Cheesy Chimichangas

Name: Cheesy Chimichangas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 servings canola oil; 12 servings Sour cream and guacamole, optional; 12 6-inchs flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed; 2 teaspoons garlic salt; 454 grams ground beef; 12 servings Shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes; 227 grams cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided; 2 larges onions, chopped; 1 teaspoons pepper; 454 grams jar salsa, divided; 227 grams cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Cheesy Chimichangas might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 41g of fat, and a total of 539 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up canolan oil, pepper, garlic salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour tortillas you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Sugar Crisps as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in garlic salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Beef

Meat

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Frying Pan

Brush one side of each tortilla with oil. Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture off-center on oiled side of tortillas. Top with 1 tablespoon each of salsa, cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese. Fold sides and ends over filling and roll up. Secure with toothpicks; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

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Monterey Jack Cheese

Cheddar Cheese

Tortilla

Salsa

Beef

Roll

Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

Toothpicks

Brush with oil

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Cooking Oil

Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Sprinkle with remaining cheeses.

Bake 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

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Cheese

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Oven

Remove toothpicks.

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Toothpicks

Serve chimichangas on a bed of lettuce and tomato. Spoon remaining salsa over chimichangas.

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Lettuce

Tomato

Salsa

Serve with sour cream and guacamole if desired.

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Sour Cream

Guacamole

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Servings:

12servings

canola oil 12servings

Sour cream and guacamole, optional 126-inchs

flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed 2teaspoons

garlic salt 454grams

ground beef 12servings

Shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes 227grams

cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided 2larges

onions, chopped 1teaspoons

pepper 454grams

jar salsa, divided 227grams

cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Fess Parker Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 29 dollars per bottle.

Fess Parker Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Aromas of black cherry, forest floor, lavendar, raspberry, graham cracker, rose petal, and vanilla. Flavors of bing cherry, red currant, cranberry, earth, cacao, mineral.