Southwestern Eggrolls
recipe adapted from AllRecipes
Rub 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over chicken breast. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook chicken approximately 5 minutes per side, until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from heat and set aside.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in green onion and red pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until tender.
Dice chicken and mix into the pan with onion and red pepper. Mix in corn, black beans, spinach, jalapeno peppers, parsley, cumin, chili powder, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until well blended and tender. Remove from heat and stir in Monterey Jack cheese so that it melts.
Wrap tortillas with a clean, lightly moist cloth. Microwave on high approximately 1 minute, or until hot and pliable.
Spoon even amounts of the mixture into each tortilla. Fold ends of tortillas, then roll tightly around mixture. Secure with toothpicks. Arrange in a medium dish, cover with plastic, and place in the freezer. Freeze at least 4 hours.
In a large, deep skillet, heat oil for deep frying to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Deep fry frozen, stuffed tortillas 10 minutes each, or until dark golden brown. Drain on paper towels before serving.
*To keep warm, placed browned eggrolls on a baking sheet in a 200 degree oven until ready to serve.
These look so good and full of flavor!
Egg rolls, chimichangas – whatever you call them – they look fabulous to me! Yum!
yum! i love southwestern eggrolls! so tasty!
I stumbled upon this recipe via foodgawker. Looks great! But do you think they'll still be exciting if I just skip the chicken? (cooking for vegetarian friends)
Do these HAVE to be deep fried? Could they be cooked in a flat plate sandwich maker? I am thinking of the way Lebanese doner kebabs are toasted in a sandwich press.
Anonymous 1 – you can definitely omit chicken and just increase the amount of veggies for a vegetarian option.
Anonymous 2 – I've only deep fried and baked them. I prefer the texture of the deep friend version (which is what I posted). I didn't even think of cooking them in a flat plate sandwich maker/press but I would assume it would work since it would be like a pressed wrap sandwich. If you decide to try it, please let me know!
Those look so wonderful, I have added the ingredients I need to my grocery list. Thank you so very much for sharing.
Joelen, what temp and time did you bake these for? I'd prefer to do that instead of frying. Thanks!
Marianna, when I've baked then, I brushed them with a little oil (or spray oil) and baked in a 375 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes until browned.
Thanks!
I definitely made more filling that the recipe called for + so glad I did. These things are fantastic + I'm eating them every day for lunch this week!
These are amazing. I made them on Thursday and was asked to make them again tonight. I will be doubling maybe tripling this recipe to freeze extra.