Great Beef Enchiladas

Almost every Saturday night I make Mexican food.  So good and so good for you, too!  A few weeks ago I made a recipe out of my church Come & Dine cookbook for enchiladas. 

This time I made them with ground turkey. Instead of rolling these up individually, I sliced  the tortillas into strips and then made layers (meat sauce, tortillas, cheese). I had a bit of black beans left over so I threw those over the top with the cheese.   

What more need I say, the pan was almost empty when  dinner was over.  

Great Beef Enchiladas 

1.  Prepare vegetables:  Chop up 1 onion and mince 1 clove garlic.  Chop up 1 can of black olives and put in a separate bowl.

2.  Prepare enchilada sauce:

(1)  Cook 1 pound of ground beef/turkey. Then add onion and garlic and cook until done.

(2)  Add one 16 oz. can of undrained diced tomatoes, one 8 oz. can of tomato sauce, one small can of green chiles, 1 tsp. sugar, 1 tsp. ground cumin, ½ tsp. dried oregano, ½ tsp. dried basil, and ½ tsp. of salt.  Simmer covered for about 20 minutes. 
(3)  Taste and make any adjustments.

3.  Grate 2-3 cups of cheddar cheese.

4. Preparing enchiladas:

(1)  Dip each corn tortilla in the sauce to soften.

(2)  In each enchilada put 1 T of chicken, 2 T of grated cheese, and a sprinkle of black olives.

(3)  Roll up and put seam side down into a 9 x 13 baking pan. 

5.  Sauce to top with:  Into the remaining sauce blend 1 cup of sour cream and drizzle over the tops of the enchiladas.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese and olives. 

6.  Bake at 350 about 35-40 minutes.

Other Mexican recipes on this blog:

Mexican Casseroles
Texas Style Gluten Free Stacked Enchiladas  (From my Come & Dine cookbook)
Acapulco Delight - A great Mexican Enchilada (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Michelle's Favorite Vegetarian Enchiladas   (From my daughter)
Kathy's Baked Chili & Chips Casserole  (From my church cookbook, Come & Dine)
Gluten Free Mexican Quinoa Casserole  (From an Internet search)
Fiesta Gluten Free Tamale Pie   (From my church cookbook, Come & Dine)
Authentic Chicken Enchiladas Verde  (From a church friend)
Rebecca's Favorite Chicken & Chile Enchiladas  (From a church friend)
Delores's Chicken & Tortilla Casserole (Made Gluten Free)  (From my church cookbook, Come & Dine)

Tacos, Chimichangas  & Etc.
Rachel Ray's Recipe for the Best Fish Tacos   (From Food Network)
Fantastic Baked Chimichangas  (From my Syre School Cookbook)
Authentic Chicken Flautas  (My hispanic friend Abbie taught me how to make these!)

Delicious Chicken Fajitas  (A mix of many recipes)
Fabulous Vegetarian Gluten Free Fajitas   (From an Internet search)
Easy Gluten Free Baked Taquitos  (From a newspaper clip)

Beans & Rice
The Best Homemade Refried Beans  (From an Internet search)
Texas Pinto Beans & Rice  (From my Texas airport cookbook)
Baked Chili & Chips (My daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)

Mexican Chicken & Beef
Anna's Pollo Guisado (Mexican Braised Chicken)  (From a church friend in Phoenix)
Fantastic Gluten Free Carne Asada!  (From an Internet search--a combination of sites)
Belizean Chicken, Black Beans & Rice, and Belizean Coleslaw  (From my daughter's family)

Soups
Mexican Chicken Soup- A Great Remedy for Colds & Flu  (I got this over 25 years ago from a Mexican cookbook)
Bethany's Crowd Pleasing Tortilla Soup  (From a friend in Califiornia)
Southwest Turkey Soup   (From my Syre School Cookbook)

Salads

Baja Salad with Black Beans & Quinoa  (My own version of something I ate in Seattle)