Recipe: Chili's Southwestern Eggrolls (2 copycat recipes)

Posted by Melinda on 8:04:19 pm 5/18/98:
I make my southwestern eggrolls with the following:
Combine in large bowl
One small can refried black beans
One can black beans (drained)
1/2 of pkg. frozen spinach (defrosted and squeezed dry)
Two medium fresh tomatoes (small diced)
1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro (chopped)
4 green onions finely chopped
1 teas. cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
3/4 cup grated monterey jack

Put a couple heaping tablespoons of the mixture in a snack size warmed flour tortilla and wrap like a burrito (very tightly) use toothpick to hold in place. Fry in 1/2 deep oil in skillet on medium heat. Turn and brown other side. Cut each one in half diagonally and serve on platter with ranch dip, salsa or whatever dip you like. This makes quite a few so I usually keep part refrigerated and make some more a few days later! Enjoy

Posted by friend on 01:09:40 am 5/13/98:
I found this on TSR board
I absolutely love the southwestern eggrolls at Chili's. I couldn't find the recipe, so I created my own. My recipe is pretty good if I may say so myself, I was very surprised by how much it resembled Chili's. Here it is...
1 15oz can corn (drained)
1 15oz can black beans (drained, but leave a little juice)
1 package (small) frozen chopped spinach
4 medium chicken breast (no skin, Lemon Pepper variety if you can get it)
1 8oz package Monterey Jack Cheese w/Jalepeno (grated)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (may use more if you like)
salt and pepper (if desired)
1 package eggroll wrappers (contains 20)

Bake chicken breast at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (or until no longer pink in center)

While chicken is baking, defrost spinach in microwave. Once defrosted you need to squeeze the excess water out of the spinach.
3. Add spinach, corn, beans and cumin to bowl and mix together. Refrigerate until chicken is ready.

Once chicken has cooled slightly, tear it into shreds. Add shredded chicken and grated cheese to spinach mixture. Mix well. Roll mixture in eggroll wrappers (there are instructions inside the package that show how to wrap eggrolls.)

The package says that you can fry or bake the eggrolls, frying the eggrolls tastes better. (This is not a healthy meal
you know)

Serve eggrolls warm with blue cheese dressing. They are delicious.
Makes approximately 20 eggrolls (depends on how fat you want your eggroll)