Easy Recipe: Appetizing Beef enchiladas

Beef enchiladas. For the meat: While the sauce is simmering, brown the ground beef with the onions in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Beef Enchiladas with an extra tasty, saucy filling, smothered with a homemade Enchilada Sauce. My time saving trick is to use one base Enchilada spice mix for both the sauce and filling!

These beef enchiladas are a tasty and easy way to serve up a Mexican dinner for a crowd. Fresh, fast, and way better than takeout, THESE are some good cookin' Enchiladas. Simple homemade Beef Enchiladas are full of Mexican comfort food flavors. You can have Beef enchiladas using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Beef enchiladas

1. You need of Ground beef.
2. Prepare of garlic, minced.
3. You need of Chili powder.
4. You need of Ground cumin.
5. You need of Ground coriander.
6. Prepare of Sugar.
7. You need of Salt.
8. Prepare of Vegetable oil.
9. It's of yellow onions, finely chopped.
10. You need of Can tomato sauce.
11. It's of water.
12. You need of Sharp cheddar cheese, divided.
13. Prepare of Fresh cilantro, chopped.
14. It's of jalapenos, sliced (optional).
15. You need of corn tortillas.

Enchiladas originate in Mexico where people have been wrapping corn tortillas around fillings since Mayan times. Beef enchiladas are typically prepared with corn tortillas, but my husband, Jeff, and I prefer flour tortillas. I use them in this saucy casserole that has irresistible home-cooked flavor and a subtle kick. Return beef mixture to skillet over medium heat.

Beef enchiladas step by step

1. In small bowl, combine garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, sugar and salt..
2. Add ground beef to large skillet and heat on med-high heat until browned, about 6-8 min..
3. Remove meat to strainer to drain. Meanwhile in same skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Once shimmering add onions and brown, about 5 min. Add garlic mixture and simmer until fragrant, 1 min..
4. Add the tomato sauce and water, bring to a boil. Return meat to the skillet and simmer on low covered for 10 min..
5. Meanwhile heat 2 Tbsp. oil in small skillet over med-high heat. Add one tortilla to the oil and flip after a few sec. (Just want to make them soft and easy for rolling at this point.).
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Strain meat mixture over a medium sized bowl. Return solids from the strainer back to skillet and mix with 1/2 cheese and cilantro..
7. Place 1/2 sauce from meat mixture into bottom of a 9x13 baking dish..
8. Spread meat mixture down the center of each tortilla and roll tightly. Place seam side down in baking dish..
9. Cover the enchiladas with remaining sauce and cheese. Cover with foil and place in oven for 25 min..
10. Remove foil and place back in oven 5-7 min or until cheese is golden brown. Add fresh, sliced jalapenos if desired. Serve with a side of homemade Mexican rice..

Add chili powder and cumin and season with salt and pepper, then stir in enchilada sauce. These are enchiladas that the whole family loves! A great Beef Enchilada Recipe really is hard to beat. Today I am making cheesy ground beef enchiladas my favorite way, baking in the oven. The homemade enchilada sauce gravy and the cheese make this a baked.