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Red Chile Beef Enchiladas

Eunice Huerta
Enchiladas drenched in red sauce, ground beef, and a Mexican cheese blend.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds of ground beef
  • 1/2 cup diced white onions
  • 1 can 4 oz diced green chiles
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 cups red enchilada sauce canned or red chile homemade sauce
  • 2 cups Mexican cheese blend
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 dozen corn tortillas
  • Toppings-sour cream lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with diced onions, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks. Drain any excess grease. Add spices, diced green chiles, salt and water. Stir to combine and continue to cook until water is absorbed.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Warm red chile sauce, and pour into a large bowl for dipping corn tortillas
  • Pour 1/2 cup of red chile sauce into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish and spread evenly.
  • Soften corn tortillas by warming in the microwave, and wrapping in a dish towel for 30 seconds.
  • Dip a tortilla in the warm sauce to coat both sides and lay flat on your work surface.
  • Add a small amount of the meat mixture and 1-2 tablespoons of cheese.
  • Roll up and place the seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas
  • Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas and top with the remaining cheese
  • Bake uncovered until bubbling and the cheese is melted.
  • Cover enchiladas with sauce and top with cheese and onions.
Keyword enchiladas, red chile, ground beef, red chile ground beef enchiladas, cheesy
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