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

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• batch red enchilada sauce (see below) or 15 ounces store-bought red enchilada sauce

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• 1 tablespoon olive oil
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• small white onion, diced
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• cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (15-ounce) can pinto 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 cheese

toppingsTopping Options:

• fresh cilantro
• , chopped red onions,
• diced avocado
• , sour cream
• , and/or crumbled cotija cheese

Instructions

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• Used black beans instead of pinto beans
• Used cheddar cheese
• Used yellow onion instead of white onion
• Didn't have any green chillies, so I added a very small amount of dices Jalapeño peppers.

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Enchiladas Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup chili powder (yes, really)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• fine sea salt, to taste

Instructions

Cook the roux and spices

• Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly.
• Add in the chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 more minute, whisking constantly.
  

Simmer 

• Gradually pour in the stock, whisking constantly to combine until no lumps remain.
• Continue cooking until the sauce reaches a simmer.
• Then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer (the sauce should continue lightly bubbling) for about 10-15 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce has slightly thickened.

Season

• Give the sauce a taste and season with salt, as needed. (I typically add 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, but the saltiness of the sauce can vary depending on the brand of stock that you use.)
  

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