Chicken Chimichangas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb. cooked chicken (pulled from bone or diced if no bone)
    3/4 tsp. ground cumin
    1/4 tsp. salt
    8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
    1/2 c. sliced green onions
    1/2 tsp. dried oregano
    1 (16 oz.) jar salsa or picante sauce (divided)
    1 (8 oz.) pkg. shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese (divided)
    sour cream (optional)
Preparation
    Combine chicken, green onions, cumin, oregano and salt in a large sauce pan.
    Stir in 2/3 cup salsa or picante.
    Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring often. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of chicken mixture just below the center of each tortilla; sprinkle evenly with half of the cheese.
    Fold left and right sides of tortilla to partially enclose filling.
    Fold up top and bottom edges of tortilla (making a square).
    Place folded side down in a lightly greased baking dish, coated with Pam.
    Repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas.
    Bake at 475\u00b0 for 13 minutes.
    Heat remaining salsa in a small sauce pan; pour over tortillas and sprinkle evenly with the remaining cheese.
    Top with sour cream if desired.

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