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Air Fryer Chimichangas

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Air Fryer Chimichangas

Chimichangas are a Mexican entre that is a tortilla filled with ground beef, chicken, or beans, and deep-fried. Save on extra fat and calories and air fry them instead. Top them with your favorite zero point ingredients such as Greek Yogurt, tomatoes, scallions, lettuce, and fat-free refried beans.

These are the chimichangas I made in my latest meal prep video. With the tortilla that I used one chimichanga is only 3 smart points. It is very filling with some fat free refried beans and you can top off the chimichangas with cheese, Greek yogurt and cilantro or scallions. The tortilla I used was Mission Carb Balance tortillas. They are 2 smart points for 1 tortilla. The chicken mixture is 1 point.

I have been craving chimichangas for the last couple of days. The Taco Shop down the road from me makes some pretty awesome chimichangas but those are unhealthy and deep fried. I wondered what it would be like making those in my air fryer and I loved the way they came out! The tortilla gets super crispy after spraying it with some cooking spray. I just took about 1/2 a cup of the chicken and placed it in the middle of the tortilla then rolled it up and If you don’t have an air fryer try baking these in the oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

You can serve these with some Fat Free refried beans for 0 smart points and use greek yogurt instead of sour cream!

How to make Air Fryer Chimichangas

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400ºF. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray.
  2. Add onions and green chilies to pan and saute for 2 minutes. When the onions are soft add flour, salt, cumin, garlic powder, enchilada sauce, and continue stirring. When the sauce has thickened add in precooked shredded chicken. If the sauce looks too thick add in some chicken stock to thin it out. (2 tablespoons to start)
  3. Take off heat and begin preparing the chimichangas for cooking them in the air fryer.
  4. Assemble chimichangas by spooning about 1/2 cup of chicken mixture onto each tortilla; fold in sides and roll up.
  5. Spray the outside of each filled tortilla with cooking spray; place 4 in the basket of air fryer, seam side down. Set to 400°F; cook 4 minutes. Turn; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned and heated through. Repeat with remaining 4 filled tortillas.

Tips for Air Fryer Chimichangas

You can sub green enchilada sauce if you’d like.

I recently updated this recipe on May 30th, 2017. The recipe made way too much chicken (32 servings) and I cut it back down to 8 servings by using only 4 cups of cooked chicken breast.

Nutrition info below is for 8 servings.

Air fryer temperature settings vary according to brand and model. If your air fryer does not have the exact temperature setting called for in the recipe, consult your manual for suggested temperature settings. 400 is the highest temperature that my air fryer will go. If your air fryer doesn’t go to 400 degrees use the highest setting. 

Air Fryer Chimichangas
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Air Fryer Chimichangas


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  • Author: Jenna
  • Prep Time: 17 min
  • Cook Time: 17 min
  • Total Time: 34 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
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Ingredients

For the Chicken: 

  • 4 cups of deli-style cooked shredded rotisserie chicken or shredded chicken breast
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 4oz. can chopped green chilies
  • 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 16 oz can of red enchilada sauce.
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin

8 (6 in) flour tortillas

Toppings for Chimichangas (optional) 

  • Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
  • Plain Greek Yogurt
  • Cilantro or Scallions

Instructions

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400ºF. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray.
  2. Add onions and green chilies to pan and saute for 2 minutes. When the onions are soft add flour, salt, cumin, garlic powder, enchilada sauce, and continue stirring. When the sauce has thickened add in precooked shredded chicken. If the sauce looks too thick add in some chicken stock to thin it out. (2 tablespoons to start)
  3. Take off heat and begin preparing the chimichangas for cooking them in the air fryer.
  4. Assemble chimichangas by spooning about 1/2 cup of chicken mixture onto each tortilla; fold in sides and roll up.
  5. Spray the outside of each filled tortilla with cooking spray; place 4 in the basket of air fryer, seam side down. Set to 400°F; cook 4 minutes. Turn; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned and heated through. Repeat with remaining 4 filled tortillas.

Notes

myWW points: Blue Points:3; Green Points: 4;  Purple Points: 3

Disclaimer:  I am not affiliated with WW in any way. I am just a member who creates recipes based on their points system. If you have any questions related to the program go to their website. 

  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Air Fry
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 chimichanga
  • Calories: 311
  • Sugar: 3
  • Sodium: 374
  • Fat: 7
  • Saturated Fat: 1
  • Carbohydrates: 20
  • Fiber: 2
  • Protein: 43

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  1. Michael Murphy says

    June 18, 2020 at 10:30 am

    These are delicious and easy too make!

    ★★★★★

  2. Grace says

    March 4, 2018 at 7:57 am

    I didn’t see the instructions for the air fryer. Can you please send them to me Thank you.

  3. www.primegroupfoods.com says

    February 9, 2018 at 1:31 am

    There is cerdtainly a lot to learn about this subject.
    I really like all the points you made.

  4. Jenna says

    January 15, 2018 at 11:12 am

    Yes. You could also just freeze the chicken mixture and take it out when you need it.

  5. Karen says

    January 15, 2018 at 10:46 am

    Can I freeze the chimichangas? Cannot eat 30+ at one time!!!

  6. Jenna says

    January 14, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    Sorry, the recipe I used, used the oil and I didn’t update it to the air fryer version. I updated it with the air fryer instructions.

  7. Liz says

    January 14, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    I love the idea of using my air fryer to make chimichangas, and your ingredients sound great, but do you have any actual air fryer instructions (time/temp)? Your recipe instructions seem to have the user pan-fry the chimichangas in quite a bit of oil instead of using an air fryer which while it sounds delicious :), seems just as unhealthy as deep frying. Thanks!

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