Chimichangas is one of the favorite Mexican dishes. A chimichanga is a tortilla filled with chicken and cheese filling. It is wrapped like a burrito and deep-fried in a heated oil. It is best served with a variety of dipping sauces. Serve it with your favorite side dishes like guacamole and salsa.
Ingredients:
• 1-1.5 lbs cooked seasoned chicken (chopped)
• 6-8 oz mozzarella cheese (shredded)
• 1 x 4 oz can of green chilies (drained)
• 8-10 large flour tortillas
• some oil for deep frying
Dipping Sauce:
• 1 small avocado
• 2 tbsp jalapeno juice
• 2 tbsp chopped pickled jalapenos
• 1 cup Mexican table cream
• 2 tbsp ranch seasoning
Instructions:
Prepare a large mixing bowl.
Add chopped cooked chicken into the bowl.
Add shredded mozzarella cheese and green chilies.
Mix the filling well to combine.
Set aside.
Microwave large flour tortillas for a minute.
Once done, lay a tortilla on a work surface.
Divide the filling into 8-10 equal portions to make 8-10 chimichangas.
Place the filling in the middle of the tortilla.
Wrap it like a burrito.
Do the same with the rest of the filling and tortillas.
Place them on a baking tray or plate.
Set a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Add some oil and let it heat.
Fry the chimichangas for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Once done, remove from the pan and transfer to a plate.
Let it cool and set aside.
Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce.
Add avocado into a food processor.
Add jalapeno juice and chopped pickled jalapenos.
Add Mexican table cream and season with ranch seasoning.
Push to combine well.
Once done, transfer to a sauce bowl.
Serve with chimichangas.
Enjoy!
Tips and ideas:
You can dip chimichangas in your preferred sauce like mustard, sweet and chili sauce, or mayonnaise.
You can store chimichangas in the fridge in an air-tight container for meal prep.
You can also cook chimichangas using an air-fryer.
Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rlG5ZF1mxM
😳 What Tinnitus Does To Your Brain Cells (And How To Stop It)
After 47 years of studies and countless brain scans done on more than 2,400 tinnitus patients, scientists at the MIT Institute found that in a shocking 96% of cases, tinnitus was actually shrinking their brain cells.
As it turns out, tinnitus and brain health are strongly linked.
Even more interesting: The reason why top army officials are not deaf after decades of hearing machine guns, bombs going off and helicopter noises…
Is because they are using something called "the wire method", a simple protocol inspired by a classified surgery on deaf people from the 1950s...
