Description
Baked instead of fried, these crispy chimichangas give you all the crunch without the hassle of deep frying.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounces)
- ¾ cup black beans (drained)
- ½ can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies (drained, 10 ounces)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar jack or Colby jack cheese
- 5 8-inch flour tortillas (or 3 10-inch burrito-size flour tortillas)
- 2–3 tablespoons oil or cooking spray
- Guacamole
- pico de gallo
- shredded lettuce
- sour cream
- salsa
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 400℉. Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray or oil and set aside.
- Cook beef and onion: In a 12-inch skillet, cook the beef for 5-7 minutes over medium heat until browned, breaking into smaller pieces as you cook. Add onion and cook another 5 minutes until the onion becomes softened and looks translucent. Drain excess grease.
- Add seasonings: Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and stir into the meat mixture to season the beef.
- Add rest of ingredients: Stir in tomato sauce, black beans, and the tomatoes and green chilies. Stir in shredded cheese and let it melt, stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes.
- Fill: Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels, place them on a plate, and warm them in the microwave for 20-30 seconds to soften. For smaller tortillas, spread ¾ cup of chimichanga filling down the center of the tortilla, leaving an inch border from the edge. For burrito-size tortillas, spread 1 ¼ cup of filling.
- Roll: Roll the filled tortillas up burrito style, folding the ends in and over the filling. Then, roll the tortilla over the filling, tightening as you roll.
- Bake: Place on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray or brush with oil. Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool and serve: Rest for 5 minutes after removing from the oven, and then serve immediately with optional toppings.
Notes
This is a great alternative to taco night. One regular flour tortilla is a good serving size. The burrito-sized tortillas are very large.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 427 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 1106 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 84 mg