Chicken Chimichangas
Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 red onion 
- 10 ounces rotel original diced tomatoes and green chilies 
- 1 garlic clove 
- 1 lb boneless chicken, breast- cubed- raw 
- 14 ounces chicken broth 
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for sauteing) 
- 1 -2 tablespoon chili powder (adjust to your liking) 
- 1 -2 tablespoon ground cumin (adjust to your liking) 
- 1 dash pepper 
- 1 tablespoon dried cilantro 
-  flour tortilla (burrito size, don't put in with chicken mixture, look at directions) 
- 1 lb extra melt american cheese () 
- 10 chopped jalapenos, slices (from sliced jalapenos in jar) 
- 1/4 cup milk (go slow with milk, add less or more if necessary) 
Recipe
- 1 saute garlic, onion in small amount of olive oil. 
- 2 combine garlic and onion with other ingredients from above and boil until chicken is cooked. don't add water because you have the chicken broth. 
- 3 shred chicken with fork and place back in mixture. 
- 4 just before placing chicken mixture in flour tortilla, strain with slotted spoon. make sure to get excess liquid out. place 1 scoop of filling into 1 burrito size tortilla. 
- 5 next, pour cheese dip on top. 
- 6 close tortilla in chimichanga shape and hold together with toothpicks (2-3). repeat with remaining tortillas and chicken mixture. 
- 7 place chimichangas on greased cookie sheet. use basting brush and baste olive oil on tops and sides of chimichangas. 
- 8 bake 350 for 15-20 minutes or desired crunch/golden on top to your liking. 
- 9 serve topped with more cheese dip, lettuce, hot sauce, etc. 
- 10 cheese dip: combine the cheese ingredients and melt on stove on low. make sure to stir often. if you can't find extra melt american cheese just use regular american cheese. 
 
 
 
          
      
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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