Bacon Chimichanga Recipe

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Bacon Chimichanga
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
1022
Calories
Total time
27
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Chimichanga Directions:.
  2. 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. 2. Cook meat on stove top, draining and rinsing grease if necessary.
  4. 3. Cook, blot and crumble bacon.
  5. 4. Saute onion and chiles adding spice mix and cilantro.
  6. 5. Mix meat, and bacon with onions and chiles. Add tomatoes, and mix well.
  7. 6. Place 1/2 cup of meat in a tortilla and fold like a burrito.
  8. 7. Place seam side down on a non-fat sprayed cooking sheet.
  9. 8. Take a very small amount of extra virgin olive oil (1/2 teaspoon or less) and coat tortilla with fingers.
  10. 9. Bake for 7-10 minutes till golden brown.
  11. 10. Remove from oven and place on plate.
  12. 11. Top with cheese, garnish with tomatoes and olives.
  13. (There's also an older, less healthy version you may be interested in making - ).
  14. Fat version of recipe:.
  15. 1. In skillet, cook bacon & grease breaking into pieces as it cooks.
  16. 2. As bacon nears completion, add onion & saute.
  17. 3. Lower heat & add chilies, seasonings and cilantro, simmer 2 to 3 minutes.
  18. 4. Add meat, and if you desire add tomatoes.
  19. 5. Place 1/2 cup meat filling on each tortilla.
  20. 6. Fold envelope style (like a burrito).
  21. 7. Fry, seam side down, in 1/2 inch of hot corn oil, until mildly crispy and tan.
  22. 8. Turn and brown other side. Drain briefly on paper towels.
  23. 9. Place on plate and top with shredded cheese, sour cream, and salsa.
  24. 10. Garnish with lettuce around the chimichanga and top with chopped tomatoes and sliced black olives).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1022.41 Kcal (4281 kJ)
Calories from fat 677.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 75.24g 116%
Cholesterol 162.61mg 54%
Sodium 3331.4mg 139%
Potassium 827.97mg 18%
Total Carbs 36.19g 12%
Sugars 7.01g 28%
Dietary Fiber 5.91g 24%
Protein 66.8g 134%
Vitamin C 46.9mg 78%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 489.7mg 49%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 159.33 Kcal (667 kJ)
Calories from fat 105.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.73g 116%
Cholesterol 25.34mg 54%
Sodium 519.15mg 139%
Potassium 129.03mg 18%
Total Carbs 5.64g 12%
Sugars 1.09g 28%
Dietary Fiber 0.92g 24%
Protein 10.41g 134%
Vitamin C 7.3mg 78%
Iron 0.2mg 7%
Calcium 76.3mg 49%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.9
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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