Deep Fried Chimichangas

Submitted by PeachPie24

"This is a family favorite I created one evening when we first got our deep fryer. If you don't have a deep fryer, a skillet will work just fine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 8 Chimichangas
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1 medium onion
• 4.92 ml garlic powder
• 29.58 ml Season-All salt
• 28.34 g package taco seasoning
• 297.66 g can cream of chicken soup
• 226.79 g package cream cheese
• 226.79 g package cheddar cheese
• 8 flour tortillas
• toothpick

directions

1. *Put chicken breasts in a large pot, cover with water.
2. *Chop up the onion and add it to the water, along with the garlic powder and season all (additional seasoning may be added to the water if desired).
3. *Bring to a boil and then simmer until the chicken is completely cooked.
4. *Drain the water and dispose of the onion, return the chicken to the pot and shred it with two forks.
5. *To the chicken, add the taco seasoning, the cream of chicken soup, the cheddar cheese and the cream cheese. Blend Well.
6. *Place this mixture in the middle of your tortillas, fold them securely (use the toothpicks to secure if needed) and then deep fry until golden brown.