Recipes similar to Shredded Beef Chimichangas (Chimichangas de carne de res)

This recipe is based on a version of Spicy shrimp Chipotle found on Don Enrique dried Chipotle chiles. Chipotle chiles are dried, smoked Jalapeno peppers. The chiles have medium heat and a strong smokey flavour. The shrimps are cooked in a chile and garlic paste, together with curry powder, paprica and lemon juice. They can be served over steamed rice or in flour tortillas, together with salsa and sour cream.
 

Carne Asada is a typical Mexican grilled marinated beef dish, served in tortillas with salsa and guacamole. The marinading process is used to tenderize the meat. Carne aside can be served with baked potatoes and refried beans for a complete main dish.
 

Chicken enchiladas casserole style. This dish is similar to enchiladas chatas (stacked enchiladas) where two or more layers of tortillas and a chicken mixture are topped with cheese and baked in the oven. The recipe uses chicken, sour cream, Picante sauce and spices as the tortilla 'filling'. You can prepare the dish in advance and refrigerate before baking.
 

A favorite beef chili recipe, this one is made with chipotle, ancho and anaheim chiles, beef, bacon and a bunch of herbs and spices. This chili is not hot and is great for parties. If you want to make it hotter increase the amount of Chipotle chiles used and/or add some cayenne pepper.
 

Another great Mexican recipe, lamb barbacoa or barbequed lamb is lamb marinated in a chile sauce, slow cooked in the oven for 3 1/2 to 4 hours and served in a flour tortilla with onion, coriander and Mexican salsa. The original recipe called for cooking the meat in a pit, over a pot with water that was sitting on hot coals. The same method can be used to make pork barbacoa.
 

Chicken enchiladas are flour tortillas filled with a chicken based mixture, topped with salsa and grated cheese and baked in the oven. This recipe uses chicken together with sour cream, salsa and spices as a filling. The enchiladas are baked in two stages, first topped with the salsa, then with the grated cheese. Serve with fried rice and condiments for a complete meal.
 

Easy ground beef stacked enchiladas. The dish is a variation of the typical Mexican enchiladas dish and is made with layers of flour tortillas topped with ground beef, sour cream, green chiles and grated cheese. This recipe can serve 2 for main dish, or 4-6 for an appetizer. Adjust the amount of green chiles used to your liking.
 

Easy chicken and black bean burritos. Tortillas are filled with a chicken, black bean and tomato sauce, topped with cheese and sour cream, rolled up and served with typical Mexican condiments such as sour cream, guacamole, salsa etc. You can use low fat sour cream and cheese for a healthier version of this recipe.
 

This is a variation of the chicken enchiladas verde that uses over roasted tomato sauce instead of the tomatillo (Verde) sauce. This traditional Mexican recipe using flour tortillas, first fried in vegetable oil, then stuffed with cooked chicken, oven roasted tomato sauce and chili tomato sauce, rolled up, topped with more tomato sauce and cheese and baked for a few minutes in the oven. The roasted tomato sauce (recipe included) takes 6 to 8 hours to prepare but the result is worth the effort. You can make extra tomato sauce and refrigerate it.
 

A recipe for the traditional Mexican flour tortillas to use for fajitas, enchilladas or for tortilla chips.