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Recipes » main dishes » beef » Guiltless Beef Chimichangas

By Wendy O'Neal 37 Comments

Guiltless Beef Chimichangas

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These Guiltless Beef Chimichangas are baked, not fried and topped with tons of fresh veggies. I also used my favorite gluten free flour tortillas and couldn’t be more happy with the results.

These GUILTLESS BEEF CHIMICHANGAS are baked, not fried and topped with tons of fresh veggies.

I used to make these baked chimichangas all the time until I had to eliminate wheat and dairy. (Of course, if you can have regular tortillas, go for it.) However, for years, there just wasn’t a good gluten free flour tortilla on the market. Then about 6 months ago I stumbled upon Mission gluten free flour tortillas in the market and fell in love! Yes, love!

These GUILTLESS BEEF CHIMICHANGAS are baked, not fried and topped with tons of fresh veggies.

I totally stole this idea from my sister, so I can’t take all the credit. Although she didn’t give me her recipe, I think these turned out great. These chimichangas are guiltless because they skip the oil bath and opt for a quick roll in the oven. My guess is that you won’t even miss the frying and all the clean up that goes with it. I make these on the days I have a few extra minutes to spend in the kitchen because I just love chopping up all those toppings and making a fresh pico de gallo to go on top.

I don’t always make my taco seasoning and enchilada sauce from scratch, but when I do…boy does everyone go crazy!

These GUILTLESS BEEF CHIMICHANGAS are baked, not fried and topped with tons of fresh veggies.

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Guiltless Beef Chimichangas

Guiltless Beef Chimichangas

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 gluten free Mission Flour Tortillas
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 tbls taco seasoning
  • 3/4 cup water (or amount listed on your seasoning packet)
  • 2 cups Spanish Rice
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • enchilada sauce, pico de gallo, black olives, lettuce (opt)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Brown ground beef in a large pan over medium-high heat. Drain grease from beef. Add in taco seasoning and water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
  2. Spray an 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Inside each tortilla place about 1/3 cup of meat and 1/4 cup of rice. Fold in both ends of tortilla and then roll up like a burrito. Place seem side down into pan. Spray tops of chimis with nonstick cooking spray. Place dish in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Then finish off under the broiler for about 3 minutes (watch closely so they don't burn).
  3. Remove from oven and add a little enchilada sauce and cheese. Top cooling chimichangas with enchilada sauce, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and black olives.
  4. **Feel free to use other ingredients: shredded beef[/url], shredded chicken, refried beans, [url href=http://www.aroundmyfamilytable.com/the-guacamole-that-changed-my-life/ target=_blank]guacamole, or cheese, etc.**

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Comments

  1. rocky says

    September 19, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    Looks so yummy! thanks for sharing

    Reply
  2. Trisha McKee says

    September 11, 2015 at 11:35 am

    Oh, this would be perfect to try on a weekend movie night!

    Reply
  3. Cassandra says

    September 11, 2015 at 9:15 am

    This is easy enough to make, with many of my favorite ingredients.

    Reply
  4. Debra says

    September 10, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    These sound amazing! We love Chimis!

    Reply
  5. jamie says

    September 10, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    Looks so good!

    Reply
  6. Jennifer Reed says

    September 10, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    I love that the Guiltless Beef Chimichangas recipe looks simple and something that my family would enjoy.

    Reply
  7. LynneT says

    September 10, 2015 at 6:59 am

    This looks like a easy recipe and I’ll bet it tastes great!

    Reply
  8. Susan Smith says

    September 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm

    Sounds yummy, I love that these are baked instead of fried!

    Reply
  9. Melanie says

    September 9, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    My husband would love these!

    Reply
  10. michelle r says

    September 9, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    This recipe is easy enough that I can make it. Thanks!

    Reply
  11. Erica B. says

    September 9, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    Looks yummy!

    Reply
  12. christine says

    September 9, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    We love Mission tortillas. We don’t live gluten free but we have plenty of family and friends who do. Glad to know they have an option!

    Reply
  13. Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says

    September 9, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    Flour tortillas are my absolute favorite and Mission is my normal brand. These chimi’s look so delicious.

    Reply
  14. reesa lewandowski says

    September 9, 2015 at 5:03 am

    I am on the lookout for these tortillas!

    Reply
  15. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    September 9, 2015 at 4:07 am

    I need this for dinner asap!

    Reply
  16. Aggie | Aggie's Kitchen says

    September 9, 2015 at 3:53 am

    Yay for baked chimis! These look delicious!!

    Reply
  17. Deborah says

    September 8, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    Love this idea!! We are Mexican food addicts – I know we’d all love these!

    Reply
  18. Danita says

    September 8, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    I love anything “Mexican”. This looks wonderful and even better that’s its’ “guilt free”!

    Reply
  19. Nicky says

    September 8, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    These lighter, healthier, GF chimichangas looks great. I like that you added a bunch of veggies on top as well. I can already taste these scrumptious morsels.

    Reply
  20. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    September 8, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    We LOVE Mission tortillas and my husband just went Gluten Free, so I am SO pumped to see these!! We adore all things Mexican too, so these are happening for dinner! Pinned!

    Reply
  21. Rod B says

    September 8, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    My favorite Mexican dish is chimichangas and would love to have these to try.

    Reply
  22. GiGi Eats says

    September 8, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    I am just hard core craving beef now!

    Reply
  23. Becky @ lovetobeinthekitchen says

    September 8, 2015 at 1:08 pm

    Fabulous recipe! Thanks for sharing. I much prefer baking things that should be fried!

    Reply
  24. Dana Rodriguez says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:14 am

    That looks delicious! I try to avoid fried food so this is perfect!

    Reply
  25. Amy Pratt says

    September 8, 2015 at 4:53 am

    Yum, chimichangas….. I think I need to make this.

    Reply
  26. Ashley C says

    September 8, 2015 at 4:05 am

    These look delicious! We will have to try these out on our weekly mexican night!

    Reply
  27. Brittney House says

    September 7, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    Its nice to see that they have a couple healthy alternatives with the gluten free and the baked not fried.

    Reply
  28. Shannon Baas says

    September 7, 2015 at 5:21 am

    This sounds like a great recipe.

    Reply
  29. Miz Helen says

    June 17, 2011 at 10:15 am

    I just love a good Chimichangas and your recipe looks great, can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  30. Sara says

    June 16, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Those beef chimichanga’s look so delicious. I love mexican food and will definitely have to try out this recipe!

    Reply
  31. Christina says

    June 16, 2011 at 10:25 am

    I love that these are baked instead of fried! I love Mexican food but am always looking for low cal versions!

    Reply
  32. Patricia says

    June 15, 2011 at 10:57 am

    Looks delicious!

    Reply
  33. Lesli says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    We eat so much mexican food I must try these!

    Lesli 😀

    Reply
  34. Brenna says

    June 14, 2011 at 7:16 am

    Love these!

    Reply
  35. MichelleParamoure says

    June 14, 2011 at 7:13 am

    Hey Wendy! I do something similar and love them and you’re right – you don’t miss the frying mess at all. Love your blog!

    Michelle
    http://michellesdinnerbell.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  36. Janice says

    June 14, 2011 at 7:00 am

    Hmm…you are a good cook so I guess I can take your word for it that these are yummy. But they don’t look crispy. Are they? Maybe I will try this tomorrow.

    Janice
    Celebrating Family

    Reply
    • Wendy says

      June 14, 2011 at 8:03 am

      They are crispy, but they get even crispier if you use the broiler setting. YUM! Make sure to let us know if you try them and how you like them.

      Reply

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