Baked Baja Beef Chimichangas

Baked Baja Beef Chimichangas

Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• 10 -12 flour tortillas
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)

Directions

• 1 Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in a 300* oven while making the filling.
• 2 Brown ground beef and drain.
• 3 Mix in vinegar and seasonings to the drained meat, but do not cook the mixture further.
• 4 Remove tortillas from oven and increase oven temperature to 500*.
• 5 Brush each side of tortilla with melted butter.
• 6 Spoon about 1/4 cup ground beef filling onto center of each buttered tortilla.
• 7 Fold in sides, then roll up tortilla from the bottom.
• 8 Place seam-side down on a foil-lined and rimmed baking sheet.
• 9 Bake at 500* for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.
• 10 Serve on a large bed of shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes.
• 11 Top with sour cream, shredded cheese, and salsa.