Easy Beef Enchiladas

Make these easy beef enchiladas with ground beef, beans, enchilada sauce, and melted cheese for a quick and delicious weeknight dinner your family will request again and again.

Our family loves Mexican food! We have something Mexican almost every week. These Easy Beef Enchiladas are one of my go-to, easy to prepare, family pleasing dinners. You can even make these ahead of time for those super busy evenings. Sometimes I make a double batch and freeze one in an aluminum pan for later. Easy Beef Enchiladas will be a versatile dish to have in your recipe file!

Easy Beef Enchiladas Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need. Many of these are common pantry staples.

• ground beef
• enchilada sauce
• olive oil
• jalapeños
• cayenne pepper
• black beans
• shredded Colby Jack and Monterey Jack cheese blend
• shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• tortillas
• cilantro
• onion
• green onions
• tomatoes
• salt and pepper

How to Make Easy Beef Enchiladas

1. Heat oil in skillet and saute onions with the jalapeños until softened. Add ground beef and cayenne and cook until meat is browned. Remove from heat and allow the beef to cool slightly.

2. Combine ground beef mixture with 3/4 cup Colby cheese blend, 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, and beans.

3. Warm tortillas in the microwave for about a minute to make them softer and easier to work with. Place about 1/2 cup of filling in the center of each tortilla and roll up.

4. Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour one cup of enchilada sauce into the bottom of the baking dish and spread to cover.
5. Place tortillas seam-side down in the baking dish.
6. Top with remaining sauce and cheeses.

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until the sauce is bubbling. Garnish with cilantro, green onions, and diced tomatoes.

Easy Beef Enchiladas

Melisha Kreppein

Flavorful, easy to prepare, and on the table in about 35 minutes. This go-to week night no hassle Mexican dinner is sure to become a family favorite!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 6 servings

Calories 691 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• 2-3 10 oz cans enchilada sauce adjust amount of sauce to your preference
• 1 small onion diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp jalapeños diced
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 ½ cups Colby Jack cheese shredded
• 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese shredded
• 10-12 flour tortillas
• 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
• 2 tbsp green onions chopped
• 2 tbsp tomatoes chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat oil in skillet and saute onions with the jalapeños until softened. Add ground beef and cayenne and cook until meat is browned.
• Combine ground beef mixture with 3/4 cup Colby cheese, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, and beans.
• Warm tortillas in microwave about a minute to make them softer and easier to work with. Place about 1/2 cup of filling in center of tortilla and roll up.
• Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour one cup of enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish and spread to cover.
• Place tortillas seam side down into baking dish. Top with remaining sauce and cheeses.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until sauce is bubbling.
• Garnish or serve on the side: cilantro, green onions and diced tomatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 691kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 51gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 1648mgPotassium: 793mgFiber: 10gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1273IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 531mgIron: 7mg

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