Beef Enchiladas with Cheese Sauce

Enchiladas are a traditional Mexican food and the word "enchilada" means "seasoned with chili pepper," which is a definition that could apply to many types of Mexican food! An authentic Mexican enchilada sauce is made with dried red chili peppers, which are soaked or ground into a sauce, along with other spices.

Green enchilada sauce is normally made with green chili peppers and tomatillos. Red enchilada sauce is usually made from red chili peppers and tomatoes. Beef enchiladas make a wonderful dinner because they are full of flavor. The combination of beef, cheese, garlic, onions, cheese and more means that these beef enchiladas will be tasty and filling. This is a very easy Mexican food recipe.

Traditional Mexican Beef Enchiladas Recipes

Ingredients -

1 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, crushed
½ cup chopped onion
¾ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
8 small corn tortillas
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 cans enchilada sauce, 10 oz each
Fresh parsley to garnish
Sour cream to serve

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Brown the ground beef, onion and garlic in a non-stick skillet for 8 to 10 minutes or until the beef is brown. Pour off any grease. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in ½ cup of enchilada sauce and set aside the rest from that can.

Pour the whole of the other can of sauce into a shallow dish and dip the tortillas into it, one at a time.

Spoon the beef down the middle of each tortilla and roll it up. Put the enchiladas seam side down in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.

Cover the dish and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover the dish, spoon the rest of the enchilada sauce from the first can over the enchiladas and sprinkle with the cheese.

Bake uncovered for another 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Garnish with parsley and serve with sour cream.

(Serves 4)

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