If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, try this recipe out! Instead of being fried, these delicious beef and bean delicacies are baked.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 chimichangas |
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- ¾ cup diced green bell pepper
- 1 ½ cups whole kernel corn
- 2 cups taco sauce
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
- 8 (12 inch) flour tortillas
- 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- shredded lettuce
- 1 tomato, diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease, and add the onion, bell pepper, and corn. Cook for about 5 more minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the taco sauce, and season with chili powder, garlic salt and cumin, stirring until blended. Cook until heated through, then remove from heat, and set aside.
- Open the can of beans, and spread a thin layer of beans onto each of the tortillas. Spoon the beef mixture down the center, and then top with as much shredded cheese as you like. Roll up the tortillas, and place them seam-side down onto a baking sheet. Brush the tortillas with melted butter.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Serve with lettuce and tomato.
- The meat mixture may be made as much as 24 hours in advance.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 821 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 84 g |
| Cholesterol | 97 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Protein | 40 g |
| Saturated Fat | 17 g |
| Sodium | 1855 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Prep time 15 minutes? Hardly! Almost an hour for me, but I did make some Mexican rice, but still, the time is WAY off (for me). I didn’t make this as directed because I don’t like liquid taco sauce, but I used powdered taco seasoning with added water. Also added fresh corn kernels cut off the cob. I added the Mexican rice to the chimichanga as I prepared it. I baked almost as directed: Started out at 350°, 15 minutes in, I rotated the tray, turned the chimichangas over, raised the temp to 425° and pulled it out 15 minutes later. Garnished with black olive slices and sour cream. It turned out beautifully! I didn’t expect it to brown so well. I will definitely make this again. I want to try with shredded chicken. Will add guacamole garnish next time.
These are fine with little flavor unless you use spicy beans/salsa. Not Mexican at all, Americanized version of a Tucson creation. I love any chimichangas, but these are pretty gringo-friendly. Don’t over top them and make them soggy. Put toppings on the side. A good one would be a good green enchilada (verde) sauce, such as La Victoria. They can be dry otherwise, especially if the refried beans you use aren’t creamy.
Delicious!
My dad was a firefighter for 32 years. The men at the station did a lot of cooking and this recipe made it’s way into our house and was an instant classic. In our family we called these Fireman Fried Burritos, before we even knew they were “chimichangas”. The biggest difference is how we prepare ours. We actually put the filling in a way that you can still fold the tortilla, but it’s folded more like an envelope than rolled up and round. This makes it easier to cut through or you can just pick it up like a big fried sandwich. On the issue of frying, after folding it, we cook it in a thin layer of oil in a pan and with it being a little more flat it makes it much easier to flip over so both sides get a beautiful golden brown. The oven and airfryer (which I’ve tried) just can’t compete with the flaky, crispy, golden goodness of a fried burrito. Delish!
I have tried them air fried and deep fried and I enjoy them best deep fried. They are softer but crispy you can cut them with a fork.
This was delicious! I used 8″ shells and served with sour cream.
Delicious!!! Thanks for sharing!
Easy to make I added my own ingredients since we can’t have a lot of spices
my children asked me to make this instead of regular tacos
This just did not taste good. I followed recipe exactly with the exception to not add all the sauce as I did not want a soggy chimi. Before filling tortillas whole family tasted and said it just lacked. We all felt had way too much corn. I tried adding some taco seasoning and it made it passable. Only thing I liked was baking it brushed with butter. The outside came out nice but filling not so much . I cook a lot and this one was not a keeper.
This is a super easy and very tasty recipe. I tried it for the first time tonight, the only thing I changed was reducing the amount of corn to 3/4 cup because my youngest doesn’t care for corn. I served it with Mexican rice and the family loved it. Great recipe and I will definitely make it again.
I made it and everyone loved it. I had leftover filling and mixed it all (no cheese) together and froze it. I made the Chili changes from frozen mix tonight, used pepper jack cheese and my husband said it was his favorite Mexican meal!
This is one of my daughters favorite meals!
My husband and I thought this was delicious! After cooking in the oven, I then took two of them and put them in the air fryer. Great idea! It added a crunch to it which I felt it was needing. Now I will heat up the leftovers in the air fryer.
Sooo good. The whole family loved these.
I really enjoyed these. I added some taco seasoning like other reviewers mentioned. These came out light and have great flavor.
Pretty good and not too tough
10/10 Would recommend trying out. I would double the recipe I could eat like 5-6 just by myself.
This recipe was delicious! Brushing the tops with butter made the shells crispy, even though they were baked, which was delicious. We topped ours with sour cream, pico de gallo, and a cilantro green sauce. Different toppings for each one! The flavor of everything was amazing!
Everyone loved it..
After baking 30 minutes I turned the broiler on high for a few minutes until browned. Delicious!!!