Shredded Beef Enchiladas

These enchiladas are shrouded in a rich, beefy sauce and bursting with shredded beef and melty cheese. Prepare in advance, storing in the refrigerator until ready to bake. This recipe also freezes well.

Shredded Beef Enchiladas

Step 1: beef

To the bowl of a slow cooker, add:

1 cup beef broth (or water)

1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes

1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies

2 lbs beef roast, trimmed

Season with:

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp oregano

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours (or high for 4 hours).

• Strain, retaining the liquid

• Shred beef, set aside

Step 2: sauce

To a medium saucepan, add:

2 Tbsp cornstarch

2 Tbsp water

Whisk together, continue whisking while pouring in:

Cooking liquid, retained from roast

Heat over medium-high heat until thickened, whisking continuously. Remove from heat.

Step 3: assemble & bake

• Preheat oven to 350F

Prepare 9” x 9” baking dish by spraying with non-stick baking spray. Pour ~1/2 cup of sauce (Step 2) into bottom of baking dish.

1. Select 1 flour tortilla

2. Sprinkle with ~2 Tbsp cheese

3. Spoon in 1/8 portion shredded beef

4. Roll up and place in baking dish

5. Repeat steps 1-5 with remaining 7 tortillas

Pour remaining sauce (Step 2) over the rolled enchiladas.

Bake at 350F for 20 minutes (uncovered). Remove from oven and sprinkle with:

1 cup shredded cheese

Return to oven and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Serve hot, garnished with cilantro and sour cream.

Additional recommended toppings:

• shredded lettuce

• diced tomatoes

• sliced olives

• chopped green onions

• salsa

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Brenda’s tips:

• Serving size: 8 enchiladas

• Flour tortillas are recommended but can be replaced with 12 corn tortillas

• Optional: if you’re not eating right away, cover baking dish with tinfoil and store in refrigerator (up to 24 hours) until ready to bake. Increase baking time by 15 minutes due to the cold start, baking 35 minutes + 5 minutes with cheese.

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Window to B’s kitchen . . .

Beef Enchiladas

These enchiladas can be assembled quickly with canned enchilada sauce and packaged tortillas, or if you want to take the time, you can make them entirely from scratch.

If you don’t have beef on hand, you can easily substitute it with chicken or pork.

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Beef Enchiladas

Step 1: Prepare sauce

Make one batch of

Red Enchilada Sauce

• sub: 1 (15 oz) can red enchilada sauce

Stir in:

1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce

Set aside.

Step 2: Prepare tortillas

Make one batch of:

Corn Tortillas

• sub: 8 pkg’d corn tortillas

Set aside.

Step 3: Prepare filling

In a medium mixing bowl, combine:

1/2 lb ground beef, browned & cooked through

1/2 cup onion, finely diced & sautéd

1 (4 oz) can green chilies

1 (15 oz) can black beans (drained & rinsed)

• sub: 3/4 cup dry black beans, cooked & drained

1 cup cooked rice (optional)

~2 Tbsp enchilada sauce (Step 1)

Fold together.

Also prepare:

1 cup cheese, shredded

Set aside.

Step 4: Assemble enchiladas

Preheat oven to 350F.*

Prepare 9” x 9” baking dish by spraying with non-stick baking spray. Pour ~1/2 cup of enchilada sauce (Step 1) into bottom of baking dish.

1. Select 1 tortilla

2. Submerge tortilla in pot of enchilada sauce & quickly remove

3. Sprinkle with ~1 Tbsp cheese

4. Spoon in 1/8 of filling mixture

5. Roll up and place in baking dish

6. Repeat steps 1-5 with remaining 7 tortillas

Pour remaining enchilada sauce (Step 1) over the rolled enchiladas.

*Optional: if you’re not eating right away, cover baking dish with tinfoil and store in refrigerator (up to 24 hours) until ready to bake.

Step 5: Bake

Bake at 350F for 20 minutes (uncovered). Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese. Return to oven and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Serve hot, garnished with cilantro and sour cream.

Additional recommended toppings:

• shredded lettuce

• diced tomatoes

• sliced olives

• chopped green onions

• salsa

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Brenda’s tips:

• Serving size: 4 servings

• Brenda prefers the method of making the sauce, tortillas, & beans from pantry staples (whatever she has on hand) and then assembling the enchiladas.

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*Note: some of the following photos reflect 1.5x batch (more leftovers!)