If you have been on our website before, you know how much we love Mexican food. Whenever we go to a Mexican restaurant, my go-to dish is a chimichanga. I love the crunchy outside with all the meat and cheese on the inside. However, I know that deep-fried tortilla is probably not the healthiest thing. That’s where these Baked Sweet Pork Chimichangas come into play! All the flavor and crunchy outer shell without the deep fry, you’re going to love this recipe.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make oven baked sweet pork chimichangas, you will need the following ingredients:
- Pork roast
- Salsa
- Dr. Pepper Soda
- Brown sugar
- Flour tortillas
- Refried beans
- Cheddar cheese
- Non-stick cooking spray
- Sour cream
- Avocado
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Oven Baked Sweet Pork Chimichangas
- Place pork roast in slow cooker and fill half full with water. Cook 4 hours on high.
- Drain water from slow cooker and cut pork into thirds.
- Mix salsa, Dr. Pepper, and brown sugar together in a bowl. Pour on top of pork and cook for 4 more hours in the slow cooker on low.
- Drain liquid and shred pork. Save some liquid and mix it back in with the pork to keep it moist.
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Evenly divide pork, refried beans and cheese between 8 tortillas.
- Fold up each tortilla into a rectangular packet around the filling and place folded side down in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Spray the tops of the chimichangas generously with nonstick cooking spray (you could also use a pastry brush and lightly brush the tops with olive oil).
- Place in preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven, turn over each chimichanga and return to the oven to cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Top with sour cream and avocado before serving.
Recipe Notes
Chimichangas and burriotos are different.A burrito is typically filling wrapped in a flour tortilla. A chimichanga is a popular Tex-Mex dish consisting of toppings wrapped in a flour tortilla, just like a burrito, and then deep fried. These baked chimichangas are such a great option if you’re cutting back on calories or fats because you’re not frying them in oil, but rather baking them in the oven.
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Oven Baked Sweet Pork Chimichangas Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pound pork roast
- 2 cups salsa, chunky
- 12 ounces Dr Pepper Soda
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 8 flour tortillas
- 16 ounces refried beans
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- non stick cooking spray
- ½ cup sour cream, topping
- 1 avocado, diced for topping
Instructions
- Place pork roast in slow cooker and fill half full with water. Cook 4 hours on high.
- Drain water from slow cooker and cut pork into thirds.
- Mix salsa, Dr. Pepper, and brown sugar together in a bowl. Pour on top of pork and cook for 4 more hours in the slow cooker on low.
- Drain liquid and shred pork. Save some liquid and mix it back in with the pork to keep it moist.
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Evenly divide pork, refried beans and cheese between 8 tortillas.
- Fold up each tortilla into a rectangular packet around the filling and place folded side down in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Spray the tops of the chimichangas generously with nonstick cooking spray (you could also use a pastry brush and lightly brush the tops with olive oil).
- Place in preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven, turn over each chimichanga and return to the oven to cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Top with sour cream and avocado before serving.
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This recipe looks great!!! Can you tell me what green sauce is on top of your chimichanga in the picture? Can I get the sauce at a store or is it homemade? If you could let me know that would be wonderful. Thanks!!!
We like to use the La Victoria Green taco sauce or green enchilada sauce.
This sound great! I don’t usually keep soda on hand. Is there something that you can recommend I use as a substitute in place of the Dr. Pepper? Thanks!
What type of pork roast did you use?
We usually buy what is on sale. We have used a pork loin, pork butt. They all seem to work fine because when you shred it you can remove any fat. The fat makes a tender roast for slow cooking.
I LOVE this recipe! It’s always a hit. It reminds me of Cafe Rio — yum!!!
This looks delicious! Does it work to use uncooked tortilla shells?
We used the flour tortilla from the grocery store. You do not cook them beforehand. Just follow the directions in the recipe and they’ll be delicious.
Have you ever frozen these before baking? Would you recommend thawing first? Or just baking longer? Thank you.
I would thaw them first. You could stick them in the fridge to thaw.
Am I going crazy? I can’t find the ingredient list anywhere on this page. I’ve been making this for years and found that the original post had been deleted. I found this replacement but I can’t see the actual recipe.
Hi Tiffany. We are so glad you brought this to our attention. We are slowly switching over to our new website and this often happens to a few recipes. It has been updated and the recipe is back! Thanks again!
Is this similar to Costa Vida’s sweet pork?
Yes, I guess so. Cafe Rio and Costa Vida are very similar.