Amazingly easy & baked 87 calorie chimichangas!

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eggplantdarling
eggplantdarling Posts: 10 Member
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

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  • eggplantdarling
    eggplantdarling Posts: 10 Member
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    Here is my plate - a little rice with salsa, avocado, and chimichangas with vegan queso:

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  • adiasun81
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    Chimichangas, love em! Great recipe. I'm going to try it out during the week. Thanks for sharing. :)
  • ksimmn
    ksimmn Posts: 37 Member
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    Mmm sounds yummy!
  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
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    bump thanks!
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
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    Thanks! I had never heard of a chimichanga but it looks good.
  • FitWendi
    FitWendi Posts: 40 Member
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    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
    katiwagner Posts: 82 Member
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    Bump, thanks!
  • SammyKatt13
    SammyKatt13 Posts: 124 Member
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    Yum! Looks like I will be making these next Sunday and freezing them for the week!
  • eggplantdarling
    eggplantdarling Posts: 10 Member
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    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
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
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    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
    annie_banannie Posts: 65 Member
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    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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    bump
  • heatherz104
    heatherz104 Posts: 70 Member
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    Those look delicious, will definitely be trying them this week, thanks :)
  • wrinju
    wrinju Posts: 93 Member
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    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
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    Bump!
  • briyowes
    briyowes Posts: 757 Member
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    bump
  • PuggleMama33
    PuggleMama33 Posts: 23 Member
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    bump