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beef enchiladas in a baking dish topped with cilantro, jalapeños and lime slices
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Beef Enchiladas

This crowd-pleasing beef enchilada recipe is deeply robust in flavor and is Mexican comfort food right at home! Soft corn tortillas are filled with seasoned ground beef, two kinds of cheeses, and slathered with a rich homemade enchilada sauce!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Julie Chiou

Equipment

Ingredients 

  • 1 pound (454 g) 85/15 ground beef
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 ½ cups red enchilada sauce divided
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 12 corn tortillas softened
  • 2 cups (170 g) extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • 2 cups (170 g) monterey jack cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 °F (204 °C) and grease a 9x13 casserole dish. Set aside.
  • In a cast iron skillet or similar, over medium-high heat, cook and brown the ground beef with a little bit of cooking oil. Use a spatula or meat chopper to break apart the beef into smaller pieces. Add the onions. Cook until there is no pink remaining and the onions are tender.
    1 pound 85/15 ground beef, 1 medium onion
    browned ground beef in a white nonstick skillet
  • Pour ⅓ cup of the red enchilada sauce and taco seasoning and mix it in with the beef. Reserve the rest of enchilada sauce. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
    2 tablespoons taco seasoning, Salt and pepper, ⅓ cups red enchilada sauce
    ground beef mixture mixed with red enchilada sauce in a white skillet with a wooden spoon in the center
  • If you have a gas stove, toast the the corn tortillas on the open flame for flavor and that nice charred effect! If not, no worries. Stack your tortillas and pop them in the microwave for about 40 seconds to warm them up and get them pliable to work with.
    12 corn tortillas
  • When ready to assemble, on a flat surface, take a tortilla and in the middle, sprinkle a mixture of the two cheeses then add a spoonful or two of the beef mixture on top.
    2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese, 2 cups monterey jack cheese
    a corn tortilla with shredded cheese and ground beef mixture in the center
  • Tightly roll each tortilla and lay them seam side down in the prepared casserole dish. Repeat until the casserole dish is full.
    corn tortillas rolled with seam side down on a cutting board
  • Pour the remaining enchilada sauce on top and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses.
    1 ⅙ cups red enchilada sauce
    beef enchiladas in a baking dish with red enchilada sauce and shredded cheese sprinkled on top
  • Cover casserole dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through. Remove the foil and let bake uncovered for another 10 minutes to brown the cheese.
  • Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 893 kcal | Carbohydrates: 45 g | Protein: 54 g | Fat: 56 g | Saturated Fat: 29 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 184 mg | Sodium: 1700 mg | Potassium: 569 mg | Fiber: 7 g | Sugar: 7 g

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