Easy Beef Enchiladas
My Easy Beef Enchiladas aren’t as simple as some Mexican meals, but they’re as simple as it’s possible to make them. You'll want this recipe every week!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Easy Beef Enchiladas
Servings: 8
Calories: 365kcal
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ cup onion diced
- 4 oz can green chilies optional
- 3 cups Mexican blend cheese divided
- 28 oz can red enchilada sauce
- 8 soft taco size tortillas you can use corn or wheat depending on preference
- Cilantro chopped
Preheat to 350 and spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
In a medium skillet cook ground beef, onion and chilies until the ground beef is no longer pink. Drain if needed.
Pour ½ cup of enchilada sauce evenly in the bottom of you baking dish
Fill tortilla with beef mixture and top with cheese (you will use approximately ⅓ cup beef mixture and ¼ cup cheese in each)
Reserve 1 cup of cheese.
Roll meat and cheese up in tortilla and place it seam side down in your baking dish.
Repeat with 7 remaining tortillas
Pour remaining enchilada sauce evenly over the enchiladas
Top with remaining 1 cup of cheese
Bake 20 minutes, until sauce is bubbly and cheese has melted
Top with fresh topped cilantro
Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 1443mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 940IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 316mg | Iron: 3.2mg