Chimichangas - Their History and How to Make Them

Chimichangas are deep-fried burritos. They are popular in the Mexican Sonora and Sinaloa regions and they also feature in Tex Mex cooking. To make chimichangas, a flour tortilla is filled with a variety of ingredients and then folded into a rectangular shape and cooked.

Popular fillings for chimichangas include ground beef, carne adobada, beans, cheese, rice, shredded chicken or shredded beef. They can be stuffed with a combination of these ingredients. The chimichangas are then deep-fried and serve hot with cheese, sour cream, guacamole or salsa. You can also make baked chimichangas which are just as good but less fattening.

How Did Chimichangas Originate?

There is some debate over the origin of this Mexican food recipe. Some people believe that the owner of El Charro restaurant in Arizona dropped a pastry into hot oil in 1922 and said "chimichanga" instead of a Spanish curse word which begins with the same letters.

The owner of Macayo's Mexican Kitchen, also in Arizona, claims that he made the first chimichanga, as a way to use up unsold burritos. Yet another version of events claims that immigrants from Mexico introduced this recipe, along with other authentic Mexican food recipes, to the United States via Nogales into Arizona.

Chimichangas are very popular throughout Arizona and Mexico and there are various recipes for this delightful Mexican food recipe that you can make at home. If you are looking for some interesting Mexican recipes to make for your family, this would be a very nice recipe to start off with.

Recipe for Baked Chicken Chimichangas

These chimichangas are baked, rather than deep fried, to keep them healthy. Chicken is combined with chilies, onion, cheese, hot sauce and more for a mouthwatering flavor and you can serve these chicken chimichangas with Mexican rice and your preferred vegetable side dish.

What you will need:

4 cups shredded, cooked chicken 1 cup enchilada sauce 4 oz can diced green chilies 1 cup picante sauce 1/2 chopped white onion 4 flour tortillas 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 4 tablespoons sour cream 6 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro How to make it:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Saute the onions in the oil in a skillet, and then add the chilies, picante sauce and chicken. Warm the enchilada sauce in another pan. Heat the tortillas in the microwave until they are soft, and then divide the chicken mixture between them.

Grease a baking sheet using half the oil. Roll the tortillas up to make rectangular packages, sealing the filling inside, and arrange them on the baking sheet. Rub the rest of the oil on top of each one.

Bake them for about 12 minutes or until the chimichangas are golden brown. Spoon the warm enchilada sauce on each serving plate and top with a chimichanga, some grated cheese, cilantro and sour cream. Serve immediately.

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How to Make Great Tasting and Easy Italian Bread Recipe With Your Bread Machine

I made this today with the 'rapid-rise' active dry yeast with super excellent results, I can't keep my paws off the loaf. The olive oil and honey made this bread slightly sweet, yet light and airy. Not dense at all. A great easy recipe to make allowing the bread machine to do all the hard work in making the dough while you go about your chores, you let it rise only once after you shape it, and yet you get the homemade taste we all seek and crave. An amazing smell will assault your kitchen, a warning to the wise...

Ingredients:
Cooking time does not include the time it takes your bread machine to run through its dough cycle, mine takes an hour and half. I let my dough rise once shaped into a baguette shape, maybe 30 minutes, until it doubled - though it was a nice warm day today in the kitchen. While the dough is rising, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. - You will be baking your bread for 25-30 minutes. 3-1/4 cups bread flour (I used Gold Medal) 2 teaspoons Rapid-Rise Yeast - its a super active dry yeast (its packaging is bright yellow and pink) 2-1/2 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons olive oil. 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg - for an egg wash right before you bake your bread, it leaves a beautiful shine to your bread and helps to allow the sesame seeds to stick. lots of sesame seeds (optional but oh so good) 1-1/3 cup warm water (120 degrees) Cookie sheet and parchment paper Clean dish towel If you have a gas oven (ONLY) use of one or two ice cubes. Do not add ice cubes to the floor of your electric oven, you could actually ruin your oven.
Directions:
My bread machine requires the yeast to be added last, if your requires the yeast to added first, then do it in that order, then add the flour and lastly the 'wet' ingredients. Select the dough cycle on your bread machine. Add warm water, then add honey, olive oil, salt. Add flour, then make small well, and add yeast. Turn on bread machine. Be ready once bread machine has finished its dough cycle, turn out dough onto floured surface. Turn on oven to 375 degrees. Let rest five minutes. Put parchment paper on cookie sheet. Then grab dough and knead for five minutes, then throw between hands as you see the pizza makers do, to soften the gluten in the dough. You can either roll (or do what I did) stretch out into rectangular shape with your hands, then roll up, into baguette shape. Place rolled dough with ends under and seal down onto the parchment paper on the cookie sheet. With knife, make diagonal slices onto top of bread. Cover with clean dish towel and let double in size - this can take anywhere from 30-100 minutes depending upon warmth in your kitchen. Break egg in bowl, and whisk. Uncover doubled bread dough, and using beaten egg, wash bread dough with egg wash all over, then sprinkle with sesame seeds. The more sesame seeds the merrier I feel. Place into your preheated oven and let bake for 25-30 minutes
If you have a gas oven, add 1 or 2 ice cubes to bottom of oven to help create steam in your oven during the first 10 minutes of cooking - helps create a super tender loaf of bread with the crust being crusty. This loaf should easily provide 14 slices, if not more. This light and airy loaf I baked was roughly 4-5 inches tall and at least 14 inches long before I started eating it (lol).

Enjoy great home made bread, get back to the basics and wholesome ingredients with this easy to make bread you and your family will certainly agree.

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How to Make Homemade Italian Lasagna

My husband comes from an Italian family, so he grew up eating authentic Italian food. Shortly after we got married, my mother-in-law invited me over to her home so that I could learn to make their family lasagna recipe. We spent the afternoon making homemade garlic bread, salads and of course, the lasagna.

Here is the recipe that she passed down to me, and now I am passing it down to my daughter.

Italian Lasagna Recipe

Sauce:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 small onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 lb. lean ground beef
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 cup water

Filling:

1 lb. Mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 packages frozen chopped spinach, cooked and well drained
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
bread crumbs
Parmesan cheese, grated
salt to taste
pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste

In a large saucepan, brown the finely chopped onions in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add in the lean ground beef, salt, black pepper and garlic powder. Fry the beef until its done and no longer pink. Drain off the excess grease and discard. Stir in the rest of the tomato sauce ingredients and heat the sauce over medium heat for 10 minutes and then turn the heat down to low and simmer sauce for 30 minutes.

In a medium sized bowl, combine all of the filling ingredients. Use enough bread crumbs to hold the mixture together.

In a large stock pot, cook the lasagna noodles in hot salted water according to package directions. Drain water and set aside.

In a large rectangular baking dish, alternate layers of sauce, pasta noodles and filling until all ingredients are used. Sprinkle the top with grated Parmesan cheese. Cover the baking dish with one layer of aluminum foil. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour, remove foil from baking dish and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

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