BAKED CHICKEN CHIMICHANGAS

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My family loves this recipe! If we have any leftover chicken mixture we use it for enchiladas, which are my husbands favorite!

Provided by Delia Hartman @dilpiklhartman

Categories     Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/2 cup(s) chicken, cooked, shredded
2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
1/2 cup(s) onion, chopped
2 clove(s) garlic, minced
1/2 tablespoon(s) chili powder
16 ounce(s) salsa, mild or hot depending on your taste
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cumin
1 pinch(es) salt
6-10 - flour tortillas
1 cup(s) refried beans
- olive oil for basting
- sour cream
- guacamole if desired

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in chili powder, salsa, and cumin. Stir in shredded chicken and let it cool.
  • Grease rimmed 15x10x1 baking pan. Working with one tortilla at a time, spoon a heaping tablespoon of beans down the center of each tortilla. Top with 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture. Fold up the bottom, top and sides of the tortilla; secure with wooden toothpick in necessary.
  • Place chimichangas in greased baking pan, seam side down. Brush all sides with the olive oil. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and crisp, turning every 5 minutes. Serve with sour cream and guacamole.

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