Chimichangas De Pavo
"This Mexican inspired dish is my own creation and is a household favorite! We MUST have this dish at least once a week. Be warned, it's extremely tasty and addictive. We always serve this with Basic Mexican Rice Recipe #60573. I suggest adding a tsp of your favorite hot sauce if you like your filling to pack a little more heat."
photo by katia
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- olive oil (for frying) or canola oil (for frying)
directions
- Turn oven to 200 degrees.
- Wrap tortillas in foil and place in oven to soften and warm.
- In a bowl, combine ground turkey with garlic, onion and spices.
- Mix by hand until well incorporated.
- Cook turkey mixture in skillet over medium heat until meat is done.
- Drain off most of excess fluid.
- Heat oil in skillet on stove on medium-low heat.
- Remove torillas from oven and fill with about 1/4 of turkey mixture.
- Wrap torilla envelope-style and set seam side down on platter.
- Repeat until you have 8 burritos.
- Take burritos and fry two at a time in skillet, about 1 to 2 minutes for each side.
- Be sure to fry seam-side down first to keep a uniform shape.
- Serve hot with shredded cheddar and sour cream and thoroughly enjoy!
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Reviews
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A really fun recipe to try out! I also messed with the spices & got a pretty taste meat mix; I added some chopped spinach & diced zucchini to add nutrition. I admit I chickened out with cooking this like a chimichanga; instead I cooked it on my stovetop like a folded-over quesadilla!! I topped the meat with reduced fat mozzarella & red onions. I served it with some salsa & fat free sour cream. It was yummy, but a tad try so I may try adding a little taco sauce into the meat mix. Thanks so much for sharing this!! -
Very tasty! I added black beans, green chilies, and diced jalapeños, to the meat mixture and it turned out very good. Thanks for the great recipe! -
Very tasty, very easy recipe! I added less seasonings at the filling at first but before rolling the tortillas I added the rest. I also put at the filling before frying some tomato at the half of them. I topped with cheddar and greek yogurt instead of sour cream. The result was an easy, tasty dinner. Thanks Cynna. Made it for ZWT3. -
I'm giving you five stars cause we loved this...though I did add some salsa while the meat was cooking because I used ground chicken breast and it is quite dry. I've never made chimichangas before...lol...and had a bit of trouble folding the little fellows...but they really did turn out well. Served as you suggested with sour cream and shredded cheese...plus some salads. I can see me making these when the kids friends come over...they would love them as much as we did!!! -
This was really good. Could use a tweak in the seasoning though. After cooking the meat I tasted it before filling the tortillas and then added another teaspoon of cumin and 1 tsp of oregano. Everything else was wonderful! Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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Very tasty, very easy recipe! I added less seasonings at the filling at first but before rolling the tortillas I added the rest. I also put at the filling before frying some tomato at the half of them. I topped with cheddar and greek yogurt instead of sour cream. The result was an easy, tasty dinner. Thanks Cynna. Made it for ZWT3.
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