Name: Ground Beef Enchilada Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 enchiladas
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef; 1 medium white or yellow onion (chopped); 1 medium green bell pepper (chopped); 2 tablespoons taco seasoning; 1 can red enchilada sauce ((20 ounces or about 2 cups) or a batch of homemade red enchilada sauce ); Salt to taste; 8 tortillas (flour, (8 inch)); 3 cups grated shredded cheddar cheese ((I like sharp cheddar))

Ground Beef Enchiladas

Ground beef enchilada recipe make with a simple flavorful ground beef mixture, cheese, enchilada sauce, and tortillas. So easy!

Prep25 min

Cook25 min

Total50 min

Serves8 enchiladas

Published 25 Apr 2019

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Turn up the fun on dinner time with these cheesy and flavorfulGround Beef Enchiladas. With simple ingredients and a whole lot of flavor, they could be your newest weeknight staple. Try out different enchilada sauces, or evenmake your own.

You can never go wrong with enchiladas. This is one of those dishes that’s simple enough to make on chaotic weeknights and delicious enough to serve a crowd at any potluck or party.

Why You’ll Love this Recipe:

Ingredients you probably already have on hand
Easy to make
Can easily feed your family or a crowd if you wanted to
Delicious and a family favorite

Ingredients:

Ground beef: America’s favorite meat and it makes for great enchiladas
Onion: a big flavor booster that you cook with the ground beef
Bell pepper: this is cooked with the ground beef to add flavor
Taco seasoning: this is an easy way to add lots of flavor, I love my homemade mix and keep it on hand all the time
Red enchilada sauce: (store-bought orhomemade) this is what makes it an enchilada! You can sub the red enchilada sauce forgreen enchilada sauceif you prefer, both are great.
Flour tortillas: the shell that holds everything together, you can use corn here if you prefer
Shredded cheddar cheese: this adds creaminess and lots of flavor, you’ll put some in the enchilada and on top of the whole dish, you can use something like pepper jack cheese if you prefer

See recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

Popular Substitutions and Variations:

If you’d like to kick up the spiciness, add jalepeno peppers
You can use whatevertortillasyou have on hand or prefer
Red or green enchilada sauce will work with this recipe
You can use whatever cheese you like for this!

How to make enchiladas:

Start by cooking up your ground beef with the onion and bell pepper. When it’s cooked through add thetaco seasoning.
Put a little enchilada sauce in the bottom of your pan.
Add the ground beef mixture and some cheese to a tortilla and roll it up, place in pan. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients.
Top the rolled up enchiladas with more sauce and the rest of the cheese.
Bake until everything is hot and bubbly and serve right away.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can you make this enchilada recipe with corn tortillas?

Definitely! This is just one more way to personalize your enchiladas. Enchiladas are traditionally made with corn tortillas actually, but my family just so happens to really love flour tortillas.

Do you have to fry tortillas for enchiladas?

No, but some prefer it. Fry in a skillet with a little olive or vegetable oil before putting together their enchiladas. It can help hold the tortilla together if you’re prone to broken tortillas as you build your enchiladas. It can also add an extra dimension of flavor.

Can I freeze enchiladas?

Yes! To freeze this recipe, make it as directed but don’t bake. Cover well, label, and freeze for up to 3 months. When you are ready to cook, thaw overnight in the fridge. Cook until heated through, about 30-35 minutes.

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Ground Beef Enchilada Recipe

Turn up the fun on dinner time with these cheesy and flavorful Ground Beef Enchiladas. With simple ingredients and a whole lot of flavor, they could be your newest weeknight staple.

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef

1 medium white or yellow onion (chopped)

1 medium green bell pepper (chopped)

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

1 can red enchilada sauce ((20 ounces or about 2 cups) or a batch of homemade red enchilada sauce )

Salt to taste

8 tortillas (flour, (8 inch))

3 cups grated shredded cheddar cheese ((I like sharp cheddar))

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef, onion, and bell pepper and cook until the beef is well cooked and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. If you have a lot of extra grease in the bottom of the skillet from the ground beef, drain some of the excess grease.

Add the taco seasoning, and stir to combine. Cook 1 minute.

Add 1/2 cup of the red enchilada sauce to the ground beef mixture and stir to combine.

Add salt to the beef mixture to taste.

Spread 1/2 cup of the red enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch dish.

Assemble the enchiladas by placing 1/3 cup of the ground beef mixture in down the center of one tortilla. Add a little bit of cheese to the top (plan on using 1 1/2 cups of the grated cheese to fill the enchiladas). Roll up the enchilada, and place it in the pan.

Repeat with beef mixture, cheese, and remaining tortillas.

Spread the remaining enchilada sauce over the top of the rolled tortillas in the baking dish.

Place the remaining cheese on top of the enchilada sauce.

Bake uncovered in a 425 degree F. oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and everything is hot.

Notes

You can reduce the ground beef by half and replace it with 1 cup of cooked rice or a can of beans if you like. You can use green enchilada sauce in place of the red if you like. TO FREEZE this recipe, make it as directed but do not bake. Cover well, label, and freeze for up to 3 months. To cook, thaw overnight in the fridge and cook until heated through, about 30-35 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories1125

Carbohydrates36

Cholesterol246

Fat79

Fiber3

Protein64

Saturated fat35

Sodium1398

Sugar5