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Baked Baja Beef Chimichangas

At a Glance

Prep
15 minutes
Cook
30 minutes
Total
33 min
Yield
5.00 - serving(s)

Categories

  • Main dish

Cuisine

  • Mexican

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Easy

Dietary

  • not specified

Allergens

  • Possible Milk — check ingredient labels

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 5. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 1464 per serving 7320 for selected servings
Fat 89.2g per serving 446g for selected servings
Sugar 5.6g per serving 28g for selected servings
Protein 84.4g per serving 422g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 22g per serving 110g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Baked Baja Beef Chimichangas brings together 10 -12 flour tortillas, 6 tablespoons melted butter, 2 lbs lean ground beef in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 33 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 5 servings.

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Ingredients

  • 10 -12 flour tortillas
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
  • shredded lettuce
  • chopped tomato
  • grated cheese
  • sour cream
  • salsa

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Instructions

  1. Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in a 300* oven while making the filling.

  2. Brown ground beef and drain.

  3. Mix in vinegar and seasonings to the drained meat, but do not cook the mixture further.

  4. Remove tortillas from oven and increase oven temperature to 500*.

  5. Brush each side of tortilla with melted butter.

  6. Spoon about 1/4 cup ground beef filling onto center of each buttered tortilla.

  7. Fold in sides, then roll up tortilla from the bottom.

  8. Place seam-side down on a foil-lined and rimmed baking sheet.

  9. Bake at 500* for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.

  10. Serve on a large bed of shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes.

  11. Top with sour cream, shredded cheese, and salsa.

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