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Beef Enchiladas
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Author: Magnolias & Meltdowns
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Ground beef
  • 1 small Onion diced
  • 1 Salt/pepper
  • 1 cup ricatta cheese (or small curd cottage cheese)
  • 1 15oz can diced tomatoes with green chilis (Rotel, original) drained
  • 1 15oz can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 8 10" flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
  • non-stick cooking spray
Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. In a large pan, add onions, ground beef, salt and pepper

  3. Cook on medium high heat until the ground beef is brown with no pink left to be seen

  4. Drain well and return to pan

  5. Stir in ricotta OR cottage cheese 

  6. In a blender or food processor, blend tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and spices (cumin, chili powder, and garlic)

To assemble:

  1. Add 1/3 cup of meat mixture to a single flour tortilla.

  2. Add 1 heaping tablespoon of shredded cheese over the meat mixture

  3. Carefully roll/fold the flour tortilla around the mixture and place in the casserole dish (seam side down)

  4. Place individual enchiladas in a row.

  5. Pour the enchilada sauce over the middle of the enchiladas. 

  6. Sprinkle the top with remaining shredded cheese

  7. Bake uncovered on 350' for 20 minutes