These Easy Beef Enchiladas are delicious. With ground beef, onion, and cheddar cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla, covered with spicy enchilada sauce and more cheese. Whether you are making this dish for a pot luck or for a family dinner, I promise you will be a hit.
Easy Beef Enchiladas
Is there anything better than a good Mexican dinner? In this girl’s opinion, the answer would definitely be no. I’m pretty much a fan of all kinds of Mexican food. In past posts, I have shared Copy Cat Nacho Bell Grande ,Easy Sheet Pan Fajitas, Copy Cat Chipotle Tomatillo Green-Chili Salsa and my favorite drink with Mexican food The Best Skinny Jalapeno Margarita.
What are Enchiladas? -An enchilada is a tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce.
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How To Make Easy Beef Enchiladas:
INGREDIENTS
- Ground Beef
- White Onion
- Flour Tortillas
- Cheddar Cheese
- Green Onions
- Enchilada Sauce
Ingredients Enchiladas Sauce
- Tomato Sauce
- Tomato Paste
- Beef Broth
- Vegetable Oil
- Flour
- Chili Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Cumin
- Cayenne Pepper
- Black Pepper
- Salt
Instructions :
Enchilada Sauce
- Add the vegetable oil, flour, and chili powder together in a medium pot. Heat on medium and whisk the ingredients together. Whisk continuously until sauce begins to boil. Stir the mixture for one minute once it begins bubbling.
- Next whisk in the Beef broth, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper until smooth. Heat the sauce stirring occasionally reduce heat. Once it reaches a simmer it will begin to thicken slightly.
- Stir in salt and pepper – the sauce is ready to use.
Enchiladas
- Brown Ground Beef and diced onion
- Scoop ground beef /onion and a small amount of cheese into a tortilla
- Fold tortilla seam side down and place in a baking dish
- Line the enchiladas in the dish, put them so they are tight in the dish so they stay rolled
- Scoop sauce over enchiladas- add more cheese
- Bake
- Garnish with green onions, sour cream, guacamole, salsa
Enchilada Sauce
Ground Beef
Stuffing The Tortilla
Enchiladas no Sauce
Easy Beef Enchiladas
Equipment
- OVEN
- Skillet, Baking Dish
Ingredients
Enchilada Sauce
- 1 14 oz Can Tomato Sauce
- 1 7oz can Tomato Paste
- 1/2 Cup Beef Broth
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Tbsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1/2 tsp Red Cayenne Pepper
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Enchiladas
- 1.5-2 lbs Ground Beef
- 1 Medium White or Yellow Onion Diced
- 8 10 inch Flour Tortillas
- 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar or Mexican Mix
- 1/2 Cup Green Onion
- Sour Cream and Guacamole optional garnish
Instructions
- Enchilada Sauce
- Add the vegetable oil, flour, and chili powder together in a medium pot. Heat on medium and whisk the ingredients together. Whisk continuously until sauce begins to boil. Stir the mixture for one minute once it begins bubbling.
- Next whisk in the Beef broth, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper until smooth. Heat the sauce stirring occasionally reduce heat. Once it reaches a simmer it will begin to thicken slightly.
- Stir in salt and pepper - the sauce is ready to use.
Enchiladas
- Pre-heat Oven 350°
- Brown Ground Beef and Onion
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with food release (pam ) spread a thin layer of enchilada sauce on bottom of dish
- Scoop ground beef /onion and a small amount of cheese into a tortilla
- Fold tortilla seam side down and place in a baking dish
- Line the enchiladas in the dish, put them so they are tight in the dish so they stay rolled
- Cover with sauce and cheese
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
- Garnish with Green Onion
- Optional sour cream or guacamole
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