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 ½ 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 ½ 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. 

What are the Best Air Fryers?

I've had 3 or 4 different air fryers or the past 5 years and each one of them has worked very well with the air fryer recipes on this site. If you want to be able to cook more food for your family at once then get an air fryer with a large basket such as 5.3 quarts. Look for ones that say nonstick on them and has multiple program settings.

Power XL Air Fryer 5.3 Quart Basket. - This was my very first air fryer.

Our 5.3QT Power Air-Fryer comes in handy in preparing amazing meals from your cookbook, and frying a variety of dishes, such as: French fries, chicken, steak, roasts, fish tacos and sticks, waffle fries, pies, pudding and donuts.

Ninja Foodi Grill and Air Fryer - This air fryer works very well too but the air fryer setting doesn't go below 300 degrees. If there's a recipe that calls for lower temperatures you have to use the bake setting. It air frys, roasts, grills, and dehydrates food.

Cosori 4 Qt Air Fryer- This air fryer doesn't require any preheating and has several different functions for cooking chicken, meat, frozen foods, etc. There are 5 different functions.

GoWISE USA 1700-Watt 5.8-QT 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer 

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.

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