🧀 Homemade Crispy Comfort Food 10/10 ✨ must try ✨

Crispy Fried Chicken Chimichanga with a TWIST

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🌱 Ingredients :

Chimichanga

• Large flour tortillas

• Sweet peppers

• ½ onion

• 1–2 jalapeños

• 4 cloves garlic

• 1 tsp red pepper flakes

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 2 tsp garlic powder

• Pepper jack cheese

• Cheddar cheese

• Butter

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Fried Chicken

• 2–4 chicken tenders

• 2 eggs

• Flour

• Panko crumbs

• 2 tsp cayenne pepper

• 2 tsp black pepper

• 2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp oregano

• 2 tsp smoked paprika

• Pepper jack cheese

• Cheddar cheese

• Frying oil

🧑🏻‍🍳 Recipe :

Chimichanga Filling

1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with butter.

2. Add jalapeños, onion, sweet peppers, and minced garlic.

3. Season with salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder.

4. Cook until soft and fragrant, then remove from skillet and set aside.

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Fried Chicken

1. Heat oil in a frying pot until ready for frying.

2. Set up a dredge station:

• Flour

• Egg

• Panko mixed with black pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, smoked paprika, and cayenne.

3. Dip chicken in flour → egg → seasoned panko.

4. Fry for 5–10 minutes, turning until golden and crispy on both sides.

5. Remove from oil and set aside.

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Chimichanga Assembly

1. Heat a skillet with oil for frying. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Warm a large tortilla (skillet or microwave) until pliable.

3. Fill tortilla with:

• Buffalo sauce

• Crema

• Fried chicken

• Sautéed vegetables

• Pepper jack & cheddar cheese

• Cilantro + fresh lime juice

4. Roll tightly into a burrito, tucking the ends.

5. Fry chimichanga 1–5 minutes, watching closely until golden.

6. Remove and place on a baking sheet.

7. Top with more crema, pepperjack cheese, and cheddar cheese

8. Bake 5 minutes until melted.

9. Pull, cut, and ENJOY 🤘🏼