America’s Test Kitchen cookbook, ‘The Best Mexican Recipes,’ says to prevent leaky chimichangas this is the foolproof method: 1. Cook the rice on the stovetop until it is tender.

There are many states who claim to have the best Tex-Mex food but Tex-Mex cuisine started in Texas when Texas was part of New Spain and later became Mexico. The regional people, called Tejanos, spread ...