Chimichangas

I'm in a new recipe mood right now. (This means if I have a more successes, there may be a few more recipes coming.) Tonight I tried a recipe for oven-fried chicken chimichangas. I found the recipe online (don't even remember what I was searching for). It is FANTASTIC!

Oven-fried Chicken Chimichangas

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup salsa
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 green onion, chopped with some tops (about 1/4 cup)
• 6 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• Garnish with: salsa, cheese, chopped green onions, and sour cream

Directions:

1. Mix chicken, salsa, cumin, oregano, cheese and onions.
2. Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture in the center of each tortilla.
3. Fold opposite sides over filling.
4. Roll up from bottom and place seam-side down on a baking sheet.
5. Brush with melted margarine.
6. Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until golden.
7. Garnish with additional cheese and green onion and serve salsa and sour cream on the side.

My Notes:

• AMAZING!!
• Instead of margarine, I brushed them with olive oil.
  
• I only cooked them for about 20 minutes.
• I must have overstuffed them, because I only had enough filling for 5, not 6.
• I didn't mix the cheese in with the salsa/chicken mixture, but rather sprinkled it on top after spooning the mixture into the tortilla. As a result, I'm pretty sure I didn't use a full cup of cheese.
  
• I sprayed the pan with nonstick spray, just in case.
• I brushed the oil around the ends too, not just on top. This made the ends extra crispy, which was YUMMY!
• I suspect this same recipe would also taste great with beef or pork. (Mmm....I will have to try that!)
  
• Did I mention they were amazing? So scrumptious! They were crispy, just as if they had been fried. But they WEREN'T! It's so beautiful.
  

Here's another picture, right after I took them out of the oven.