Beef and Bean Chimichangas – Emily Bites

These simple 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 presents 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 arduous to consider every chimichanga is simply 275 energy or 3 WW Factors! To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and monitor 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 course for each within the recipe directions beneath. In the event you’re planning to serve all eight chimichangas without delay, it’s possible you’ll need to go together with the oven methodology, since they’ll all be prepared on the similar time as a substitute of in batches of two. In the event you’re solely making two or 4, the air fryer is my most well-liked possibility. I like the feel barely higher and I believe 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 manner, you’re going to finish up with scrumptious chimichangas!

Do I must pre-heat my air fryer?

I’ve seen plenty of blended details about this. Some sources say you completely should pre-heat your air fryer and a few say you needn’t trouble. I believe it in all probability will depend on the model of air fryer you personal, so it’s possible you’ll need 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 fashionable model) additionally says you don’t must pre-heat. In the event you’re unsure about your explicit mannequin, be happy to only run it for a couple of minutes earlier than you add the chimichangas to make sure.

Recipe Notes

• Meat: I used lean floor beef in these, which is now zero factors on Weight Watchers! Nevertheless, floor rooster or floor turkey can even work simply advantageous if that’s what you might have readily available.
• Salsa: I like to decide on a extra liquid-y salsa for this recipe, moderately 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 need to use a low cal or low carb 8-inch tortilla should you’re all for protecting comparable WW Factors or diet information. I really like the La Banderita Carb Counter Gentle Taco tortillas and purchase them regularly, so I positively advocate these in case your native shops have them!
• Serving Concepts: These Beef and Bean Chimichangas make a fantastic foremost course than can pair with a wide range of tasty facet dishes! I believe they’d be nice alongside my Straightforward Salsa Rice or an identical Mexican rice, beans, a salad, corn, or sauteed peppers and onions.
• Make Forward/Leftovers: This recipe makes eight Beef and Bean Chimichangas, however should you don’t plan to serve that many without delay, it’s simple to organize 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 accomplish that 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:

On the lookout for extra tasty, lightened up Mexican-inspired recipes? Try 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 lots of extra within the Mexican part of my recipe index!