This beef enchiladas recipe is made with a delicious (and easy!) homemade red enchilada sauce, and it’s guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 batch red enchilada sauce (see below) or 15 ounces store-bought red enchilada sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small white or yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 (15-ounce) can pinto black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles
- fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
- 8 large flour tortillas*
- 3 cups Mexican-blend shredded cheddar cheese
Topping Options:
- fresh cilantro
- chopped red onions
- diced avocado
- sour cream
- crumbled cotija cheese
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Prep oven and baking dish.
- Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spread 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce evenly along the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Assemble the enchiladas
- To assemble the enchiladas, set up an assembly line including: tortillas, enchilada sauce, beef filling, and cheese. Lay out a tortilla, and spread two tablespoons of sauce over the surface of the tortilla. Add a generous spoonful of the beef filling in a line down the center of the tortilla, then sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. Roll up the tortilla and place it in the prepared baking dish. Assemble the remaining enchiladas. Spread any remaining sauce evenly over the top of the enchiladas, followed by any extra cheese.
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