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Crispy Beef Chimichangas with Tomato Salsa and Sour Cream

Crispy Beef Chimichangas with Tomato Salsa and Sour Cream

  • 30 min
  • 671 calories

Chimichangas are typically made with a flour tortilla and a savoury filling such as mince, shredded meat, beans, cheese and spices. The tortilla is folded and deepfried until golden and crispy. We have opted for a healthier option, baking the chimichangas in the oven instead. These chimichangas are filled with a delicious beef, cheesy filling, baked in the oven until golden and crispy, then topped with sour cream and a fresh zesty, spicy salsa.

Number of servings

Ingredients

  • 250 Gram Beef Mince 250 Gram Beef Mince
  • 1 Brown Onion 1 Brown Onion
  • 1 Tomato 1 Tomato
  • 1 Sweet Corn Cob 1 Sweet Corn Cob
  • 1 Red Capsicum 1 Red Capsicum
  • 1 Lime 1 Lime
  • 2 Tbsp Taco Seasoning 2 Tbsp Taco Seasoning
  • 1⁄2 Small Bunch Coriander 12 Small Bunch Coriander
  • 1 Jalapeno 1 Jalapeno
  • 6 Flour Tortillas (8in) 6 Flour Tortillas (8in)
  • 1 Tbsp Butter (pantry) 1 Tbsp Butter (pantry)
  • 3⁄4 Cup Tasty Cheese (grated) 34 Cup Tasty Cheese (grated)
  • 1⁄4 Cup Sour Cream 14 Cup Sour Cream

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First Things First

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As well as your basic cooking tools, you will need...

Oven Tray
Deepsided Pan

Step 1

1 Prepare Ingredients

Preheat oven to 210°C. Peel and dice onion. Dice tomato. Cut sweet corn in half. Dice capsicum, removing seeds. Cut lime into wedges. Pick coriander leaves and dice, discarding stems. Dice jalapeno.

Tip! When you swap the chef selected protein adjust the cooking times and method to ensure your protein is properly cooked and therefore safe to eat.

Step 2

2 Make Beef Filling

Heat a deepsided pan on medium high heat with a drizzle of oil. Add capsicum and 3/4 of the onion (reserving the rest for salsa), cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning, cook for 1 minute. Add beef, cook for 5 minutes until brown and cooked through, breaking the mince up with the spoon or spatula. Turn heat off and set aside.

Step 3

3 Prepare Sweet Corn & Salsa

Wrap sweet corn in foil, top with butter and season with salt and pepper. Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes (alternatively you can BBQ the corn for a smokey flavour). For salsa, mix together tomato, remaining onion (to taste), coriander, jalapeno (see note) and lime juice from 1-2 wedges of lime.

Tip! Jalapenos are spicy so use a little at a time, to make the dish kid friendly leave out the jalapeno completely.

Step 4

4 Fold Chimichangas

Stir cheese into the beef filling. Divide beef filling between tortillas, placing fillng into the centre of the tortilla. Fold opposite sides over the filling and roll up like a burrito. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas.

Step 5

5 Bake Chimichangas

Place chimichangas on a lined baking tray. Spray or brush with oil and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, until brown and crispy.

Tip! Alternatively, you could place chimichangas in a panini press for 5 minutes.

Step 6

6 You Plate It!

Divide chimichangas and corn between plates. Top chimichangas with sour cream and salsa, serving any remaining lime wedges on the side. Enjoy!

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