Stir fry until the chicken is light brown and nicely cooked. Add a little bit of water
    if necessary to cook the chicken.

Preparing the buns:


  1. Take the dough out and divide it into several
    small even parts.
  2. Take a dough section and form it into a ball shape.
  3. Flatten the dough ball on a rolling board using your hand or a rolling pin.
  4. Add an adequate amount o chicken in the middle.
  5. Bring the outer edge of the flattened dough ball to the center (over the filling) and pinch it together to close. Make sure that the filling is completely covered.
  6. Put the buns on a baking tray lined with parchment paper And rest them in a warm place for 30 min. You can preheat the oven in 160-170 degree Fahrenheit and place the buns there.
  7. Brush he buns with butter and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.
  8. Bake them for 20-25 min in 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

5-6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 437Total Fat: 14.9gSaturated Fat: 7.1gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 265mgCarbohydrates: 59.8gFiber: 3gSugar: 18.6gProtein: 16.1g
© Maisha Faiz
Category: Savory

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