Tex-Mex Beef Enchiladas

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Prep Time:
1 hrs
Total Time:
1 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
4

This recipe is easily doubled; you can bake one batch tonight and freeze another for a no-fuss weeknight meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

  • 1 can (14 ½ ounces) reduced sodium chicken broth

  • 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder

  • 1 small canned chipotle chile in adobo, minced, plus 1 tablespoon sauce from can

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • ¾ pound lean ground beef

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 8 corn tortillas (6-inch)

  • 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese (6 ounces)

  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro

Directions

  1. Make sauce: In a medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add flour and cook, whisking occasionally, 1 minute. Add broth, chili powder, chipotle and adobo sauce, and 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer until lightly thickened, about 10 minutes.

  2. Make filling: In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add onion, garlic, and beef; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until cooked through, about 8 minutes.

  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (If freezing, don't place any sauce in baking dish. See Cook's Notes below.) Spoon 1/4 cup sauce in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish. Set aside. Make enchiladas: Stack tortillas; wrap in foil, and warm in oven, 10 minutes. Fill each with a heaping 1/4 cup beef mixture and 2 tablespoons cheese; tightly roll up.

  4. Raise oven heat to 450 degrees. Arrange enchiladas, seam side down, in baking dish. Top with remaining sauce; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, until hot and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve garnished with cilantro and, if desired, a green salad.

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Cook's Notes

To bake from frozen: Thaw sauce in refrigerator overnight. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove foil and plastic wrap from baking dish. Pour sauce over top and sprinkle with cheese; cover with foil. Bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned and bubbly, about 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; serve.

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