(Last Updated On: January 20, 2023)
If you love Mexican food, you are going to love this easy beef enchiladas recipe. It is made with lots of lean ground beef and sharp cheddar cheese, all smothered in a mild La Victoria red enchilada sauce.
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The precise instructions below make this recipe easy to follow and quick to fix. Beef enchiladas are tasty and delicious just like our homemade chicken enchiladas with premium chunk chicken breast, and our sister ground beef enchiladas recipe made with red peppers and onions.
This beef enchilada recipe contains lean ground beef with fire-roasted diced green chiles along with a Mexican-style four-cheese blend, all stuffed inside golden blend tortillas. La Victoria red enchilada sauce is poured over the enchiladas, then the Mexican cheese and sharp cheddar cheese are sprinkled over the top of the enchiladas before baking.
We love the golden blend tortillas because they incorporate the corn tortillas and flour tortillas flavors all in one.
In a large skillet, brown one pound of lean ground beef on medium-high heat until no more pink is showing. You may need to turn the burner down to medium heat during the browning.
Then, after browning the ground beef mixture, drain and dispose of any unwanted liquid grease from the frying pan then set aside for now.
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Tip: An easy way to discard liquid grease from the frying pan is to move all of the ground beef to one side of the frying pan as you slightly tilt the pan at a forty-five-degree angle. The excess grease will run down the opposite side of the pan away from the ground beef. Take a paper towel and sop up the grease that drains out of the ground beef. Then throw the paper towels in the trash instead of pouring the grease in the sink, which in time, can possibly clog the drain pipes.
Another way is to use a spoon to scoop the grease out of the frying pan and onto a couple of paper towels. Then wipe the spoon clean on the paper towels and throw the paper towels in the trash can.
Take one tortilla straight out of the bag and place it on a flat work surface. A plate works great. Then, with a spoon, spread a little bit of the browned ground beef across the middle of the tortilla. After that, do the same with the diced green chiles – spread some across the middle of the tortilla on top of the browned ground beef.
Then sprinkle some of the Mexican cheese across the middle of the tortilla on top of the browned ground beef and diced green chiles.
Note: Make sure to save some of the Mexican cheese for later in this recipe.
With the tortilla still on the plate, fold the right side of the tortilla halfway over to cover the browned ground beef, diced green chiles, and cheese. Then fold the left side over the top of the right side. The photo below shows the tortilla with the folded side down.
Prepare the baking dishes by spraying a 9×13-inch and an 8×8-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place the rolled enchiladas in the prepared baking dish with the folded side down.
Repeat the steps to fill the rest of the tortillas – put some browned ground beef in the center of each tortilla, then put some green chiles and Mexican cheese on top of the browned ground beef. Fold them and place them in the baking dish alongside the others, with the folded side down.
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Note: This recipe makes ten enchiladas, so six of them go into a 9×13-inch baking dish, and the other four enchiladas go into an 8×8-inch baking dish. Both baking dishes can go into the oven at the same time.
Pour some of the La Victoria red enchilada sauce, or your favorite brand, into the 9×13-inch baking dish over the top of the enchiladas. Then pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas in the 8×8-inch baking dish.
Note: Only the 9×13-inch baking dish is shown in the photo below.
With the remaining Mexican cheese, sprinkle it on both of the baking dishes over the top of the enchiladas and enchilada red sauce.
Then, sprinkle 1 cup of cheddar cheese over the top of the Mexican cheese and enchiladas. Do this on both baking dishes.
Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Put both baking dishes in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes until the cheese has melted and the enchiladas are bubbling hot.
When you are looking for a great recipe to make that’s tasty and delicious, you must try this easy ground beef enchiladas for dinner. The whole family will love it. A quick recap of what to do is:
That’s it. So easy and yummy! These ground beef enchiladas go great with refried beans and Mexican rice as a side dish. Enjoy!
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