SOUTHWESTERN PASTA SALAD RECIPE RECIPES

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Total Time 35 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

• Ingredients

Menu Description: "Smoked chicken, black beans, corn, jalapeno Jack cheese, red peppers and spinach wrapped inside a crispy flour tortilla. We serve it with our avocado-ranch dipping sauce." Chili's was the first chain to popularize the Southwestern-style eggroll, but as with any successful menu item, clones have been popping up on other major chains' appetizer menus over the past several years. Even though it's more like a small chimichanga than an eggroll, this appetizer is a fabulous creation with monster flavor. A flour tortilla is stuffed with a spicy blend of corn, green onions, black beans, spinach, jalapeno peppers, Monterey Jack cheese and spices; then it's deep-fried. Slice the fried rolls diagonally, dunk the wedges into a creamy avocado ranch sauce, and you've done your taste buds a solid. Make these several hours before you plan to serve them so that they can freeze before frying (it's a great dish to make a day ahead of a party or event). This freezing step will help the outside fry to a golden brown, but the eggrolls will stay folded, and oil won't seep in. Assembling the eggrolls takes a little time, so if you like these, I suggest making a double batch. Since you'll be freezing them, you'll have extra on hand in the freezer ready to cook with just a little additional effort. Source: Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 by Todd Wilbur.

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes0S

Prep Time 2 hours 10 minutes0S

Cook Time 2 hours 10 minutes0S

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 810 calories