Best Turkey Chimichangas Recipes

SMOKED TURKEY BAKED CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• Preheat your toaster oven to 400 degrees F or high.
• Place turkey in a bowl and season with chili powder. Add shredded cabbage, chipotles in adobo, tomato sauce, scallions. Toss filling to combine and season with salt and pepper. Place tortillas in a kitchen towel and set in microwave. Microwave on high for 1 minute. To build, place a generous handful of cheese near one edge of the tortilla. Pile 1/4 of your filling in the tortilla. Tuck sides up and roll tortilla tightly. Repeat to make 4 large stuffed tortilla wraps. Brush the toaster oven baking tray with vegetable or olive oil. Brush the wraps with oil and bake until deep golden all over, 15 to 17 minutes. Top with sour cream, cilantro or parsley and chopped orange or yellow tomato, as garnishes.

BAKED TURKEY AND JACK CHEESE CHIMICHANGAS - WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Coat a 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add turkey to skillet and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Drain any excess liquid from pan and then add beans, 1 3/4 cups of salsa, chili peppers, chili powder and scallions. Cook until heated through, about 3 minutes; stir in cheese.
• Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in foil; warm in oven for 10 minutes.
• Assemble chimichangas by spooning about 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto each tortilla; fold in sides and roll up.
• Place chimichangas in prepared baking dish. Bake uncovered until tortillas are crisp and browned, about 20 minutes. Serve each topped with 2 Tbsp of salsa and 1 Tbsp of sour cream.

TURKEY AND CHEESE CHIMICHANGAS (WW)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Spray a skillet with Pam.
• Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with Pam.
• Over medium-high heat cook turkey for 5 minutes or until browned.
• Drain and then add next 5 ingredients (beans - scallios). Cook until heated through (3-5 minutes) and then stir in cheese. Take off of heat.
• Meanwhile wrap tortillas in foil and warm in oven for 10 minutes.
• To assmble chimichnagas spoon 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto each tortilla and fold up sides and roll up burrito style.
• Place chimichangas, seam side down in prepared baking pan.
• Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until tortillas are crisp and brown.
• Serve each topped with 2 tablespoons of salsa and 1 tablespoon of sour cream.

TURKEY CHIMICHANGAS W/GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2. Shred or chop turkey; set aside.
• 3. REFRIED BEANS: Empty can of refried beans into a medium size pot. Add 1/3 can of the drained Rotel Tomatoes, 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese, a spoonful of the green Chile peppers, a pinch of chili powder, a pinch of cumin and salt to taste. Heat over med/low heat until cheese melts; stirring occasionally.
• 4. Heat 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil in large skillet over med/low heat. Add onions, garlic and jalapeno; cook until onions are tender. Add chili powder, cumin and salt; stir in 1/3 can rotel tomatoes and 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro; continue cooking until moisture cooks out (about 2 minutes). Stir in turkey and sour cream, cooking and stirring until warm; remove from heat.
• 5. Melt 2 Tbsp butter with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Brush oil mixture generously on a large rimmed baking sheet or pan. Spread about 2 Tbsp of the bean mixture down the center of each tortilla, leaving about 2 inch border. Divide chicken mixture into 4 equal parts and add to each tortilla. Top with 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. Fold top and bottom pieces in (the short edges) and then fold in the sides. Place seam side down on the baking sheet; brush with oil mixture.
• 6. Bake about 10 minutes and then gently flip over and brush tops with oil and bake another 10 minutes.
• 7. Remove from oven and serve with rice and any leftover refried beans. Top with sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and more cheese if desired. Dress up to your preference.
• 8. SAUCE: Combine ingredients and cook over medium heat until liquid reduces (about 20 to 30 minutes).

TURKEY CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• In small saucepan heat turkey and gravy.
• Heat oil in skillet. In each tortilla put some turkey mixture, sprinkle with cheese, roll up burrito style and fry till golden brown
• Top with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and salsa. Enjoy!

SUSAN'S TURKEY CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees, brown up turkey and add taco seasoning and cook according to seasoning directions.
• Using a pastry brush, lightly coat shells on both sides with oil, stack and wrap in tin foil. Place shells in oven and heat for 12 min. When you remove the shells, keep oven at 350.
• For assembling: imagine center line of shell, spoon 1 table spoon of beans, 3tbs of meat, 1tbs salsa, sprinkle cheese and fold into center line tuck in corners the fold the rest.
• Once assembling is done you want to add rest oil to skillet over medium-high heat. When hot enough fry each side of chimi for 1 minute (until golden brown) drain on paper towel and put onto foil line baking sheet. **Special note, after frying and once chimi is cool you may store the extra in freezer bags and freeze them for guest or later meals...
• Once frying is done, sprinkle more salsa on top and rest of cheese then bake for 15 min. until cheese is melted.