Tuesday, January 30, 2007

CHILI'S SOUTHWESTERN EGGROLLS

Ingredients:
1 chicken breast fillet
1 T vegetable oil
2 T minced red bell pepper
2 T minced green onion
1/3 C frozen corn
1/4 C canned black beans, rinsed and drained
2 T frozen spinach, thawed and drained
2 T diced, canned jalapeno peppers
1/2 T minced fresh parsley
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
Dash cayenne pepper
3/4 C shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Five 7-inch flour tortillas (I used egg roll wraps found in the produce section)

Directions:
Preheat barbecue grill to high heat.

Rub chicken breast with some vegetable oil then grill it on barbecue for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until done. Lightly salt and pepper each side of chicken while it cooks. Set chicken aside until it cools down enough to handle.

Preheat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Add red pepper and onion to pan and sauté for a couple minutes until tender.

Dice cooked chicken into small cubes and add it to pan. Add corn, black beans, spinach, jalapeno peppers, parsley, cumin, chili powder, salt, and cayenne pepper to pan. Cook for another 4 minutes; stir well so that spinach separates and is incorporated into mixture. Remove pan from heat and add cheese; stir until cheese is melted.

Wrap tortillas in a moist cloth and microwave on high temperature for 1 1/2 minutes or until hot.

Spoon approximately one-fifth of mixture into center of a tortilla. Fold in ends and then roll tortilla over mixture. Roll tortilla very tight, then pierce with a toothpick to hold together. Repeat with remaining ingredients until you have five eggrolls.

Arrange eggrolls on a plate, cover plate with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.

While eggrolls freeze prepare avocado-ranch dipping sauce by combining all of ingredients in a small bowl. (Recipe shared separately)

Preheat 4-6 cups of oil to 375 degrees.

Deep fry eggrolls in hot oil for 12-15 minutes and remove to paper towels or a rack to drain for about 2 minutes. Slice each eggroll diagonally lengthwise and arrange on a plate around a small bowl of dipping sauce.

Garnish:
2 tablespoons chopped tomato
1 tablespoon chopped onion

Garnish dipping sauce with chopped tomato and onion.

Serves 3-4.

Recipe shared by Dawn (Liz) Holt. It is Top Secret Recipes version of Chili's Southwestern Eggrolls.

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