Cheese Enchiladas

lzy-chef
lzy-chef @cook_3576263
Riverside, NJ

There is no story to this, other than I like to eat. Homemade Cheese Enchiladas! My favorite, cheese enchiladas are easy, fast and insanely delicious! 

Cheese Enchiladas

There is no story to this, other than I like to eat. Homemade Cheese Enchiladas! My favorite, cheese enchiladas are easy, fast and insanely delicious! 

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. 12-14white corn tortillas
  2. 4-5 cupsshredded colby jack cheese
  3. 20 ozred or green enchilada sauce
  4. 1finely chopped medium-sized onion
  5. 1/4-1/2 cupvegetable oil
  6. Fresh cilantro, finely chopped (optional)
  7. 1 cupthinly shredded lettuce
  8. 1roma tomato, diced
  9. 1/4 cupcrumbled cotija cheese, for topping (optional)
  10. Sour cream , for topping

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix together the colby jack cheese and the chopped onion, reserving about 1/2 cup of the colby jack cheese for sprinkling over the top, at the end.

  2. 2

    Quickly cook tortillas in hot oil only enough to softened them. (Cook them too long, and your gonna have to make tostadas.) Drain well on paper towels. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  4. 4

    Pour 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13'' pan.

  5. 5

    Fill each corn tortilla with a handful of cheese/onion mixture. Roll tightly, and place seam side down in the pan.

  6. 6

    Pour remaining enchilada sauce over the top. Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.

  7. 7

    Bake for 20-25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes.

  8. 8

    Top with shredded lettuce, cotija cheese, tomatoes, cilantro, and sour cream.

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