Flour tortilla stuffed with a delicious chicken filling, fried, topped with jalapeño cream cheese, and cheese.
Pollo Fundido means “molten chicken” and it’s a popular Mexican dish that consists of a Chimichanga or burrito (baked or fried) filled with shredded chicken and a Jalapeño cream cheese sauce melted on top.
Normally this dish would be a little spicy inside, but I like to make it milder so my grandkids will eat it and enjoy it. You can go mild, medium, or spicy.
Place a cheddar slice on top of the sauce, and place under high broil for 3-4 minutes until melted.
Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken, fried, topped with jalapeño cream cheese, cheddar cheese.
Ingredients:
What Ingredients Do I Need for Pollo Fundido?
Chicken filling:
Filling: Cook chicken breast by slow-cooker, Instant-Pot, or shred a rotisserie chicken.
Salsa: Store-bought, or Homemade salsa
Seasonings: Ground cumin, Salt & Pepper, minced dried onions, and Mexican oregano
Cheese: Mexican blend, Pepperjack cheese, or Monterey Jack cheese.
Fundido Sauce
Cream cheese
Sour Cream or Mexican sour cream
Half and half milk or Whole milk
Jalapeños or Serranos - add another pepper for spicy
Garlic and Onion Powder
How To Make Pollo Fundido
Prepare Fundido sauce by adding all sauce ingredients to a food processor or blender and mix until smooth. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Set aside 1 cup for chicken filling. Refrigerate the remaining sauce for topping.
Mix chicken, salsa, cumin, oregano, Fundido sauce, and 1 cup of cheese in a large bowl.
Place a large spoonful in the center of the tortilla, and fold sides in and roll into a burrito.
Place 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a skillet and fry burrito on both sides until light golden brown
Place burritos on a large baking sheet, and spoon over Fundido sauce over each burrito.
Place a cheddar slice on top of the sauce, and place under high broil for 3-4 minutes until melted.
Top with chopped cilantro, green onions, or your favorite toppings.
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Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken, fried, topped with jalapeño cream cheese, cheddar cheese.
Ingredients:
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Fundido Sauce
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons sliced jalapenos
- 4 tablespoons half and half
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder Chicken filling
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 tbsp minced onion
- 1/2 tsp dried Mexican oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 cup salsa, hot or mild (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 cup Fundido sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded Mexican Blend cheese
- 6 flour burrito size tortillas
- 6 Mild Cheddar Cheese Slices
Instructions:
- Prepare Fundido sauce by adding all sauce ingredients to a food processor or blender and mix until smooth. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Set aside
- Mix chicken, salsa, cumin, oregano, Fundido sauce, and 1 cup of cheese
- Place a large spoonful in the center of the tortilla, and fold sides in and roll into a burrito.
- Place 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a skillet and fry burrito on both sides until light golden brown
- Place burritos on a large baking sheet, and spoon over Fundido sauce over each burrito.
- Place a cheddar slice on top of the sauce, and place under high broil for 3-4 minutes until melted.
- Top with chopped cilantro or green onions.
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