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Chicken Chimi in the Oven
SUBMITTED BY:
Jeri
PHOTO BY:
karendevi
"A fragrant, spicy chicken mixture is rolled up in flour tortillas and baked. This is my absolute favorite recipe! Serve with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole."
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PREP TIME
25 Min
COOK TIME
25 Min
READY IN
50 Min
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4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups salsa
3 tablespoons water
1/4 cup chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pound cooked, shredded chicken breast meat
1 cup refried beans
6 (10 inch) flour tortillas
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in salsa and water. Season with chili powder, cumin, and cinnamon. Transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth. Return mixture to the saucepan, stir in the chicken, and cook until heated through.
Spoon an equal amount of refried beans down center of each tortilla, and top with equal amounts of the chicken mixture. Fold tortillas over the filling, and secure with toothpicks. Arrange seam-side down in the prepared baking dish, and brush with the remaining olive oil.
Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, turning every 5 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
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Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2003 by FRANCY
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Jul. 21, 2003
Just loved this this recipe. Of course I fine tuned for my tastes but it was better than any I've had in any restaurant. I used 2 leftover roasted breasts, 1 1/2 cups salsa, less cinnamon, and I did not use the blender to pulverize the salsa. I merely added all the ingredients to the pan after onion and garlic were tender and heated. I used 10 10inch flour tortillas and filled them each with 1/3 cup filling. Now get this! I baked 5 of them and deep fried the other 5. The fried ones were more authentic and did not absorb as much oil as I thought they would.( oil must be very hot) The baked ones were just as delicious but with a slightly different texture to the tortillas. Be sure to paint the tortillas with oil all over before baking. Excellent recipe, Jeri. Kudos to you Francy
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Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by
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GINNYG
Aug. 29, 2002
Great recipe! I added a little non-fat cheddar. Hubby loves Chimichangas...so now we can have them and still eat a little more healthy!
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Great recipe! I added a little non-fat cheddar. Hubby loves Chimichangas...so now we can...
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Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2005 by
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Mar. 10, 2005
Almost 3 years after first trying this recipe, I still make it at least twice a month. I've eliminated the beans (makes the chimis too mushy) and the garlic (makes the leftovers too stinky). I make extras and freeze them to reheat for lunches -- obviously they're not crispy when reheated, but they're still delicious and the aroma will drive your co-workers crazy with envy! I don't even have to measure any of the ingredients, it's become so familiar and automatic. Thank you, Jeri!
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Almost 3 years after first trying this recipe, I still make it at least twice a month. I've...
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Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2005 by
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TchrJrHi
Jan. 5, 2005
I took the advice of many reviewers and reduced the amount of chili powder and completely omitted the cinnamon. The only problem I had was that the "shell" didn't brown in the time given. I baked at 425 for 25 minutes and it still wasn't as crispy as we would have liked. I think I will make again...much healthier than deep frying, but will tinker with spices (like the others) and add our other favorite ingredients like shredded cheese. Thanks for the post.
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Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2003 by RENA21
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RENA21
Feb. 21, 2003
Super yummy! This was such a great recipe to make with a leftover roasted chicken. I'm a bit lazy in the kitchen so I substituted a taco seasoning packet in place of all the spices and it was fabulous. I also took a tip from another reviewer and warmed the tortillas in the microwave before wrapping which made things even easier. This recipe is a keeper!
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Super yummy! This was such a great recipe to make with a leftover roasted chicken. I'm a bit...
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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by
schmerna
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schmerna
Jul. 23, 2003
These chimis were much healthier than you would get at a restaurant. I was hesitant to add the cinnamon, but I finally did and loved the result. I also used a store bought packet of taco seasoning instead of chile powder and cumin.
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These chimis were much healthier than you would get at a restaurant. I was hesitant to add...
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Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2006 by NINA
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NINA
Jan. 10, 2006
These were very good. Instead of putting in the separate spices, I used a taco seasoning packet that I had in the pantry. I bought a rotisserie chicken from Publix and shredded it, which worked really well, and I only used a half of the recommended cinnamon because I was nervous about it. It gave a slightly different flavor which was great. I also topped with store bought queso, on each serving. I wouldn't recommend adding to the whole dish because it would make the leftovers mushy, just heat up the queso and add when serving. Leftovers were great too. Thanks for a great recipe.
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Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2003 by Shelley Waits
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Shelley Waits
Jan. 12, 2003
These were excellent! I used fresh salsa and omitted the water, halved the chili powder and cinnamon, added extra garlic, used fat-free tortillas and fat-free sour cream for a very low-fat and delicious dinner! Got raves from the boyfriend who was in disbelief that low-fat Mexican food could taste this good. A+
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Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2003 by CookieDough
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CookieDough
Mar. 11, 2003
Excellent, but next time I'm going to use half the chili powder that the recipe calls for!
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Excellent, but next time I'm going to use half the chili powder that the recipe calls for!
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