Southwest Chicken
Smokey, tangy flavors flood this chicken with a warm flavor to be enjoyed in many ways! Serve in a bowl, in wontons, tortillas, with chips, over a salad, or wrapped in lettuce.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken, cooked and shredded or diced
- 1 16oz can black beans, drained
- 2 cups frozen corn, regular can use fire roasted corn
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced or other favorite peppers like, anaheim, poblano, jalapenos)
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 2-4 oz shredded cheese, Monteray Jack Mexican cheese blend, cheddar, or mozzarella
- 1 oz crumbled cotija cheese
Seasonings
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Making them into appetizers:
- wonton wrappers or
- flour tortillas
- More serving options are listed below.
Instructions
- Cook chicken in a skillet, oven, slow cooker, instant pot, or use rotisserie, or leftover cooked chicken. Shred or dice chicken.
- In a skillet, add cooked chicken along with all the seasonings (including cornstarch) with a 1/2 cup of water and bring it to a simmer.
- Add the black beans, corn, onion, peppers, cilantro, and cheese.
- Lots of serving suggestions below (or check my post for other fun appetizer options)
- Place the cooked filling into wonton wrappers or tortillas, the wontons can be folded into triangles or envelope shapes or baked in a muffin pan (check the post for more details).Flour tortillas are another great option. Cook as desired until golden brown and crisp on the outside.
- They can then be baked (350°), air-fried, or fried in oil until golden brown.Serve with the avocado ranch dip recipe in the post.
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Notes
Serving options;
- It's great over a bowl of rice for a cozy meal
- Serve it in a bowl and add some cornbread
- Wrap it in lettuce for a low-carb option
- Closed wonton bites
- Open wonton "cups"
- Wrap it in tortillas or egg roll wrappers and brown them
- Meal prep it into burritos, brown them. Then reheat + eat
- Place it over a salad
- Heat and serve as a dip, and serve it with tortilla chips
- Serve it with a fried egg on top for a great breakfast or brunch meal