Easy Chimichangas
A Quick and Easy dinner recipe that will satisfy the entire family. These Chimichangas are full of flavor and can be paired with almost anything.
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Easy Chimichangas ~ Quick and Easy Delicious Dinner Recipe.
Sometimes I have leftover roast beef and I almost always use it to make chimichangas. This is a super delicious way to have shredded beef and they are pretty darn easy to make.
Ingredients Needed:
- roast beef, cooked and shredded somewhere between a pound and pound in a half will make about 8 chimichangas
- Tex-Mex spice mix
- water
- colby jack cheese, shredded
- burrito style flour tortillas
- green onions, chopped
- shredded lettuce
- sour cream
- salsa
- vegetable oil for frying
How To Make:
In a skillet over medium-high heat, stir together beef, Tex-Mex spice mix and water.
Cook just until meat is heated through and turn off heat.
Heat flour tortillas for about a minute in the microwave to soften them up.
On the center of each tortilla, spoon about 2 tablespoons of meat and about 1 tablespoon cheese and roll up, folding sides in to form a closed roll. Secure with a wooden pick.
Heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees and fry chimichangas a few at a time, placing seam side down first, in oil.
Watch chimichangas carefully, turning as they start to brown. It will only take a few minutes per side.
When they are browned on all sides, remove to paper towel lined plate to drain.
Serve with shredded lettuce, green onions, sour cream and salsa.
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Easy Chimichangas
Sometimes I have leftover roast beef and I almost always use it to make chimichangas. This is a super delicious way to have shredded beef and they are pretty darn easy to make.
Ingredients
- roast beef, cooked and shredded somewhere between a pound and pound in a half will make about 8 chimichangas
- 2 tablespoons Tex-Mex spice mix
- 2 tablespoons water
- 8 oz colby jack cheese, shredded
- 8 burrito style flour tortillas
- 3 green onions, chopped
- shredded lettuce
- sour cream
- salsa
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, stir together beef, Tex-Mex spice mix and water.
- Cook just until meat is heated through and turn off heat.
- Heat flour tortillas for about a minute in the microwave to soften them up.
- On the center of each tortilla, spoon about 2 tablespoons of meat and about 1 tablespoon cheese and roll up, folding sides in to form a closed roll. Secure with a wooden pick.
- Heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees and fry chimichangas a few at a time, placing seam side down first, in oil.
- Watch chimichangas carefully, turning as they start to brown. It will only take a few minutes per side.
- When they are browned on all sides, remove to paper towel lined plate to drain.
- Serve with shredded lettuce, green onions, sour cream and salsa.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1321Total Fat: 60gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 2056mgCarbohydrates: 135gFiber: 16gSugar: 8gProtein: 59g
Nutritional calculations are estimated and may not be accurate.