Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken chimichanga. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
My family absolutely loves this easy Chicken Chimichangas recipe! A large flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken, refried beans, cheese, salsa and spices. Here is a delicious recipe for a super crunchy cheesy chimichanga.
Chicken Chimichanga is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Chicken Chimichanga is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken chimichanga using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Chimichanga:
- Get 4 Large tortillas
- Make ready 1 tbsp oil
- Take 1 egg
- Make ready 1 Sour cream, guacomole, salsa to garnish - optional
- Make ready For the stuffing
- Prepare 1 large onion chopped
- Get 1/4 cup diced peppers
- Make ready 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- Make ready 300 grams boneless skinless chicken breast, cut and diced
- Prepare 1 Freshly ground black peppers and cayenne pepper to taste
- Take 1 A pinch of dried mexican oregano
- Take 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
- Get 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese or Pepper jack cheese
- Get 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Get 1 Salt and pepper to taste
- Make ready 1 Chilli powder or hot smoked paprika or chipotle to taste
Tortillas filled with a chicken, rice, beans and olive mixture - rolled, fried and topped with a piquant avocado mix, sour cream and cheese, all served on a bed of lettuce. Make these Tex-Mex Chicken Chimichangas for a dinner your whole family will love. Top with your favorite picante sauce, salsa or guacamole. These Baked Chicken Chimichangas are a healthier twist on the classic chimichanga.
Steps to make Chicken Chimichanga:
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the diced onions, sliced peppers and mushrooms. Give it a good pinch of salt, which helps them cook fast.
- Saute the veggies until the mushroom is golden brown and onions are translucent.
- Add the chicken, and saute it until it is cooked and restores its color.
- Add chilli powder, dried oregano, cumin powder and cook it a couple of minutes.
- Turn off the heat and combine the mixture in the bowl. You can deglaze the skillet using some cold water to retain the flavour. Add cheese to the mixture and set aside.
- Warm the tortillas in a skillet for 2 minutes, 1 minute on each side.
- Fill the tortillas with the veggie mixture and fold the tortillas. Use egg whites to seal the edges.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400°F. Before popping the tortillas in the oven, give them a very shallow fry for 2 minutes to make the top and bottom layer crispy.
- Pop them into the oven for 15 minutes and once done serve them with sour cream, guacomole and salsa (optional).
You won't even miss these being fried in this oven-fried version! This Chicken Chimichanga Recipe has flour tortillas that are filled with chicken, beans and cheese and. Creamy Chicken Chimichanga. featured in Tasty's Favorite Chicken Recipes! Chicken Chimichangas that are baked and stuffed with chicken, rice, spices, cheese and more. I believe that this chicken chimichanga is more of a Tex-Mex recipe than a traditional Mexican recipe, but either way - it's so good!
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