Amazingly easy & baked 87 calorie chimichangas!

eggplantdarling

This recipe is extremely easy to make and wonderfully crave-satisfying! In my recipe, the chimichangas are also vegan, but you could use ground beef, turkey, chicken, or anything in the filling to suit your tastes.

Filling:
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
1 can no-fat refried beans
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can diced green chiles

and

15-20 Mission Extra Thin Yellow Corn Tortillas


1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. Start heating up the refried beans in a stove pot over medium heat. Add the drained and rinsed black beans and green chiles. Stir and mix well. Add the taco seasoning packet and any additional spices.
3. Once your bean mixture is warm and bubbling, microwave about 6-8 tortillas until warm. They should be warm and pliable when taken out of the microwave.
4. I fill about half a 1/4 cup with mixture, place it in the center of a tortilla and fold it chimichanga style. It's about 2-3 tbsp. These will be pretty small - like little pillows! But they're easier to portion that way, and you feel like you're eating more.
5. I used 17 tortillas, but this will depend on how much filling you put in each.
6. Bake for 20-30 minutes. They will get firm, crispy and a little brown.
7. Pop 'em out, eat with salsa, avocado, cheese, whatever!

Nutritional Info per chimichanga (w/ 17 per batch):
Calories: 83g
Fat: 1g
Protein: 4g
Carbs: 16g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 2g

eggplantdarling

Here is my plate - a little rice with salsa, avocado, and chimichangas with vegan queso:

adiasun81

Chimichangas, love em! Great recipe. I'm going to try it out during the week. Thanks for sharing.

ksimmn

Mmm sounds yummy!

gingerveg

bump thanks!

obsidianwings

Thanks! I had never heard of a chimichanga but it looks good.

FitWendi

That does sound good. Do the sell the Mission Extra Thin Yellow Corn Tortillas at the regular grocery store. I don't remember see them.

katiwagner

Bump, thanks!

SammyKatt13

Yum! Looks like I will be making these next Sunday and freezing them for the week!

eggplantdarling

I have always been able to find the extra thin yellow Mission tortillas at the store - if you can't find them, any little corn tortilla will do, you'll just have to adjust the nutritional stats

IzzyBooNZ1

Yum, never heard of them bur sounds good! Would these re-heat ok or be ok cold? Considering them as something for lunch at work

annie_banannie

That sounds great -- fast, easy, and I already have all the ingredients in my kitchen.

Any possibility that you could share your recipe for vegan queso?

bakerr1975

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heatherz104

Those look delicious, will definitely be trying them this week, thanks

wrinju

Thanks! I will have to try this!

Not to be gross, but I've tried to stay away from beans because I worry they will make me gassy.... is this the case?

ashlielinn

Bump!

briyowes

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PuggleMama33

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