Best 5 Mini Chicken Chimis With Jalapeno Cream Cheese Recipes

MINI CHICKEN CHIMIS WITH JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix chicken, cheese, beans and enchilada sauce. With a corner of an egg roll wrapper facing you, spoon 1/4 cup filling just below center of wrapper. (Cover remaining wrappers with a damp paper towel until ready to use.) Fold bottom corner over filling; moisten remaining wrapper edges with water. Fold side corners toward center over filling. Roll chimichangas up tightly, pressing at tip to seal. Repeat., In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry chimichangas, a few at a time, until golden brown, 2-3 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain on paper towels., In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and jalapeno peppers. Serve chimichangas with jalapeno cream cheese.

MINI FRIED CHICKEN AND CHEDDAR JALAPENO WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a deep, medium-size pot, heat about 3 inches of oil over medium heat until temperature reads 350°F on a thermometer.
• Meanwhile, make the waffles. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, jalapeno, salt and 1 cup of the grated cheese.
• In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs, then whisk in the buttermilk and vegetable oil.
• Incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
• Heat a waffle iron and spray with nonstick spray. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the batter into the waffle iron and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. (Follow the manufacturer's directions. You may need to adjust amount of batter based on your waffle iron.) Transfer the waffles to a wire rack set over a baking sheet and quarter. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Make the fried chicken: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper to combine. Pour the buttermilk into a shallow baking dish.
• Toss the chicken pieces in the flour mixture to coat.
• Working in batches, dip the floured chicken into the buttermilk, then return it to the flour and toss to coat. Working in batches, add the breaded chicken to the hot frying oil. Don't crowd the pot with chicken, as it will bring down the temperature of the oil. Fry until golden brown and the chicken rises to the surface of the oil, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oil and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
• Just before serving, turn the broiler to low. Scatter the remaining 1 cup grated cheese over the waffles and broil just until the cheese has melted, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly, then place a piece of chicken on top of a waffle square and secure with a toothpick.
• Serve immediately with hot sauce on the side.

JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Season chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Place into a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. Allow chicken to cool, and shred with 2 forks. Set chicken aside.
• Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and jalapenos until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; stir in the cream cheese in chunks, and allow cream cheese to melt and soften. Stir in cream cheese, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Mix in the cooked chicken meat; remove from heat.
• Pour half the green enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Lay tortillas out onto a work surface, and place chicken mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of Monterey Jack cheese per tortilla. Roll up the tortillas, and place into the sauce in the dish, seam sides down; pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle remaining 4 ounces of Monterey Jack cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is hot and bubbling and the cheese has melted, 30 to 35 minutes.

JALAPEñOS CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butterfly chicken breasts to as even a thickness as possible.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken with garlic powder to your taste.
• Cut jalapeños in half and remove seeds and membranes, then dice.
• Dice onion.
• Combine cream cheese, diced onion, jalapeños and soup-mix together well.
• Spray baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place each chicken breast out flat on pan.
• Spread cream cheese mixture equally on each chicken breast.
• Top each breast equally with bread crumbs. *(I use unseasoned crumbs because the soup-mix is a bit salty).
• Place in oven for 40-45 minutes. Check halfway through cooking time and cover with foil if needed (ovens can vary, so you may or may not need to do so).

CHICKEN CHIMI CHIMIES ( CHIMICHANGAS )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Boil chicken in water until done, about 15 minutes. For extra flavor add some onion & garlic (fresh or dry), and salt and pepper to the water. Shred chicken.
• Sauté garlic and onion in the oil about 5 minutes, don't brown.
• Stir together chicken and all the ingredients except for butter, tortillas and cheese.
• Brush tortillas one at a time with melted butter, to the dry side and a spoon a generous scoop of chicken mixture in a line about 1 inch from one edge of the tortilla, tuck in sides as you go and roll up tortilla, and place seam side down on a cookie sheet, repeat until all you mixture is used.
• NOTE: You can wait an brush with butter after it's rolled, this is done best if tortillas are room temperature.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• OPTION:.
• If you prefer your cheese melted, a few minutes before removing from the oven, sprinkle each chimi with shredded cheese.
• Serve chimis with shredded cheese, also good with sour cream, chopped tomatoes and black olives.