This recipe for easy ground beef enchiladas is perfect for those days that you are craving enchiladas, but want something that are fast and easy to make. You basically need ground beef, corn tortillas, enchilada sauce, and cheese. Those are the main ingredients.
First thing for these easy ground beef enchiladas, you are going to brown some ground beef with a little onion. I use fresh, but you could even just use a little dry minced onion if you don’t have any fresh on hand. Once that is browned, drain off any excess grease and mix in some salt, pepper, salsa, chili powder, paprika, and cumin. Then let this all simmer together for about 10 minutes.
Add a little enchilada sauce to the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Now when it come to enchiladas sauce, not all are created equal. I personally prefer the Rosarita brand. A lot of other brands are watery and don’t have a great flavor to them. Warm the remaining enchilada sauce. Then dip each tortillas in the sauce, fill with some of the meat mixture, then roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish.
Once all the tortillas are filled and arranged in the dish, pour any remaining enchilada sauce over the filled tortillas.
Here is what you need to make the
Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas
- GROUND BEEF
- ONION
- SALT
- PEPPER
- CHILI POWDER
- PAPRIKA
- CUMIN
- SALSA
- CORN TORTILLAS
- RED ENCHILADA SAUCE
- CHEDDAR CHEESE
- MONTEREY JACK
- SHREDDED LETTUCE, DICED TOMATOES, AND SOUR CREAM FOR OPTIONAL GARNISH
Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 lbs ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1 (20 oz) can red enchilada sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack
- shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and sour cream for optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef along with the onion until beef is fully cooked. Drain off any excess grease.
- Mix in salt pepper, chili powder, paprika and cumin until well combined. Then mix in the salsa. Brin to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
- Spread a small amount of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Add the remaining enchilada sauce to a sauce pan and warm. Dip each tortilla in the sauce and spoon some of the meat mixture onto the tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish. Once all the tortillas are arranged in the dish pour the remaining sauce over the tortillas. Top with shredded cheeses and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes until warmed through and the cheese is melted.
- Serve 2 tortillas on a plate and top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream if desired. Serves 6.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Beef
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mexican
This recipe is adapted from Eating on a Dime.