These are so good and healthier than the fried version
Baked Chicken Chimichangas
Author: Freebies for Friends
Ingredients
- 1 sm. onion - chopped
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 Tbls. vegetable oil OR butter OR margarine
- 2 cups salsa
- 1½ tsp. chili powder
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 2½ cups cooked, shredded chicken OR turkey
- (8) 12" flour tortilla
- 1 cup canned refried beans
- non-stick cooking spray - as needed
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, sauté onion and garlic in oil/butter until tender; stir in salsa, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, and salt; fold in chicken/turkey; remove from heat and set aside.
- -Working with one tortilla at a time, spoon 2 Tablespoons of beans down the center of each tortilla; top with a scant ½ cup of the chicken mixture.
- -Fold the top and bottom of the tortillas toward the center, then roll up the sides.
- -Secure with wooden toothpicks or pieces of spaghetti noodles if necessary.
- -Place chimichangas in a 13" X 9" X 2" baking pan, seam side down.
- -Spray all sides of the chimichangas with a light coating of cooking spray.
- -Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp, turning after 10 minutes.
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