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Cheesy Ground Beef Enchiladas

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time23 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Course: 100 + BEST Easy Beef Recipes for Dinner, Everyone's Favorite Mexican Recipes
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8
Author: Sweet Basil

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Oil
  • 1.5 Pounds Ground Beef 90% lean
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin ground
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 1/4 Cups Cheese Monterey Jack
  • 2 Tablespoons Cilantro chopped
  • 12 Tortillas Corn, or 8 flour tortillas

Sauce

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, add the enchilada sauce and cocoa powder and stir to combine. Cook until it comes to a simmer, then set aside.
    2 15 oz enchilada sauces, 2 1/2 teaspoons Cocoa Powder, 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • Adjust an oven to 400 degrees.
  • Heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Once shimmering, add the beef and spices, and 1 tablespoon of cilantro,  cooking and breaking up into pieces until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
    2 Tablespoons Oil, 1.5 Pounds Ground Beef, 1 teaspoon Cumin, 1 teaspoon Coriander, 1/4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika, 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups of cheese, cilantro and 1/4 cup of the sauce. Season to taste and set aside.
    2 1/4 Cups Cheese, 2 Tablespoons Cilantro
  • Spread 1/2 cup of sauce over the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan.
  • In a clean nonstick skillet, add the remaining oil and heat to medium high heat. In a pie plate, add 1/2 cup of the sauce. Add 1 tortilla at a time to the pie plate, coating both sides, and placing into the pan to cook until soft, flipping once about 30 seconds. Remove from the pan to a cutting board or plate and fill with about 1/4-1/3 cup filling, then roll and place seam side down in the pan. Repeat with all tortillas.
    2 Tablespoons Oil, 12 Tortillas
  • Pour any remaining sauces from the pan and sauce pan over the enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
    2 1/4 Cups Cheese
  • Cook for 20 minutes at 400 and then serve!

Notes

To reheat left overs, cover enchiladas with foil, and place in a cold oven.  Turn oven to 350 degrees and enchiladas until they are hot in the middle. about 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 461kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1151mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 724IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 289mg | Iron: 3mg