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1 teaspoon of seasoned salt
1 teaspoon of seasoned salt


1 cup of diced cooked potatoes
1 3 ½ ounce can of green sauce(tomatillos and chiles)


1 can of refried beans (optional)
1 cup of chicken of beef stock or bouillon


1 3 ½ ounce can of green sauce(tomatillos and chiles)
red peppers
 
mushrooms


1 cup of chicken of beef stock or bouillon
monterey jack cheese


12 large flour tortillas
12 large flour tortillas


Toppings of chopped lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, black olives and shredded Monterrey jack or cheddar cheese.
Chicken Chimi  Scrumptious fuselage of '''marinated''' chicken, peppers, mushrooms, onions, a secret sauce and Monterey Jack rolled in a tortilla, licked, sealed and quickly deep fried. Topped with a mildly-spiced red pep


Directions:
Directions:


Cook the meat in butter until done. Add onions and cook for 3-4 minutes longer. Stir in flour and mix well. Add spices, potatoes, sauce and stock. If you're using beans, add this now. Simmer until it thickens, which should take 5-10 minutes. Divide the mixture and place on tortillas. Fold into a rectangle (like a burrito) and fry in oil until both sides are browned. Sprinkle cheese over all the chimichangas. Melt cheese under the broiler.
Cook the meat in butter until done. Add onions and cook for 3-4 minutes longer. Stir in flour and mix well. Add spices, potatoes, sauce and stock. Simmer until it thickens, which should take 5-10 minutes. Divide the mixture and place on tortillas. Fold into a rectangle (like a burrito) and bake in a 425 degree over for ??? minutes. Sprinkle cheese over all the chimichangas. Melt cheese under the broiler.


If you don't want to put the beans in the chimichanga, it goes great as a side, accompanied with some Mexican rice. To make a quick version of Mexican rice, simply cook up some minute rice and add some salsa a little at a time to it until the rice is coated with the liquid of the salsa.
Use beans as a side dish, accompanied with some Mexican rice. Spice up the beans with a little bit of salt, pepper, ???.


To make a quick version of Mexican rice, simply cook up some minute rice and add some salsa a little at a time to it until the rice is coated with the liquid of the salsa.