Ingredients
- 2/3 cup picante sauce
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1/3 tbsp dried oregano leaves, crushes
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions--chopped
- 8 inch flour tortilla
- 2 tbsp margarine
- shredded cheddar cheese
- chopped onion
- picante sauce
This recipe requires very little effort to prepare and can be prepared in less than 5 minutes. You would have to be patient with the sauce and let it cook properly. It is guaranteed to be a big hit with all your family members and friends for a casual get together. From the citric taste of the lemons to the compliment of the spice, so whether it’s a laid back breakfast with a friend or dinner with the whole family, the good times will start to roll once everyone takes their first bite!
Health benefits
Chimichangas can be considered as a derivative of a deep fried burrito, it consists of a tortilla surrounded by a filling, which in this case happens to be chicken, sauce, margarine and cheese. The cumulative health benefits of these ingredients is invaluable to the human body, making it an extremely wholesome dish, which contains carbohydrates, protein, iron, folate and calcium.
Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin in red blood cells. A deficiency of this nutrient can result in anemia. Each serving of chimichanga also supplies the body with a good measure of folate which can prevent birth defects.
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How to Make Chimichangas
Trivia
Mexican food blended with American cuisines are known as Tex Mex. |
