Easy Beef and Cheese Enchiladas

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Easy Beef and Cheese Enchiladas

These beef enchiladas are easy, delicious, and include an extra yummy beef and cream cheese filling. Plus we're topping it all with my quick homemade enchilada sauce and melty cheese!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Entree

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: enchiladas, ground beef

Servings: enchiladas

Author: Christina

Ingredients

Red Enchilada Sauce

15 ounces canned tomato sauce
½ cup chicken stock or broth
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon onion powder

Beef Enchiladas

2 pounds lean ground beef I use 93% lean
⅓ cup salsa
8 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
8 flour tortillas
2 cups shredded mozzarella, cheddar, or Mexican blend cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl and stir.
Spread ½ cup enchilada sauce on bottom of 9 x 13 baking dish. Set remaining sauce aside until after enchiladas are assembled.
Add ground beef to a large skillet on the stovetop. Crumble and sauté on medium to medium-high heat until browned. Then add salsa, cream cheese, chili powder, and salt to the cooked beef. Stir until combined.
Add a heaping ½ cup of the beef mixture down the center of one tortilla. Carefully roll it up and place seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with all remaining tortillas until you have 8 filled tortillas in your dish.
Pour remaining sauce over your enchiladas.
Spread the shredded cheese over the sauced enchiladas.
Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove foil from top and bake uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes. Enchiladas should be heated through and cheese should be melted when done.
Top fresh chopped cilantro before serving. Other optional toppings include sour cream, pico de gallo, sliced jalapenos, and/or avocado.

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