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Spicy Beef Enchiladas
Cooking time: 35 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
Since tortillas come in packages of six (or eight), we'll have at least one left to use in the Starter tomorrow night. If you still have 2 left after that, you can use them for wraps or cut them into triangles, sprinkle on some salt, garlic powder, whatever, and bake until light brown, about 15 minutes - Voila! Taco Chips!
Spicy Beef Enchiladas
Total time: 35 minutes
You can make this as hot or not by your choice of taco sauce, how much chili powder you use and by adding hotter peppers and/or hot sauce. I'm a wimp... this is my recipe. Adjust as you want ;-))
Ingredients:
- 8oz (240gr) ground beef (or turkey)
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 - 2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 4oz (120gr) green chilies or something hotter if your prefer
- 15oz (450gr) refried beans
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 cup (4oz, 120gr) shredded cheese - divided, cheddar, colby
- 2 jars enchilada or taco sauce, 10oz each (300 ml) (mild or hot)
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) Greek yogurt, or sour cream approximately
- 4 corn or wheat tortillas
Instructions:
- Chop onion.
- Finely chop garlic.
- Drain chilies, chop if whole.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet. Add chili powder, cumin, and sauté 1 minute.
- Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes.
- Add beef and sauté, breaking it up as it browns.
- Add 1/3 of the beans and enough taco sauce to just kind of hold it all together, 1/3 - 1/2 cup.
- Remove from heat. Add green chilies and 1/2 cup of the cheese, mix well.
- Put 1/2 cup tomato sauce into a baking dish large enough to hold 4 enchiladas.
- Divide the beef/bean mixture into fourths. Spoon each fourth onto a tortilla and roll up. Place seam side down on the sauce in the baking dish.
- Spoon the Enchilada/Taco sauce over the finished enchiladas, sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
- Bake at 375F (190C) for 20 minutes, until heated through and cheese is bubbly.
- Heat remaining beans.
- Serve Enchiladas with Greek yogurt and beans on the side.
Taco Chips: Cut tortillas into triangles, sprinkle on some salt, garlic powder, whatever, and bake until light brown, about 15 minutes - Voila! Taco Chips!
Cooking schedule: 35 minutes |
Mince garlic, add to skillet, sauté |
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