Chi Chi’s Baked Chicken Chimichangas

Since 1976, Chi Chi’s restaurants have been known for their fun atmosphere and great Mexican style food. Today you can get many of their great products in your local supermarket.

1. 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken, cooked and shredded

2. 2 tablespoons olive oil

3. 1/2 cup chopped onion

4. 2 cloves garlic, minced

5. 1/3 cup chili powder

6. 1 CHI-CHI’S® Salsa (16-ounce) jar

7. 4 tablespoons water

8. 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

9. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

10. Salt

11. 6 (10-inch) flour tortillas, warmed

12. 1 cup CHI-CHI’S® Refried Beans

13. Olive oil

14. Sour cream

15. Guacamole

How to cook :

In large saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in chili powder, salsa, water, cumin and cinnamon. Pour mixture into blender container or food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Process untilsmooth. Pour back into saucepan; stir in chicken. Add salt to taste.

Heat oven to 425ºF. Grease rimmed 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Working with 1 tortilla at a time (keepremaining tortillas wrapped), spoon a heaping tablespoon of beans down center of each tortilla. Top with about 1/2 cup chicken mixture. Fold up the bottom, top and sides of tortilla; secure with wooden picks, if necessary.

Place chimichangas in greased baking pan, seam-side-down. Brush all sides with oil.

Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown and crisp, turning every 5 minutes. Serve with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.

Serves 6

source : america’s most wanted recipe

Almond Cookies

Serve these little cookies as an afternoon snack with a pot of tea.What a treat!

2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. vegetable shortening
2 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp. almond extract
1 c. blanched unsalted almonds



1. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Cut shortening into dry ingredients with a fork or pastry cutter.
3. Add beaten eggs and almond extract. Stir with a spoon until well mixed.
4. Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
5. Shape dough into balls the size of a large cherry.
6. Put on greased cookie sheets. Press an almond into the center of each cookie to
slightly flatten.
7. Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Preparation time: 20 to 25 minutes
Baking time: 15 to 25 minutes
Makes about 4 dozen cookies

by : cooking the chinnes way book

California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Pizza

The original BBQ chicken pizza introduced in the first California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in 1985. A delicious and
unique dish which includes smoked Gouda cheese.

• Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling
• ½ cup Bullseye Original barbecue sauce
• 2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• Commercial pizza dough or dough mix
• ½ small red onion, sliced into ½ inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast half
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

1. 1. Cook chicken in large frying pan over medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Be careful not to
   overcook. Set aside in refrigerator.
2. 2. Once chicken is chilled, coat with barbeque sauce and set aside.
3. 3. Follow instructions on the commercial pizza dough or dough mix to prepare enough dough for
   a 10-inch crust.
4. Form pizza dough into a ball and roll out over a floured sur face until 10 inches wide, round and flat.
5. 4. Put pizza crust onto a baking sheet and spread remaining barbeque sauce evenly over crust.
6. 5. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella and the gouda cheese over sauce.
7. 6. Add barbeque chicken, red onion, and cover with remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Add
   cilantro on top of the mozzarella.
8. 7. Bake for 10 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden.
9. Serves 6-8