Dec 8

Dec 8 Beef Enchiladas

These enchiladas can be assembled quickly with canned enchilada sauce and packaged tortillas, or if you want to take the time, you can make them entirely from scratch.

If you don’t have beef on hand, you can easily substitute it with chicken or pork.

Beef Enchiladas

Step 1: Prepare sauce

Make one batch of

Red Enchilada Sauce

sub: 1 (15 oz) can red enchilada sauce

Stir in:

1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce

Set aside.

Step 2: Prepare tortillas

Make one batch of:

Corn Tortillas

sub: 8 pkg’d corn tortillas

Set aside.

Step 3: Prepare filling

In a medium mixing bowl, combine:

1/2 lb ground beef, browned & cooked through

1/2 cup onion, finely diced & sautéd

1 (4 oz) can green chilies

1 (15 oz) can black beans (drained & rinsed)

sub: 3/4 cup dry black beans, cooked & drained

1 cup cooked rice (optional)

~2 Tbsp enchilada sauce (Step 1)

Fold together.

Also prepare:

1 cup cheese, shredded

Set aside.

Step 4: Assemble enchiladas

Preheat oven to 350F.*

Prepare 9” x 9” baking dish by spraying with non-stick baking spray. Pour ~1/2 cup of enchilada sauce (Step 1) into bottom of baking dish.

Select 1 tortilla
Submerge tortilla in pot of enchilada sauce & quickly remove
Sprinkle with ~1 Tbsp cheese
Spoon in 1/8 of filling mixture
Roll up and place in baking dish
Repeat steps 1-5 with remaining 7 tortillas

Pour remaining enchilada sauce (Step 1) over the rolled enchiladas.

*Optional: if you’re not eating right away, cover baking dish with tinfoil and store in refrigerator (up to 24 hours) until ready to bake.

Step 5: Bake

Bake at 350F for 20 minutes (uncovered). Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese. Return to oven and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Serve hot, garnished with cilantro and sour cream.

Additional recommended toppings:

shredded lettuce
diced tomatoes
sliced olives
chopped green onions
salsa

Brenda’s tips:

Serving size: 4 servings
Brenda prefers the method of making the sauce, tortillas, & beans from pantry staples (whatever she has on hand) and then assembling the enchiladas.