Chicken Chimichangas
These chicken chimichangas are baked instead of fried, so they're extra easy!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 649kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small white onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 small roma tomato chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 1/2 cups shredded chicken
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup refried beans
- 4 10-inch flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 cup salsa verde
- 1/2 cup pico de gallo
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy bottomed skillet. Add the onions, garlic, and jalapeno and cook until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chili powder, cumin, salt, and cinnamon and stir to combine. Cook 30 seconds.
- Add the tomato and cilantro and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken and sour cream. Remove from heat.
- Lay one tortilla on a flat surface and spread with a thin layer of refried beans. Top with 1/4 of the chicken mixture and 1/4 of the cheese.
- Fold in the edges of the tortilla and roll up tightly. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Place tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet and brush with the melted butter.
- Bake for 10 minutes, flip, and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Top each chimichanga with salsa verde and pico de gallo before serving.
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Notes
recipe lightly adapted from Food Network
Nutrition
Serving: 1chimichanga | Calories: 649kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 1823mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1320IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 337mg | Iron: 3.7mg