Chicken And Cheese Pupusas

Ingredients

• 16 ounces ground chicken breast
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 pound part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 medium green pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 small tomato, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups masa harina
• 6 cups water

Method

1. 1 Sauté chicken in oil over low heat until white, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.
2. 2 Add onion, garlic, green pepper, and tomato. Cook until chicken is done. Remove from heat and refrigerate to cool.
3. 3 While filling cools, mix masa harina with enough water to form a stiff, tortilla-like dough.
4. 4 Once cooled, mix the grated cheese into the chicken filling.
5. 5 Divide dough into 24 balls. Flatten each into a circle, add filling, seal edges, and flatten to 1/2-inch thick discs.
6. 6 Cook pupusas in a very hot iron skillet until golden brown on both sides. Serve hot.