Community Pick
Hearty Baked Chicken Chimichangas
"Great tasting dish found at the goldmine site"
photo by teresas
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
- 16 ounces salsa (mild or spicy)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 10-inch flour tortillas
- 1 cup refried beans
- olive oil (for basting)
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Garnishes
- sour cream
- guacamole
directions
- In lg saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.
- stir in chilli powder,salsa,cumin and cinnamon.
- stir in shredded chicken.
- let cool.
- preheat oven to 450 degerees F.
- put a heaping tablespoon of beans on each totilla top with about 1/2 cup of chicken mixture fold up the bottom, top and sides of tortilla; (may need to secure with toothpic) place chimichangas in greased baking pan, seam side down.
- Brush all sides with oil.
- bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown turning every 5 minutes.
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Reviews
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Superb! You can really taste the cinnamon which makes these special. No cheese necessary! -
These were awesome! I was pleased that they did actually get crunchy like a chimichanga. I was not sure about the beans, but they went perfectly with it. I omitted the cinnamon (DH's preference), used less oil for the sauteing portion, and only 1/2 cup of the salsa, since the kind we use is hot. I could not get these to fold up into a rectangle, so just folded them enchilada style, and did not turn them over, as I knew they would fall apart if I did. Additional garnishes we used were diced tomato and cilantro. They were so delicious! -
I didn't especially like the cinnamon addition, it gave it a different flavor that I am used to. It also would have better had there been a sauce on top (I can't remember the name, but it usually is a white sauce). Thanks for sharing, though, it's always fun to try something new. -
This recipe is delicious! Made it for dinner tonight, it made the house smell great and tasted even better! I used nutmeg in place of cinnamon because I couldn't find the cinnamon for the life of me. I also cooked the chicken breasts in a can of mild enchilada sauce before shredding it. Served with homemade salsa and homemade guacamole. -
My hubby and I really liked this recipe. The tortilla's turned out perfect and the chicken mixture alopng with the beans was AWESOME. Will definitely make this again. I didnt make any modifications to this recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
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Tweaks
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This recipe is delicious! Made it for dinner tonight, it made the house smell great and tasted even better! I used nutmeg in place of cinnamon because I couldn't find the cinnamon for the life of me. I also cooked the chicken breasts in a can of mild enchilada sauce before shredding it. Served with homemade salsa and homemade guacamole.
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I'll admit I used beef instead of chicken but I didn't wander much more than that from the recipe and it was awesome! The tortillas came out awesome and crispy. I topped mine with some queso and couldn't resist eating two!
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very good recipe. i tweaked it a little just because my husband is a picky eater. onion powder instead of onions and i used tomato sauce in the mixture and salsa for topping. also i omitted the beans - neither of us like them. very easy to make and very tasty!! -
This was wonderful! the cinnamon adds an interesting but great flavor. I used a can of rinsed black beans instead of refried beans.
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I substituted 12 oz of shredded cheddar cheese for the refried beans and stirred it in with the chicken mixture. A hit with the kids & the spouse.
