I’m not sure what recipes I will choose when I have cooked all the Mexican recipes in the Stockyards City Cookbook, but for now I still have a few left to choose from! This week I am cooking Mama’s Chimichangas. I hope you have a hungry group when you fix this because like the other dishes I have made, this one makes a lot of food. The recipe calls for 8 inch tortillas but I used the 8 inch as well as the 12 inch size, giving everyone an option depending on how hungry they were. So, let’s get cookin’!
MAMA’S CHIMICHANGAS
by Patricia Parent
1 lb. Cooked Beef, Pork, or Chicken
1 jar Salsa (16 oz.)
1 can Refried Beans (16 oz.)
1 can Diced Green Chilies (4 oz.)
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning
16 Flour Tortilla (8 inch)
16 oz. pkg. Montery Jack of Cheddar Cheese
Cooking oil (optional)
Cut cheese into sixteen 5 x 1/2 inch sticks. Shred meat (about 3 cups). In a large skilled, combine meat, salsa, beans, undrained chilies and taco seasoning mix. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. In another skillet, heat tortillas one at a time, over medium-low heat about 30 seconds per side. For each chimichanga, place 1/3 cup meat mixture on tortilla near one edge. Top with a cheese stick and fold in sides. Roll up, starting with cheese side. Place in a a casserole dish and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.