Beef enchiladas are easy to make and a great way to feed your family on a crazy week night.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Servings: 6
Calories: 389kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer
Ingredients
2cupsEnchilada saucehomemade or canned
12corn tortillas
1cupgrated Cheddar cheese
1cupgrated Monterey Jack cheese
1cupcrumbled Mexican crumbling cheese
For Beef:
2lbs. lean ground beef
1-2tablespoonsolive oil
1onionfinely chopped
1jalapenoseeded and finely minced
3clovesgarlicfinely minced
¼cupchopped cilantro
Instructions
Heat olive oil in large skillet. Add onion, garlic, and jalapeno. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add beef and cook until browned. Drain beef mixture if needed.
In clean non-stick skillet, heat a teaspoon of oil on medium-high heat. Dip each tortilla in sauce and fry in skillet for 3-4 seconds on each side. Set cooked tortillas aside on a plate.
Assembly:
Place a heaping tablespoon of ground beef in center of each prepared tortilla. Add a generous sprinkling of Cheddar cheese. Fold tortilla together and place seam side down in baking dish.
Drizzle tortillas with a little extra enchilada sauce.
Cover tortillas with grated Monterey Jack cheese and Mexican crumbling cheese.
You can set the dish aside in the refrigerator at this point and bake when ready to serve.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and enchiladas are heated through. Serve with your favorite toppings: chopped fresh cilantro, chopped green onions, chopped avocado, chopped tomatoes, sour cream.