Homemade Beef Enchiladas Recipe

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This is an amazing flavorful recipe that has an amazing red sauce. Each enchilada is full of amazing. Home made beef enchiladas are simple to make and can be made in about an hour

Enchilada on a plate covered in cheese and sauce It is really soft. You can see a finger holding on to take it got the table

Meat is in the pan had cooked a bit and has been broken up and salsa has been added as well as seasoning

What you will love this!

This recipe has a nice homemade enchilada sauce
Has a simple filling that is full of amazing flavor
Can be made in about an hour

Variations you may like

Make it Spicy: by adding jalapeño and a little chili powder
Change up the broth: you use we like the flavor of the chicken
There are other changes that you could make but that would make for a completely different recipe and would not be a change that we have tried
You also switch to a chili base for that sauce

Oil in the you can see the container in the background and see two tortillas in the pan heating up

Ingredients you will need

pound ground beef– this is the protein for the meal and helps give a nice flavor
Salt and pepper to taste– help bring out the meat flavor and other flavors of the meal
Seasoning – we like to use the grill master mojito lime marinade mix
salsa – we normally use the la Mexico mango salsa or the mild
bell small peppers – helps add some color and added some great flavor
corn tortillas – they are just the right size and have a great flavor. And if you have people that can be great as well
tomato paste – is the base of the sauce. Give great flavor and color
chicken broth– has a great flavor you can use any broth you like
Garlic powder– like the flavor that it adds
Red pepper– it may add a little color but mostly it just adds a little heat
red onion diced– adds some nice flavor and as it is a red onion when you can see them they added a nice red color
Cheese– we normally just use cheese but you can also use a Mexican blend or any melty cheese
Cooking oil– we like to use vegetable oil to Cooke the tortillas you can use most cooking oil or fat to do this

Plate sitting on a stove with a tortilla on it filling had been added and some has spilled out. You can also see some already rolled once sitting in pan behind

How to make

Start: gather everything that you need to make jt
Cook the filling: start cooking the meat and add the spice. Once the meat is about halfway cooked add the salsa onion and peppers as they don’t need to be cooked as long
Make the sauce: tomato paste, broth, red pepper, and opponent powder in the blender and blend
Prep: heat the tortillas in a pan in some oil so that they don’t break. After heating a few add the filling wrap them up and put them in the pan repeat as needed
Then pour sauce over the top
Bake: put in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes then pull out and add cheese over top and then put back in I for 10 minutes or till cheese is melted

How to store and reheat!

Place it in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days or you can put it in the freeze and save it for up to a month

How to reheat

If you are doing a small batch just microwave it but if you’re doing a large batch I think it turns out a lot better in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes

Can you make an ahead of time?

I wouldn’t recommend it on this one as if it sits in the sauce the soggy the tortillas will get.

There are normally two types of sauce for enchiladas there is red sauce which is what we use for this recipe that normally has a tomato base some are starting to have pepper as the base though but they tend to be more spicy. Then you also have a green bad that uses peppers as the base

Sauce is poured over the enchiladas and is ready to go in the oven thr pan is about half full to thr top but had enchiladas form side to side

The side that goes well with enchiladas

Mexican rice

Easy street corn

Pineapple fluff

Other recipes that you may like

Easy Chicken fajitas

Easy cheese enchiladas

Slow cooker crockpot tacos

FAQ

Can you use flour tortillas?

Yes, you can use flour tortillas. Corn is more traditional and some Polen say that one difference between burritos and exchanges is the corn for enchiladas and flour for burritos the other main difference is that enchiladas have sauce smothering them which is why they will ask you if you would like your burrito enchiladas style

Can you use a casserole dish?

Yes but you probably will want to make a double batch so that it feels up the pan

Should I Cooke covered or uncovered?

I don’t know about other recipe but this one you should cook in covered

Do I have to heat my tortillas ?

Yes if you don’t eat them up they will break in the folding process hesing up with oil or sauce out my two favor ways

Cheese is melted on top and ready to eat

The cheese is all melee on top has a nice mix of orange and yellow

Calvin Allen