Turkey Chimichangas Recipes

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt bacon grease over medium heat. Saute meat, onion, garlic, tomatoes, chilies and potatoes until the onion softens. Add salt, oregano, chili powder and cilantro; simmer 2-3 minutes. Place a scant 1/2 cup meat filling on each tortilla. Fold, envelope-style, like a burrito. Fry, seam side down, in 1/2 in. of hot oil. (360°-375°) until crispy and brown. Turn and brown other side. Drain briefly on a paper towel. Top as desired; serve immediately.

Steps:

• brown ground turkey.
• add seasoning and water acording to pkg directions.
• remove meat from pan.
• heat enough oil in pan to fry, about half full.
• wrap portion of meat into tortilla, burrito style.
• fill all torillas till meat mixture is gone.
• with tongs place chimichangas two at a time in heated oil, seam-side down.
• Fry till golden brown on both sides.
• serve topped with lettuce, cheese, salsa and sour cream.
• enjoy!

Steps:

• Fill a deep-fryer with peanut oil and heat to 350 degrees F. (If you do not have a deep-fryer, you can use a Dutch oven filled with about 4 inches of oil heated to 350 degrees F.)
• Allow the turkey to simmer in the gravy in a medium saucepan for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Wrap the tortillas in a clean, damp kitchen towel and microwave just long enough to make them pliable, about 20 seconds. Unwrap and lay one on the counter, and layer in your leftover ingredients, starting in the lower center of the tortilla, adding 1/4 cup each of mashed sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing and the warmed turkey in gravy. Take care to keep the ingredients away from the edges so they don't spill out.
• Fold the bottom half over the filling to the center of the tortilla. Then, fold each remaining side in. The filling should be mostly covered at this point. Roll everything away from you towards the top of the tortilla and secure the seam with toothpicks. Repeat the process until all the burritos have been rolled.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Fit a rack inside a sheet tray and set aside.
• Carefully place one burrito at a time into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the oil and allow the excess oil to drain over the fryer or pot. Hold on the prepared rack in the oven while you fry the remaining chimichangas. Serve on a bed of flat leaf parsley, orange slices and cranberries. Slice the chimichangas in half, then top with the leftover warm gravy and enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat your toaster oven to 400 degrees F or high.
• Place turkey in a bowl and season with chili powder. Add shredded cabbage, chipotles in adobo, tomato sauce, scallions. Toss filling to combine and season with salt and pepper. Place tortillas in a kitchen towel and set in microwave. Microwave on high for 1 minute. To build, place a generous handful of cheese near one edge of the tortilla. Pile 1/4 of your filling in the tortilla. Tuck sides up and roll tortilla tightly. Repeat to make 4 large stuffed tortilla wraps. Brush the toaster oven baking tray with vegetable or olive oil. Brush the wraps with oil and bake until deep golden all over, 15 to 17 minutes. Top with sour cream, cilantro or parsley and chopped orange or yellow tomato, as garnishes.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2. Shred or chop turkey; set aside.
• 3. REFRIED BEANS: Empty can of refried beans into a medium size pot. Add 1/3 can of the drained Rotel Tomatoes, 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese, a spoonful of the green Chile peppers, a pinch of chili powder, a pinch of cumin and salt to taste. Heat over med/low heat until cheese melts; stirring occasionally.
• 4. Heat 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil in large skillet over med/low heat. Add onions, garlic and jalapeno; cook until onions are tender. Add chili powder, cumin and salt; stir in 1/3 can rotel tomatoes and 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro; continue cooking until moisture cooks out (about 2 minutes). Stir in turkey and sour cream, cooking and stirring until warm; remove from heat.
• 5. Melt 2 Tbsp butter with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Brush oil mixture generously on a large rimmed baking sheet or pan. Spread about 2 Tbsp of the bean mixture down the center of each tortilla, leaving about 2 inch border. Divide chicken mixture into 4 equal parts and add to each tortilla. Top with 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. Fold top and bottom pieces in (the short edges) and then fold in the sides. Place seam side down on the baking sheet; brush with oil mixture.
• 6. Bake about 10 minutes and then gently flip over and brush tops with oil and bake another 10 minutes.
• 7. Remove from oven and serve with rice and any leftover refried beans. Top with sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and more cheese if desired. Dress up to your preference.
• 8. SAUCE: Combine ingredients and cook over medium heat until liquid reduces (about 20 to 30 minutes).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Spray a skillet with Pam.
• Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with Pam.
• Over medium-high heat cook turkey for 5 minutes or until browned.
• Drain and then add next 5 ingredients (beans - scallios). Cook until heated through (3-5 minutes) and then stir in cheese. Take off of heat.
• Meanwhile wrap tortillas in foil and warm in oven for 10 minutes.
• To assmble chimichnagas spoon 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto each tortilla and fold up sides and roll up burrito style.
• Place chimichangas, seam side down in prepared baking pan.
• Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until tortillas are crisp and brown.
• Serve each topped with 2 tablespoons of salsa and 1 tablespoon of sour cream.