Chi-Chi’s Chicken Chimichangas

Ingredients

  • •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • •4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • •1 white onion, chopped
  • •3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • •1 jalapeno pepper, diced (remove seeds for less heat)
  • •1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • •1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • •1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • •Kosher salt
  • •1/2 cup diced fire roasted tomatoes
  • •2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • •2 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • •1/4 cup sour cream
  • •1 15-oz can refried beans
  • •4 10-inch flour tortillas
  • •1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, plus more for topping
  • •Mexi-sauce, for topping (see recipe below)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Melt the butter with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet; transfer to a bowl. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the skillet. Add the onion, garlic, and jalapeno and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt; toast 30 seconds. Add the tomato and cilantro and cook until slightly dry, about 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken and sour cream and warm through. Remove from the heat.

Brush a rimmed baking sheet with some of the butter-oil mixture. Spread 2 tablespoons refried beans down the center of each tortilla, leaving a 2-inch border on both ends. Top with 1 cup chicken mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Fold in the ends and roll up.

Put the chimichangas seam-side down on the baking sheet; brush with the butter-oil mixture. Bake 8 to 10 minutes per side, brushing again after you flip. Top with the sauce and more cheese. Serve with remaining beans and Mexican Rice.

Chi-Chi’s Mexi-sauce
Saute 1/2 cup chopped onion and 2 chopped garlic cloves in a skillet with vegetable oil. Add a pinch each of chili powder, cumin, sugar and salt; cook 30 seconds. Stir in two 4-ounce cans chopped green chiles, cook 2 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth and simmer until thickened, then puree. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.