{"id":4489,"date":"2025-06-12T15:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:43:20","slug":"beef-and-cheese-chimichangas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/beef-and-cheese-chimichangas\/","title":{"rendered":"Beef and Cheese Chimichangas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 6<\/p>\n<p>Prep Time: 15 min<\/p>\n<p>Cook Time: 25 min<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp chili powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp cumin<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup tomato sauce or salsa<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or Mexican blend)<\/li>\n<li>6 large flour tortillas<\/li>\n<li>Oil for frying or brushing (for oven\/air fryer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>1. Cook the beef filling:<\/p>\n<p>In a skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until browned. Drain excess fat.<\/p>\n<p>Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir in tomato sauce or salsa. Let simmer for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from heat and stir in the cheese.<\/p>\n<p>2. Assemble the chimichangas:<\/p>\n<p>Spoon beef mixture onto the center of each tortilla. Fold in the sides and roll up like a burrito. Secure with toothpicks if needed.<\/p>\n<p>3. Cook (choose your method):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fried: Heat about 1 inch of oil in a skillet. Fry each chimichanga seam-side down until golden and crispy (about 2\u20133 minutes per side). Drain on paper towels.<\/li>\n<li>Oven: Brush each chimichanga with oil and bake at 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C) for 20 minutes or until crispy.<\/li>\n<li>Air fryer: Lightly brush or spray with oil and air fry at 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C) for 10\u201312 minutes, flipping halfway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Serving Suggestions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top with sour cream, guacamole, chopped tomatoes, or shredded lettuce.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with Mexican rice and refried beans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Servings: 6 Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 25 min \ud83d\udcdd Ingredients: 1 lb (450g) ground beef 1 small&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Beef and Cheese Chimichangas - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"&nbsp; Servings: 6 Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 25 min \ud83d\udcdd Ingredients: 1 lb (450g) ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp chili"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4491,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489\/revisions\/4491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}