Description
These comforting, authentic ground beef enchiladas are smothered in green enchilada sauce and baked to cheesy tex mex goodness!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds ground beef (80/20 blend)
- 1 t. kosher salt
- 1/2 onion, small dice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 t. onion powder
- 1 t. black pepper
- 1 t. Texas chili powder
- 1/2 t. garlic powder
- 3 T. water
- 1/2 c. tomato sauce
- 1 batch of Green Enchilada Sauce
- 10–25 corn tortillas
- 1/4 c. oil
- 1 c. shredded Monterrey Jack or Oaxaca cheese (microbial rennet)
Instructions
- Prepare Sauce: Prepare the Green Enchilada Sauce according to the instructions.
- Brown Beef: Place the ground beef in a saute pan over medium-high heat and sprinkle with kosher salt. Sear the meat well, drain, and then add in the diced onion and garlic.
- Season: Add the spices and cook 2 minutes to soften the vegetables.
- Simmer: Add in water and cook 5-10 minutes to a saucy consistency.
- Finish Filling: Add the tomato sauce. Simmer 5 minutes or so and season to taste. Remove from the heat and cool.
- Warm Tortillas: In a saute pan, add a little oil and fry each corn tortilla for several seconds on both sides.
- Assemble: Place about 1/4 c. of green enchilada sauce in a large casserole dish. Lay a tortilla flat, fill with about 2-3 T. of filling, roll up, and place into the casserole dish, seam side down.
- Top: Pour the green enchilada sauce over the enchiladas and cover with cheese.
- Bake: Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Garnish: Remove and top with pickled jalapenos, sour cream, cilantro, or your favorite toppings.
Notes
Frying the corn tortillas briefly in oil makes them rollable and prevents them from breaking during assembly.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Beef
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Tex Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 580 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 1150 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
Keywords: beef enchiladas, green sauce, tex mex, dinner, ground beef