Beef and Bean Chimichangas – Emily Bites

These straightforward and scrumptious Beef and Bean Chimichangas use simply seven substances and could be cooked in your air fryer or oven, whichever is extra handy for you! Chimichangas are historically deep-fried, however this lighter model nonetheless provides a crispy tortilla exterior for a lot fewer energy. I nonetheless discovered these tremendous decadent, smothered in queso dip with a hearty, flavorful filling. It’s exhausting to imagine every chimichanga is simply 275 energy or 3 WW Factors! To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and observe it within the WW app, click on right here.

Air Fryer or Oven?

I’ve made these Beef and Bean Chimichangas in my air fryer and in my oven and supplied route for each within the recipe directions under. Should you’re planning to serve all eight chimichangas directly, it’s possible you’ll wish to go along with the oven technique, since they’ll all be prepared on the identical time as an alternative of in batches of two. Should you’re solely making two or 4, the air fryer is my most popular possibility. I like the feel barely higher and I feel it’s simpler to examine on them all through the prepare dinner time to get them cooked precisely the way in which you need. Both means, you’re going to finish up with scrumptious chimichangas!

Do I have to pre-heat my air fryer?

I’ve seen a number of blended details about this. Some sources say you completely should pre-heat your air fryer and a few say you needn’t hassle. I feel it in all probability is dependent upon the model of air fryer you personal, so it’s possible you’ll wish to examine your handbook. I’ve a COSORI model air fryer and don’t pre-heat for this recipe. I see that Philips (one other widespread model) additionally says you don’t have to pre-heat. Should you’re undecided about your specific mannequin, be happy to only run it for a couple of minutes earlier than you add the chimichangas to make certain.

Recipe Notes

• Meat: I used lean floor beef in these, which is now zero factors on Weight Watchers! Nevertheless, floor hen or floor turkey can even work simply superb if that’s what you have got readily available.
• Salsa: I like to decide on a extra liquid-y salsa for this recipe, fairly than a thick, chunky selection. You’re partially utilizing it to coat the meat, so that you need it to be on the wetter facet.
• Tortillas: You’ll wish to use a low cal or low carb 8-inch tortilla if you happen to’re occupied with conserving related WW Factors or vitamin information. I like the La Banderita Carb Counter Gentle Taco tortillas and purchase them ceaselessly, so I undoubtedly advocate these in case your native shops have them!
• Serving Concepts: These Beef and Bean Chimichangas make an amazing predominant course than can pair with a wide range of tasty facet dishes! I feel they’d be nice alongside my Simple Salsa Rice or an analogous Mexican rice, beans, a salad, corn, or sauteed peppers and onions.
• Make Forward/Leftovers: This recipe makes eight Beef and Bean Chimichangas, however if you happen to don’t plan to serve that many directly, it’s straightforward to arrange and wrap all of them as soon as after which prepare dinner as wanted. I cooked 4 of them for our household meal after which saved 4 of them wrapped up within the fridge to air fry as leftovers. I didn’t freeze them, however I’d think about you may additionally simply achieve this by wrapping every raw chimichanga in cling wrap after which placing them in a sealed freezer bag. Nice for meal prep!

Extra Tasty Lightened Up Mexican-Impressed Recipes:

Searching for extra tasty, lightened up Mexican-inspired recipes? Take a look at my Rooster Taco Rice Skillet, Layered Meat and Bean Enchilada Bake, One-Pot Taco Pasta, Taco Stuffed Twice Baked Potatoes, Turkey and Chorizo Enchilada Rice Bake, Tacky Spicy Black Bean Skillet, Mexican Avenue Corn Rooster, Breakfast Tostadas, 7 Layer Dip, Fiesta Stuffed Rooster, Beef Taco Soup, and plenty of extra within the Mexican part of my recipe index!