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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a skillet cook the ground beef with onion, garlic and bell pepper until no longer pink; drain fat. | 2. Add in 1-2 tablespoons oil, chili powder, cumin, thyme and cayenne; cook stirring until well browned (about 10-12 minutes) season with seasoned salt (or white salt) and black pepper. | 3. Add in chopped tomatoes and salsa; cook stirring for about 15-20 minutes. | 4. Add in corn, refried beans and black beans; stir with wooden spoon until heated through (about 5-6 minutes) season with more salt and pepper if desired; remove from heat. | 5. Place about 1/2 cup ground beef filling down the middle of each tortilla; fold opposite sides of the tortilla to center over the beef mixture, then fold ends toward center; secure with a toothpick; place on a plate and refrigerate for about 20 minutes. | 6. Heat about 2-inches oil in a heavy skillet until 375°F. | 7. Fry 1-2 chimichangas at a time in hot oil about 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. | 8. Place a bed of shredded lettuce onto a large serving plate or dish (this is only optional) then top with chimichangas. | 9. Sprinkle each hot chimichanga with cheddar cheese then dollop with sour cream. | 10. Serve with salsa and/or guacamole if desired. | 11. Delicious! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	2	tablespoons	minced	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
bell pepper	1		seeded chopped	-	-	-	-
oil	2	tablespoons		224.25599999999997	0.0	0.0717	25.4669
chili powder	2 -3	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cumin	2 -3	teaspoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
cayenne pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.862	0.5097	0.1081	0.1554
seasoning salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper				-	-	-	-
tomato	1	can	diced drained	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
salsa	1/2 - 3/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
corn kernel	1	cup	canned drained	184.71	36.4767	5.1042	2.0022
bean	1 1/2	1/2	refried	120.0	16.9655	17.3793	2.069
black bean	1	cup	canned rinsed drained	661.54	120.9784	41.903999999999996	2.7548
flour tortilla	6			-	-	-	-
oil				224.25599999999997	0.0	0.0717	25.4669
lettuce			shredded	-	-	-	-
cheddar cheese			shredded	-	-	-	-
cream			sour	-	-	-	-
guacamole				-	-	-	-
salsa				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.