Chicken and Mushroom Chimichangas
Easy 151 min

Chicken and Mushroom Chimichangas

european french greek italian middle eastern region russian bread side main spicy sour savory umami hard fast

Prep

47 min

Cook

104 min

Total

151 min

Ingredients (18)

3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided g
½ cup diced onion g
½ cup diced poblano peppers g
½ cup sliced mushrooms g
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste g
12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes g
¼ teaspoon ground cumin g
¼ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper g
1 pinch dried Mexican oregano g
1 tablespoon water, or as needed g
4 ounces pepper Jack cheese, shredded g
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste g
4 large flour tortillas g
1 large egg white, beaten g
¼ cup guacamole (Optional) g
¼ cup sour cream (Optional) g
¼ cup salsa (Optional) g
¼ cup cilantro leaves (Optional) g

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Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a heavy baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

2

Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, poblano peppers, and mushrooms; season with salt and black pepper. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes; continue cooking until vegetables begin to brown, 5 to 10 minutes more.

3

Move vegetables to edges of the skillet, leaving a space in the center. Drizzle 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil into center. Add chicken pieces to the center; season with cumin, ground chipotle, Mexican oregano, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until chicken pieces are browned, about 5 minutes.

4

Stir chicken and vegetable mixture together. Off heat, drizzle water over chicken mixture; scrape browned bits of food off the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Transfer mixture to a bowl; set aside to cool. Wipe the skillet clean.

5

Stir pepper Jack cheese into chicken mixture to combine; season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.

6

Heat the same skillet over medium heat until hot. Add 1 tortilla to the skillet; heat until warmed and flexible, about 30 seconds per side.

7

Place tortilla onto a work surface; spoon 1/4 filling in a line across middle of the tortilla. Fold bottom of tortilla just over filling; brush top and exposed inside parts of tortilla with egg white. Fold right and left sides towards the center like an envelope, enclosing filling. Roll tortilla to enclose filling in a rectangular packet. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

8

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add chimichangas; cook on both sides until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.

9

Bake in the preheated oven until tortilla is puffed up, golden brown, and outside is crisp, 12 to 15 minutes. Spoon 1 tablespoon guacamole, 1 tablespoon sour cream, 1 tablespoon salsa, and 1 tablespoon cilantro onto each chimichanga to serve.