Name: Chimichangas De Carnitas Recipe
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican

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Mix up the classic mexican dish with this shredded pork chimichanga Carnitas rather than beef give this chimichanga recipe a twist your guests will love. Serve with sour cream, guac, queso, and salsa to bring this fried mexican burrito to life. 

How to make Chimichangas De Carnitas Recipe

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Mexican

<p>Mix up the classic mexican dish with this shredded pork chimichanga Carnitas rather than beef give this chimichanga recipe a twist your guests will love. Serve with sour cream, guac, queso, and salsa to bring this fried mexican burrito to life. </p>

Non Vegetarian

1 package cooked carnitas or shredded pork

1 can pinto beans,  rinsed and drained

Finely chopped onion

Snipped fresh cilantro

Adobo sauce from canned chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce

8 flour tortillas

Vegetable oil for frying

Mexican crema or 1 cup sour cream thinned with 1/4 cup milk

Refrigerated avocado dip

Crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese

Salsa

Step 1 in a medium bowl combine carnitas, pinto beans, onion, cilantro, and adobo sauce; mix well. Place about 1/2 cup of the meat-bean mixture just below center of each tortilla. Fold bottom edge of each tortilla up and over filling. Fold opposite sides in and over filling. Roll up and secure with wooden toothpicks. * advertisement.

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Step 2 in an extra-large skillet heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable oil over medium heat to 365f. Fry filled tortillas, a few at a time, for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown, crispy, and heated through. Drain on paper towels.

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Step 3 to serve, top chimichangas with crema, guacamole, queso fresco, and salsa.

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