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These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise. #burger #cheeseburger #mexican #chimichanga #beef #cheese #maindish #easyrecipe

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They’re then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  

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If there’s one thing I’ve been craving these last 15+ weeks, it’s been burgers.  Lots and lots of burgers.  As in at the beginning of this pregnancy, I was eating two a day.  Couldn’t get enough.  (Something I likely shouldn’t admit to my OB.)  So similar to my last pregnancy and so different than the first two.   Enter my Cheeseburger Chimichangas.  The easiest way ever to make eight cheeseburgers at once.

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  

The problem with said burger craving?  I don’t know how to man the barbecue grill.  That’s my husband’s domain.  I prep, he grills.  A winning combination.  Except I can’t really expect him to be my beck and call grill master.  Even though I wish I could.  So I was left to my own devices to create a burger I could enjoy anytime, no matter who was at home.  I mean, he is the one that mans the grill for my Honey Ginger Glazed Pork Tenderloin and Peaches after all.  And my Grilled Barbecue Bacon Meatloaf Sandwich.   And my Barbecue Chicken Pizza Skillet Lasagna – you get the point, right?

And just for good measure, I wanted to make many burgers at once.  I even sent an invite to some onion rings for this burger party.  Except these burgers aren’t your typical burgers.  Cheeseburger Chimichangas, anyone?

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They’re then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  

Those onion rings I mentioned?  The perfect garnish to sit on top of these Cheeseburger Chimichangas.  And I don’t feel guilty about it whatsoever.  In fact, eating these burgers on a bed of lettuce is like eating a salad at the same time.  I’ll bee here waiting your accolades for that bit of genius.

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  

So there you have it.  My secret on how to make eight cheeseburgers at once, only in a more interesting chimichanga form.  A dinner that was well received by everyone around our dinner table.  Little did they know the idea behind it’s creation was purely a selfish craving!

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Cheeseburger Chimichangas

These crispy Cheeseburger Chimichangas will have your eyes thinking Mexican food but the taste is all-American!  Ground beef spiked with ketchup and mustard along with all of your favorite burger toppings are rolled into a flour tortilla and baked until crisp.  They're then placed on a bed of shredded lettuce before being adorned with more cheese and tomatoes and drizzled with mayonnaise.  
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 812kcal
Author: Melanie Bauer | Melanie Makes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1/4 cup mustard
  • 1-1/3 cup ketchup
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 32 ounces sliced dill pickles
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 16 ounces shredded lettuce
  • 8 ounces onion rings prepared
  • 1 cup mayonnaise

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef.  Drain, if necessary.
  • Stir mustard and ketchup into ground beef.
  • To assemble chimichangas, add 1/3 cup beef filling to center of each tortilla.
  • Sprinkle approximately one tablespoon of onion and two tablespoons of tomato over beef and top with 3 pickle slices.
  • Fold two sides of tortilla over filling and roll to cover filling completely.
  • Place in a greased 9x13 pan and continue until all chimichangas are complete.
  • Spray tops of chimichangas with cooking spray and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • To serve, create a bed of lettuce on a plate and top with shredded cheese. Place chimichanga on top.
  • Drizzle with mayonnaise and garnish with additional pickles, if desired, and onion rings.

Nutrition

Calories: 812kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1958mg | Potassium: 891mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1135IU | Vitamin C: 19.8mg | Calcium: 336mg | Iron: 5.1mg

Now that you’ve tried this mashup Cheeseburger Chimichangas recipe, how about a few others?  These sweet Baked Pumpkin Pie Chimichangas, irresistible Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Chimichangas and kid friendly Chimichanga Dogs all look like definite contenders.

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    • melanie says

      A well kept secret - at least nobody seemed to catch on during our trip to CA and when I was dumping all my wine during the wine tasting. ;)
      Reply

    • melanie says

      Hey, Cassie - I was wondering the same thing! I think if you made them without buttering the tostadas and instead did that after removing from the freezer and prior to baking it just might work!
      Reply

    • melanie says

      Thanks, Liz - totally a game time decision as I was originally thinking waffle fries but I always love when restaurants include an onion ring on my burger so it seemed like the perfect choice!
      Reply

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