Pollo Fundido

Kzim4's Note:

My husband loves to order this at Garcias, and so we had to find a recipe to make it at home. We found one on the web and have changed it a little to suit us.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 16.0 burritos

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 green pepper, finely diced
• 1/2 large onion, finely diced
• 15 -20 small flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend, divided

Sauce

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapenos
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 garlic cloves
• oil, for frying

Directions:

1. Boil chicken in water (or broth) until cooked through.
2. Let cool enough to handle, and then shred. Place in large mixing bowl.
3. Saute green pepper and onion in a small amount of butter or oil until pepper is tender and onion is translucent.
4. Add to chicken in bowl.
5. If you have a deep fryer, fill it up and turn it on. If not, heat up 2 inches of oil in a large fry pan over medium-high heat.
6. While the oil is heating, make sauce. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, jalapeños, half and half, and garlic cloves together in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
7. Add half of the sauce mix to the chicken mixture.
8. Add 1/2 cup of cheese to chicken mixture, and stir to combine all together.
9. Place approximately 1/2 cup of chicken mixture on a tortilla and roll up "burrito style". Repeat for remaining mixture.
10. Fry "burritos" in oil until golden brown, turning once if frying in a fry pan.
11. Remove to paper towels to drain.
12. Preheat oven to 325°F.
13. Place chicken "burritos" in a large glass pan (9x13 is recommended).
14. Pour remaining sauce over the top (you can reserve about 3/4 cup, if desired, for serving on the side).
15. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
16. Place in oven for approximately 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Reviews

[livvyfaye]

Not the same as the stuff you get in a restaurant, but definitely delicious. I did not use onions since my family doesn't like them, but I sauteed the peppers with some onion powder for flavor. The recipe does not tell you what to do with the peppers, so I just mixed them in with the sauce that I poured on top. I also baked instead of fried them, and they were great. I used evaporated milk instead of half and half, low fat sour cream, reduced fat cheese, and fat free cream cheese. My family loved them and I have a picky 3 and 5 year old.

[Daniellerheath]

Just as good baked. Spray with oil, bake at 425 17-20 minutes. once crunchy, top with sauce and replace in oven until melted. We also used light cream cheese & sour cream. Reheats great.