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I developed this quick and easy recipe through trial and error. I used to garnish with sour cream, too, but eliminated it in order to lighten the recipe. My friends all love it when I cook these, and they're much healthier than fried chimichangas. —Rickey Madden, Clinton, South Carolina
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Nutritional Facts 1 chimichanga equals 269 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 39 mg cholesterol, 613 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
Originally published as Baked Chicken Chimichangas in Healthy Cooking December/January 2009, p64
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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
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Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2011 by montana20
used enchilada sauceadded jalepenos, gr. pepper, gr. onion, very little cheese
used enchilada sauce
added jalepenos, gr. pepper, gr. onion, very little cheese
Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2011 by mkfrazier
Fantastic! I used 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, which yielded 2 cups of chicken, so I simply increased all other ingredients 25 percent. (I used just half the cumin to control the spice.) This made 8 large chimichangas. We have a new favorite Mexican-style dish!
Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2011 by angietalbot
I have made this again and again... my picky family likes them just fine. The butter makes the shells crunchy so I don't miss the deep frying at all. I have always had 6 sizable chimis using this recipe -- using 8 inch tortillas makes the calories match up in the nutrition info too.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2011 by stormxchaser57
Very delicious! However, I also had the same problem as the previous reviewer...I doubled the recipe and only got 9 small chimichangas out of it. I will make it again, but I will probably triple or quadruple the stuffing recipe next time.
Reviewed on May. 27, 2011 by jmkasprak
Brushing the butter on the tortilla before baking really gave it a nice crunchy texture like fried chimichangas. The picture makes it look like there is a lot of stuffing in each one, but I only got 5servings. I didn't measure, but maybe my tortillas were too big.
Brushing the butter on the tortilla before baking really gave it a nice crunchy texture like fried chimichangas. The picture makes it look like there is a lot of stuffing in each one, but I only got 5
servings. I didn't measure, but maybe my tortillas were too big.
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