Recipe Chicken Chimichanga's

[detroitdad]

I found a couple of the pictures

Spanish Rice: I cheated. I bought a box of Spanish rice to use for the stuffing

Ingredients:
Spanish Rice
Shredded Chicken (I used three breasts)
Medium spicy salsa
Cumin
Oregano
4 tortillas

Method

• Shred the chicken and mix it in with the cooked Spanish rice. Add the listed seasonings and salsa (and a few other things, but I can't remember what they were).
• Stuff and wrap the tortillas. (FWIW, Colleen tried to show me how to wrap them properly, but you can see I failed. I lightly brushed them with oil and baked them in the oven).
• Top with whatever you like.

 

[ElizabethB]

Looks good to me. BTW - my everyday dinner ware is white. I have a dinner plate, bowl and salad plate like yours for photos. It makes a nice background for food.

 

[detroitdad]

Looks good to me. BTW - my everyday dinner ware is white. I have a dinner plate, bowl and salad plate like yours for photos. It makes a nice background for food.

That's our standard dinner ware. I don't care what they look like. As long as they successfully hold my food lol Thank you for the compliment.

 

[Morning Glory]

I have a dinner plate, bowl and salad plate like yours for photos.

I hate to say this but very few exceptions, the best background for food is not a patterned one. Basically, a patterned plate interferes with the visual perception of the shapes, colours and textures of the food. Having said this, a patterned rim on the plate can work sometimes to 'frame' the food. I am speaking from a professional perspective here - if you want the photos to really show the food at its best (this isn't simply my personal opinion). The same goes for the background surface/background behind the plate. So often a good photo is ruined because its photographed on a grungy coloured work top.

But, of course, you can serve food on any plate you like really! Its how it tastes that really matters.

 

[ElizabethB]

@morning glory for the advice. I will stick to my white plates and look for rimmed plates - probably at the thrift store.

 

[Morning Glory]

@morning glory for the advice. I will stick to my white plates and look for rimmed plates - probably at the thrift store.

If you want to improve your food photography the best thing to do is look at some high end food blog photos and see how they plate up. Simple is usually best!

 

[sidevalve]

patterned or plain plates - it looks good to me - another one on the 'must try' list

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

I love the golden brown color on the surface of the tortilla. The oil makes a world of difference!

 

[CraigC]

I found a couple of the pictures

Spanish Rice: I cheated. I bought a box of Spanish rice to use for the stuffing

Ingredients:
Spanish Rice
Shredded Chicken (I used three breasts)
Medium spicy salsa
Cumin
Oregano
4 tortillas

Method

• Shred the chicken and mix it in with the cooked Spanish rice. Add the listed seasonings and salsa (and a few other things, but I can't remember what they were).
• Stuff and wrap the tortillas. (FWIW, Colleen tried to show me how to wrap them properly, but you can see I failed. I lightly brushed them with oil and baked them in the oven).
• Top with whatever you like.

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Did the black beans come with the Spanish rice and is that cheese in the mix?

 

[detroitdad]

Yes, the beans came in the mix.

I topped them with cheese, lettuce, ect.... after they were cooked

 

[Morning Glory]

@morning glory for the advice. I will stick to my white plates and look for rimmed plates - probably at the thrift store.

I recently purchased a black plate which I think will look good for some dishes. Sorry - I'm off topic!

 

[Morning Glory]

I really must make some Chimichangas. I do have some tortillas, so its a start!

 

[detroitdad]

I made these again yesterday. They were as big a hit as the first time I made them

 

[Morning Glory]

I made these again yesterday. They were as big a hit as the first time I made them

Seems like almost anything goes as fillings - at least, that is what I thought after Googling! Are there some 'essential' elements when it comes to the filling?

 

[detroitdad]

fired these up again, family loved them.