Beef Enchiladas (no beans)

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Who doesn’t love cheesy, saucy enchiladas. I love enchiladas but do not care for beans so this recipe does not call for them. You can use shredded beef (which I think is best) but the easiest recipe just uses ground beef. I included a tasty enchilada sauce recipe but you can use a store bought sauce.

Beef Enchiladas (no beans)

Who doesn’t love cheesy, saucy enchiladas. I love enchiladas but do not care for beans so this recipe does not call for them. You can use shredded beef (which I think is best) but the easiest recipe just uses ground beef. I included a tasty enchilada sauce recipe but you can use a store bought sauce.

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Ingredients

40 minutes
6-8 enchiladas
  1. 1 lbsGround beef
  2. 1Onion diced
  3. 1Bell pepper diced
  4. 2Jalapeños diced (delete for milder version)
  5. 3 clovesgarlic minced
  6. 1 tspcayenne pepper powder
  7. 1 tsppaprika
  8. 1 tspcumin
  9. 1 tspBlack pepper
  10. 1/2 tspsalt
  11. 1/2 cupwater
  12. 1/4 cupEnchilada sauce (sauce recipe below)
  13. 12 oz (3 cups)shredded Pepper Jack cheese
  14. 6-8tortillas, 7-8” (flour or corn)
  15. Enchilada Sauce
  16. 28 ozcan crushed Tomatoes
  17. 1 TbspGarlic powder
  18. 1 tspCumin
  19. 1 tspOnion powder
  20. 1 tspDried Oregano
  21. 1/2 tspChipotle powder
  22. 1 tspSalt
  23. Water as needed to thin sauce

Cooking Instructions

40 minutes
  1. 1

    Make sauce: mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl. Add water to sauce if you want to thin it out.

  2. 2

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Add oil to a skillet and heat on medium. Add onions, peppers, and jalapeños and cook until soft. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

  3. 3

    Add ground beef to skillet and cook while breaking up the meat. Add cayenne pepper, cumin, paprika, black pepper, salt, water, and 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes. You want flavors to mix and most of the liquid to cook off.

  4. 4

    Take skillet off heat and mix in 1/2 of the cheese. Let cool down to make it easier to assemble the enchiladas.

  5. 5

    Lightly spray oil on a 9”x13” baking dish. Pour some sauce (about a cup) into the baking dish to coat the bottom of the dish.

  6. 6

    To make the tortillas more pliable (especially if using corn tortillas) heat them in a plastic bag in the microwave for about 20 seconds. Fill each tortilla with 1/2 cup of meat mixture and roll it up. Place each rolled tortilla seam down in the baking dish.

  7. 7

    Pour the remaining sauce over the tortillas and top with remaining shredded cheese. Place in oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the cheese and sauce is bubbling.

  8. 8

    Remove cooked enchiladas from the oven and let them cool. Plate the enchiladas, garnish with green onions and red pepper flakes, and enjoy a great Mexican meal.

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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