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Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

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Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas make for a great and easy breakfast. Filled with eggs, sausage, and shredded cheese, they make for a great and easy Air Fryer Breakfast.

My kids love these. They are full of flavor, and who doesn’t really like eating a Chimichanga for breakfast?

Chimicanhanges are usually deep-fried, but today I whipped out my air fryer and came up with this tasty treat. While I filled them with scrambled eggs, breakfast sausages, potatoes, and cheese, they give you plenty of protein to give you a nutritious start on the day.

Here are some of my other great and easy Air Fryer Breakfast Recipes, including Air Fryer French Toast, Air Fryer Pancakes, and of course, my favorite Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Scones.

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

WHAT IS A CHIMICHANGA?

If you have never heard of a chimichanga. All it is, is a tortilla filled with either meat or a bean filling? They are typically deep-fried, and their crispy exterior notes them.

They are nothing more than fried up burritos. You can serve them plain or with traditional Mexican toppings of sour cream, salsa, diced tomatoes, guacamole, or pico de gallo.

Today, I used the air fryer to fry them up because they are much healthier since you do not use all of the oil associated with deep frying.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BURRITO AND A CHIMICHANGA?

A chimichanga is a burrito; the only difference is that you fry it up after making the burrito, which gets the exterior crunchy.

Burritos are usually filled with a meat or bean mixture and then wrapped up. A chimichanga can have any filling.

How To Make Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Ingredients:

  • Tortillas
  • Breakfast Sausage
  • Potato
  • Eggs
  • Shredded Cheese
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Cooking Spray

How To Cook Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Chop potato into 1/2-inch cubes. Baste in oil, salt, and pepper. Place potato cubes in an air fryer basket and cook at 400 for 8 minutes—brown sausage in skillet and break into crumbles. Remove the ground sausage from the skillet. Whisk eggs and scramble in sausage grease. Combine eggs, sausage, potatoes, and cheese in a mixing bowl.

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

Load mixture into a flour tortilla, fold into a burrito. Spray both the air fryer basket and wrapped tortilla. Place in the air fryer basket and cook at 380 degrees F for 5 minutes. (air fryer setting) Flip, spray again, and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas
Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas
Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas

MORE AIR FRYER BREAKFAST RECIPES:

  • AIR FRYER FROZEN HASH BROWN PATTIES
  • AIR FRYER CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST
  • EASY AIR FRYER RICOTTA TOAST WITH ROASTED GARLIC AND TOMATOES
  • AIR FRYER BAKED APPLE TOAST
  • AIR FRYER PUMPKIN FRENCH TOAST

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Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas make for a great and easy breakfast. Filled with eggs, sausage, and shredded cheese, they make for a great and easy Air Fryer Breakfast

Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 249 kcal
Author: ForkToSpoon.com
Ingredients
  • 6 flour tortillas
  • 1/2 pound breakfast sausage
  • 1 medium potato
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
  1. Chop potato into 1/2-inch cubes. Baste in oil, salt, and pepper.

  2. Place potato cubes in an air fryer basket and cook at 400 for 8 minutes—brown sausage in skillet and break into crumbles. Remove the ground sausage from the skillet. Whisk eggs and scramble in sausage grease.

  3. Combine eggs, sausage, potatoes, and cheese in a mixing bowl.

  4. Load mixture into a flour tortilla, fold into a burrito. Spray both the air fryer basket and wrapped tortilla. Place in the air fryer basket and cook at 380 degrees F for 5 minutes. (air fryer setting) Flip, spray again, and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes

  5. Plate, serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Breakfast Chimichangas
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 249 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 166mg55%
Sodium 802mg35%
Potassium 307mg9%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 336IU7%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 123mg12%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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