Easy Homemade Chimichanga
This Easy Baked Chimichanga recipe with beans, beef and cheese lightens up a Mexican favorite by baking instead of frying.
Servings: 10
Calories: 284kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons tomato sauce
- ½ cup corn
- 2 tablespoons sofrito optional
- 3 tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 18 oz refried beans
- 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or desired kind) or more if desired
- 10 flour tortillas 10 inches
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a pan over medium high heat, brown ground beef for 5-7 minutes.
- Drain grease, return meat to heat and add oregano, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, tomato sauce, corn, cilantro and sofrito. Lower heat to medium.
- Cook an additional 2-3 minutes, until cooked and flavors are infused together. Turn off heat.
- Take tortillas and spread 2-3 tablespoons of refried beans on tortilla.
- Layer 3-4 tablespoons of meat mixture over refried beans.
- Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons of cheese over meat mixture.
- Roll tortillas into a burrito shape.
- Place chimichangas on a baking dish, seam side down. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve and top with sour cream and salsa, if desired.
Notes
If you like your chimichangas to be more browned on the outside, you can spray with cooking spray or brush with olive oil before cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 736mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 3mg