Chicken Chimichangas with Green Sauce
From carterl 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 8
These chimichangas save time by using leftover chicken, or a cold rotisserie chicken from the supermarket as well as canned items to make the sauce!
Ingredients
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup shopping list
- 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles shopping list
- 5 pitted green olives shopping list
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped shopping list
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded monterey jack cheese shopping list
- 1/2 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning shopping list
- 1 pound shredded cooked chicken meat shopping list
- 8 (10 inch) flour tortillas shopping list
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded sharp cheddar cheese shopping list
- 1 cup chopped green onion shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream shopping list
How to make it
- Pour the cream of chicken soup into a blender along with the green chiles, olives, jalapeno, and lime juice.
- Puree until smooth, then pour into a saucepan, and warm over medium-low heat while proceeding with the recipe.
- In a large bowl, stir together the cream cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and taco seasoning until well blended.
- Fold in the chicken.
- Evenly divide mixture among the 8 tortillas.
- Fold each tortilla into a rectanglular packet around the filling.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Fry 4 chimichangas at a time until golden brown, then drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
- To serve, place a chimichanga on a plate, and ladle the warm sauce overtop.
- Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese and green onions.
- Finish with a dollop of sour cream.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
great recipe thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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These sound delicious. Thank you.
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