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.
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
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then mist with cooking spray.
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In a bowl, stir together the chicken, cheese, and salsa until well-mixed.
To Assemble:
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Spoon approximately ½ cup of the mixture into the center of a tortilla.
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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.
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Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling mixture, then brush the outside of the tortillas with melted butter.
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Bake for 25 minutes until the tortillas are golden brown.
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Remove and serve with sour cream, salsa, or other desired toppings, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 468.44kcal
- Fat: 31.27g
- Saturated Fat: 14.60g
- Trans Fat: 0.77g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.55g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.64g
- Carbohydrates: 19.72g
- Fiber: 3.10g
- Sugar: 2.18g
- Protein: 27.71g
- Cholesterol: 110.62mg
- Sodium: 690.80mg
- Calcium: 386.19mg
- Potassium: 371.78mg
- Iron: 1.36mg
- Vitamin A: 200.39µg
- Vitamin C: 2.49mg
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