Mexican Beef Enchiladas

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A slightly different twist on an old favorite. Just lovely served with Spanish rice, beans or refritos, and guacamole or pico de gallo. Posted in response to a recipe request.

by Molly53·published 2004-06-08

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Servings

10 serving(s)

Total time

prep 35 min

Calories / serving

278 kcal

Ingredients (21)

serves

1 lb ground chuckground-beef
1 clove garlic, finely mincedgarlic
2 teaspoons saltsalt
1 tablespoon vinegarvinegar
1 tablespoon tequila or 1 tablespoon waterwater
1 tablespoon chili powderchili-powder
1 (1 lb) can kidney bean, undrained
3 tablespoons salad oilsalad-oil
1 clove garlic, very finely choppedgarlic
1/4 cup chopped oniononion
2 tablespoons flourflour
2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans tomato pureetomato
1 tablespoon vinegarvinegar
1 beef bouillon cube, dissolved in
1 cup boiling waterwater
2 tablespoons finely chopped canned green chilies
1 dash ground cumincumin
1/2 teaspoon saltsalt
1 dash pepperpepper
10 corn tortillascorn-tortillas
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese or 1 cup cubed monterey jack cheese

Instructions (18 steps)

01PREPARE MEAT FILLING:.
02Saute ground chuck in a medium skillet with next five ingredients over medium heat until no pink remains and meat is broken up into crumbles.
03Stir in undrained kidney beans.
04MAKE TOMATO SAUCE:.
05Saute garlic and onion in oil over low/medium heat until golden; remove from heat.
06Stir flour into garlic/onion/oil until smooth.
07Stir in tomato puree, vinegar and dissolved bouillon cube broth.
08Bring mixture to boiling point, stirring frequently, over medium heat until thickened.
09Add chiles, cumin, salt and pepper.
10Simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
11TO ASSEMBLE ENCHILADAS:.
12Preheat oven to 350F and spray your pan with cooking spray.
13Place about 1/3 cup filling in center of each tortilla; roll up.
14Arrange, seam side down, in a 13 x 9 x 1-inch baking dish.
15Pour tomato sauce over all and sprinkle with cheese.
16Bake 25 minutes.
17NOTE: Meat filling and tomato sauce may be made ahead of time and refrigerated.
18Reheat slightly to serve.

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