Tex Mex
Beef Chimichanga
Beef Chimichanga is Tex Mex home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground beef
- 4 burrito-size flour tortillas
- 16 oz canned refried beans
- 1.5 cups shredded cheddar
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 3 cups neutral oil
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Brown the ground beef with the onion, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and salt until cooked through.
- Spread refried beans down the center of each tortilla, then top with beef and cheddar.
- Fold in the sides and roll each tortilla tightly into a sealed packet, securing the seam.
- Heat the oil in a deep skillet to 350F.
- Fry the chimichangas seam-side down first, turning, until golden and crisp all over, about 4 minutes, then drain.
- Serve topped with salsa and sour cream.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Beef Chimichanga carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Chicken Burrito Bowl |
| Gluten | Yes | Beef Enchiladas |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Hearty
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Grains, Pulses, Dairy, and Meat or fish
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Beef Chimichanga takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on beef, tortilla, and cheese.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.