Shredded Beef Chimigangas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 618.8
  • Total Fat: 40.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 121.6 mg
  • Sodium: 728.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 34.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Shredded Beef Chimigangas calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2.85 lbs beef chuck roast, trimmed of fat
    1 small onion chopped
    3 cloves garlic chopped or pressed
    1/2 cup water
    1/4 c vinegar
    3T chili powder
    2t ground cumin
    8 8" flour tortillas
    2T butter
    1/2 c shedded cheese

Directions

Place beef in dutch oven with onion, garlic and water. Cover and cook for 20-30 minutes. Cover and cook until water evaporates and meat is brown. In a bowl, combine vinegar, chili powder and cumin. Mix thoroughly and add to beef. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours or until meat shreds easily. Remove meat from broth, shred with two forks and return to pot. Mix meat well with juices.

Fill each tortilla with meat, roll and place in 9x13 pan, seam side down. Melt butter and brush on each tortilla. Bake in a 500 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Top with cheese and allow to melt.

Serving Size: 1 filled tortilla per serving

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JHEALY422.