Poblano And Nopales Chimichangas
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 1 poblano chile, halved, seeded, and sliced
- 1/2 cup sliced onion
- 1 cup cubed nopales*
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup shredded jack or pepper jack cheese
- 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 8 flour tortillas (8 in.), warmed slightly
- Salsa and guacamole
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0. Mix 1 tbsp. oil with melted butter, and brush some onto a baking sheet. Heat remaining 1 tbsp. oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; add chile, onion, nopales, and salt; and cook, stirring often, until vegetables soften and start to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Put 2 tbsp. each cheese and beans and about 1/4 cup of the vegetable mixture onto center of a tortilla. Fold in sides and roll up like a burrito. Set chimichanga onto greased baking sheet, seam side down. Fill remaining tortillas and space about 2 in. apart on pan. Brush remaining butter mixture over chimichangas.
- Bake, turning halfway through, until browned and crisp, about 20 minutes. Cut chimichangas in half diagonally and serve with salsa and guacamole.
- *Buy cut and cleaned nopales (cactus pads) at a Latino market.
- Make ahead: Through step 2 up to 5 hours, chilled; bake about 5 minutes longer.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per 2-piece serving.
vegetable oil, unsalted butter, poblano chile, onion, nopales, kosher salt, pepper, black beans, flour tortillas, salsa
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/poblano-nopales-chimichangas (may not work)