Low-Fat Chimichangas Recipe - Cooking Index
1 | Black beans - rinsed and drained (16-ounce) | |
1 | Stewed tomatoes - (8-ounce) | |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Chile powder - to 3 |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Dried oregano or italian her |
22 | Corn tortillas - to (6-inch) | |
1 cup | 62g / 2.2oz | Finely chopped green onion - including tops |
1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Shredded jarlsberg lite chee |
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Procedure: Mix beans, tomatoes, chile powder and oregano in saucepan. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Uncover and simmer, stirring and crushing some of the beans against side of pot, 5 minutes longer. Set aside. Warm tortillas per package directions and keep warm under a hot, damp cloth. Place 1 tablespoon of bean mixture on center of each tortilla. Sprinkle with a rounded teaspoon of onion, then a tablespoon of cheese. Fold opposite sides of tortillas on top of mixture twice, forming square packets. Place fold sides down on non-stick pan. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Cook over low heat, covered, 3 to 5 minutes until heated through and bottoms are crispy. Presentation: Serve at once or keep warm on a covered warming tray. Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings (22 to 24 pieces). Orange County Register Newspaper Posted by Dorothy Cross, Prodigy Food and Wine Board
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