Green Chili Cheese Beef Or Chicken Chimichangas Recipes

GREEN CHILI CHICKEN CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper then set in a pan and bake for about 20-25 minutes until they are 165 degrees F. when tested with an instant-read meat thermometer. Remove from the oven and cool enough to shred the meat with a couple of forks. Alternatively, you can use leftover chicken or even a rotisserie chicken.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the chopped onions in two tablespoons of oil for 2-3 minutes over medium-high heat just until they start to soften. Add the diced green chilies and cook for another minute.
• Sprinkle the flour, cumin, salt, and garlic powder over the onions and green chilies and stir, cooking for about 30 seconds before adding the green chili salsa or salsa verde, shredded chicken, and chicken broth, then stirring to combine.
• Cook for about 5 minutes until the mixture has thickened and the shredded chicken has absorbed the juices, then remove from the heat.
• To make each chimichanga, warm the tortillas so they are pliable, then scoop a generous amount (about 1/2 cup) of the green chili chicken filling onto each tortilla. Fold in both sides and the bottom of each tortilla over the chicken filling, then rolling it up just like you would a burrito, tucking in the sides to create a tight packet. Secure with toothpicks.
• Heat a large skillet with enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan over medium-high heat. You can deep fry the chimichangas if you want, but I find that about 1 cup of oil is more than enough to pan-fry all of my chimichangas this way. Working in batches, carefully place 3-4 chimichangas, seam side down, into the hot oil and fry until golden brown and crispy. Use tongs to carefully flip each chimichanga and fry on the other side until crispy and brown as well.
• Remove the cooked chimichangas from the pan and set on a paper towel-lined plate until all chimichangas are cooked. Remove the toothpicks, then serve the warm chimichangas with all of the fixings.
• Leftovers can be stored in the fridge, although they won't be as good the next day.

GREEN CHILI, CHEESE, BEEF OR CHICKEN CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º.
• In a large bowl mix beef (or chicken), chilis, cilantro, cumin, oregano, cheeses, crushed red pepper flakes and green onions. Divide mixture into 6 portions - about ½ cup each.
• Place one portion of the meat/cheese mixture in a line on the tortilla, leaving room to fold.
• Fold sides over to about 1" each side - just covering filling.
• Roll up from the bottom. Using a pasty brush, brush seam side with a little olive oil. Place seam side down on baking sheet.
• Repeat for remaining tortillas.
• Brush tops with remaining olive oil.
• Bake on center rack of oven at 400º for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Garnish as desired and serve with refried beans, rice or salad.

CREAMY CHICKEN CHEESE CHIMICHANGAS WITH GREEN CHILE SAUCE..

Steps:

• Place 1lb. or approx.4 large chicken breast in broth to cook till fork tender.
• Drain,but reserve 1 cup broth.
• When cool to handle,cut into 1/4"-1/2" diced pieces.
• Add first 8 ingredients to pot and cook to melt cheese and well blended.
• Heat tortillas.Preheat oven 400.
• Place 1/3 cup filling on each and roll ends and sides,to make a rectangle.
• Seams down in pam sprayed 13x9 baking dish.
• Brush tops with olive oil or spray with pam also.
• Bake 25 minutes till browned and crisped.
• In saucepan,pour reserved broth.
• 1/4 cup flour,1tsp chicken bouilion,and 1 1/2 tsp cumin whisk,till blended.
• Add 1/2 cup milk whisking till smooth and thickened. Add 4oz can diced green chiles.Pour spoonfuls of sauce over chimichanga when ready to serve.I added cooking chicken and sauce to prep time.Sauce should resemble in thickness of a gravy.

GREEN CHILI CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• Mix gravy, chiles, and beef in a bowl.
• Put about 1/2 cup mixture in tortilla and roll up burito style (they roll better if warmed slightly).
• Fry until golden brown.
• Can be topped with your favorites such as sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, etc.