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An Irresistible Mexican Restaurant Classic - the Chimichanga!

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Our Mexican restaurant and cantina at the Lake of the Ozarks has many of your Mexican food favorites on the menu, plus a few specialties of our own. Among those classic dishes is the always appetizing chimichanga. First, we'll tell you how we serve them here at Mexicali Blues and after that, we've got some fun facts about the possible origins of this delicious dish.   Chimichangas at Mexicali Blues We offer chimichangas in a couple of different ways here at our Lake of the Ozarks restaurant & bar with a variety of meats to choose from. Below we've also featured another one of our other tasty meals that isn't actually a chimichanga, but kind of close!  Chimichanga We take a large flour tortilla and stuff it full of meat and cheese. It is then deep-fried and topped with lettuce, sour cream, and green onions. This fantastic food is also served with a side of our savory rice and beans. If you aren't in the mood for chicken or beef, we also offer an excel...

Can You Resist the Irresistible Chimichanga?

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A very popular dish that gets ordered extremely often at our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican restaurant is the chimichanga. We made great efforts to perfect this delicious dish here at Mexicali Blues , and the result was two amazing versions of this irresistible treat.  Chimichanga We take a large flour tortilla and stuff it full of meat and cheese. It is then deep-fried and topped with lettuce, sour cream, and green onions. This delicious dish is served with a side of our savory rice & beans. If you aren't in the mood for chicken or beef, we also offer an excellent seafood version.  Baja Chimichanga This chimichanga is also served with rice and beans and is deep-fried. The inside of the large flour tortilla is stuffed with chicken in this case, and the outside is covered with our Baja cheese dip, which is made up of white cheeses, spinach, peppers, and spices.    We also have a wonderful Deep-Fried Burrito on our menu at Mexicali Blues. This is very...