4.6 from 24 votes
Chicken Chimichangas
These chicken chimichangas are baked instead of fried, so they're extra easy!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 649 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small white onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Jalapeno pepper minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 small Roma tomato chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 1/2 cups shredded chicken
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup refried beans
- 4 inch flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 cup salsa verde
- 1/2 cup Pico de Gallo
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy bottomed skillet. Add the onions, garlic, and jalapeno and cook until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chili powder, cumin, salt, and cinnamon and stir to combine. Cook 30 seconds.
- Add the tomato and cilantro and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken and sour cream. Remove from heat.
- Lay one tortilla on a flat surface and spread with a thin layer of refried beans. Top with 1/4 of the chicken mixture and 1/4 of the cheese.
- Fold in the edges of the tortilla and roll up tightly. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Place tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet and brush with the melted butter.
- Bake for 10 minutes, flip, and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Top each chimichanga with salsa verde and pico de gallo before serving.
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Notes
- recipe lightly adapted from Food Network
Nutrition Information
Serving
1chimichanga
Calories
649kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Cholesterol
115mg
(38%)
Sodium
1823mg
(76%)
Potassium
511mg
(15%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
1320IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
337mg
(34%)
Iron
3.7mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 649
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1chimichanga | |
| Calories | 649kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 115mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 1823mg | 76% |
| Potassium | 511mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 1320IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 337mg | 34% |
| Iron | 3.7mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.