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Chicken Chimichangas with White Cheese Cream Sauce

Chicken Chimichangas with White Cheese Cream Sauce

The best Chicken Chimichanga with cheese sauce you will find north of mexico
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Chimichanga

  • 2 cups Chicken shredded
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • ½ cup Onion chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • ½ tsp Ground Cumin
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 pinch Cayenne
  • 1 cup Black Beans
  • 1 cup Sweet Corn
  • 1 Tomato chopped
  • 1 handful Cilantro chopped
  • 5 tbsp Butter divided
  • 4 Flour Tortillas

White Sauce

  • 2 ½ cups Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 cup Half and Half
  • 1 tbsp Flour

Toppings and Sides

  • Guacamole to top
  • Cilantro to top
  • Chopped lettuce to top
  • Refried beans on the side
  • Spanish rice on the side

Instructions
 

Chimichanga

  • Cook chicken in skillet until juices run clear or just use rotisserie chicken and tear up the chicken into small pieces.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add in the onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
  • Add in the garlic and cook for an additional minute,
  • Add in the chicken, spices, sweet corn, and black beans. Cook for a minute.
  • Add in the tomato and cilantro. Stir well to combine and cook for a minute more, or until warmed through. Remove the skillet from heat.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a microwave-safe bowl.
  • Scoop about 3/4 cup worth of the chicken and bean mixture onto the center of each tortilla. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of cheese each. Brush the outside of the tortilla with butter and fold the tortilla. To fold, bring in both sides, then bring the bottom upward, and then turn the whole chimichanga over, longways, to fold over the remaining top side. Move to a prepared baking sheet. Brush each chimichanga with the melted butter.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then flip and butter the other side of the chimichangas. Bake for another 8 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp.

White Sauce

  • While the chimichangas bake, combine the Half and Half with the flour in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and microwave for 2 minutes.
  • Stir well and add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of cheese.
  • Stir again and microwave for another minute. The cheese should be melted now. Stir until completely smooth. If your sauce is too runny, give it a few minutes to cool and it will thicken up.
  • Serve the chimichangas with cheese sauce, guacamole, cilantro, and chopped tomato with refried beans and Spanish rice on the side.
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