Pollo Fundido

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 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
• 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

Recipe

• 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.