Name: Easy Chicken Chimichangas Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups chicken; 1½ cups Mexican Cheese; ⅔ cup salsa; 6 Tortillas; 1 tbsp butter; optional toppings:; sour cream; salsa; tomatoes; Guacamole; fresh cilantro

How To Make Easy Chicken Chimichangas

For a quick and easy Mexican dish, try out these savory chicken chimichangas wrapped in lightly-roasted tortillas! Cook up a serving in just under an hour.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupschicken,shredded or chopped, cooked
1½cupsMexican cheese,shredded
⅔cupsalsa
6tortillas,8-inch
1tbspbutter,melted

Optional Toppings:

sour cream
salsa
tomatoes,diced
guacamole
fresh cilantro

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then mist with cooking spray.
In a bowl, stir together the chicken, cheese, and salsa until well-mixed.

To Assemble:

Spoon approximately ½ cup of the mixture into the center of a tortilla.
Fold in the sides, then roll the tortilla from bottom to top to make a chimichanga shape. Place the chimichanga seam side down on the baking sheet.
Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling mixture, then brush the outside of the tortillas with melted butter.
Bake for 25 minutes until the tortillas are golden brown.
Remove and serve with sour cream, salsa, or other desired toppings, and enjoy!