How to Make Perfect Beef Enchiladas

Beef Enchiladas. Ground beef and onion are wrapped in flour tortillas, topped with Cheddar cheese and black olives, then baked. This is also great with leftover chicken, shredded beef or turkey. Mix in red enchilada sauce, chili powder, and salt.

Fancy ones with the addition of chillies, beans, corn and even olives, sometimes even bacon. Brown meat and onions in large skillet. Put filling along center of each tortilla. You can have Beef Enchiladas using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beef Enchiladas

1. You need 1 lb of Ground beef.
2. You need 1 of medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup).
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of sour cream.
4. You need 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
5. You need 2 tbsp of parsley flakes.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of pepper.
7. It's 1/3 cup of chopped bell pepper.
8. You need 2/3 cup of water.
9. You need 1 tbsp of chili powder.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of dried oregano.
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground cumin.
12. Prepare 2 of Green chilies (optional).
13. It's 1 clove of garlic (finely chopped).
14. You need 15 oz of can tomato sauce.
15. You need 8 of or more corn tortillas.

How to make beef enchiladas: Cook the ground beef until no longer pink. Drain the grease and then sprinkle the meat with the homemade taco seasoning and stir with tomato sauce. Make the homemade enchilada sauce, which is made by creating a roux with oil, flour, seasonings, and then stirring in broth. These beef enchiladas are Mexican comfort food at its finest.

Beef Enchiladas instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Fahrenheit.
2. Cook beef and onion til beef is brown, drain..
3. Stir in sour cream, cheese, parsley, and pepper. Cover and remove from heat.
4. In 2 quart saucepan, heat remaining ingredients to boil, them simmer 5 minutes..
5. Microwave tortillas to ensure they roll without tearing, then dip each tortilla into sauce mixture (cover both sides).
6. Spoon about 1/4 cup of meat mixture into tortilla, roll up. Continue with the others..
7. Place, seam down, into an oven safe baking dish..
8. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas. Cover with cheese..
9. Bake 20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly..

Shredded beef simmers in a homemade red enchilada sauce for ultimate flavor, then is mixed with jalapenos, cheese, and cilantro. Rolled up in tortillas and topped with more sauce and cheese, these enchiladas are sheer perfection. Simple homemade Beef Enchiladas are full of Mexican comfort food flavors. Ground beef and onion are wrapped in flour tortillas, topped with Cheddar cheese and black olives, then baked. This is also great with leftover chicken, shredded beef or turkey.