Chimichangas

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

YIELD: 12 servings.

Though still debated, Tucson is generally credited as the original home of chimichangas (fried "burros", as we call them, stuffed with meat, onions and chiles). I've combined several recipes into this one, and it's fairly authentic. —Laura Towns, Glendale, Arizona

Ingredients

1/4 cup bacon grease

2 cups chopped or shredded cooked beef, pork or chicken

1 medium onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chiles

1 large peeled boiled potato, diced

1 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 teaspoon dried...