Refried beans are most commonly made from pinto beans. They are served as a side dish with most Tex-Mex restaurant meals. They also have become very popular as a dip for corn tortilla chips. Refried beans are also a primary ingredient in many tostada, chimichanga, and pupusa recipes. Additionally, they are a typical ingredient in layered dips, such as seven-layer dip or in nachos. Refried beans Refried beans (Spanish: "frijoles refritos") is a dish of cooked and mashed beans and is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, although each cuisine has a different approach when making the dish. Refried beans
Chimichanga Chimichanga Chimichanga (; ) is a deep-fried burrito that is popular in Tex-Mex, Canadian, and Southwestern U.S. cuisine. The dish is typically prepared by filling a flour tortilla with a wide range of ingredients, most commonly rice, cheese, beans, "machaca" (dried meat), "carne adobada" (marinated meat), "carne seca" (dried beef), or shredded chicken, and folding it into a rectangular package. It is then deep-fried and can be accompanied by salsa, guacamole, sour cream or cheese. Debate over the origins of the chimichanga is ongoing. The words "chimi" and "changa" come from two Mexican Spanish terms: "chamuscado" (past participle of the