You may find yourself with some extra ground beef laying around and not knowing what to do with it. Or, you just really want to make some ground beef dish combined with Mexican flavor. Ground Beef Enchiladas to the rescue!
The Ground Beef Enchiladas are the perfect combination of both worlds, ground beef + Mexican food representation (enchiladas). It’s also a great alternative for the classic chicken enchiladas that you might be so used to at restaurants or even at home.
On top of all that, it comes out with a taco-like flavor, but with a much juicier and ingredients rich result than simple tacos. All of this accomplished in about 30 minutes from scratch!
Ingredients
This recipe comes with very few ingredients, which makes it that much more appealing to make while keeping the tastiness that is expected from enchiladas.
You probably already have these in your kitchen, or can easy be found in your local grocery shop and even online.
The exact ingredients measures are detailed in the recipe card below.
- Ground beef – Make sure you get high quality ground beef and not just any cheap one to ensure better flavor and to safeguard your health.
- White or yellow onion – Any of the two can get the job done here.
- Taco seasoning – You could either buy it or make it yourself if you’re up for the challenge.
- Taco size tortillas – Of course, to wrap up the ground beef.
- Enchilada sauce – Wouldn’t be an enchilada without this sauce, right?!
- Cheese – You could choose between Monterrey Jack or Marbled Cheddar.
- Water – To help with the sauces mix.
- Optional Toppings – Sour cream, pico de gallo, diced avocado, diced green onions.
Preparation
Here we’ll give you an overview of the instructions to follow to prepare these ground beef enchiladas, but please go below to the recipe card for the detailed instructions.
However, read here first to have an idea of what the preparation is going to look like.
- Preheat oven to 350° F and a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add ground beef with onion and taco seasoning to skillet and cook until meat is no longer pink.
- Drain fat from beef and onion mixture.
- Combine with grated cheese in a large bowl.
- Pour enchilada sauce in baking dish until bottom is fully covered.
- Place tortilla on a flat surface and pour ground beef mix in the middle. Top it with cheese.
- Roll up the tortillas and place it in the baking dish with seam side down.
- Repeat tortilla steps for remaining tortillas.
- Pour the remaining enchilada sauce and cheese over the enchiladas.
- Bake until heated through and all cheese is melted.
- Put on toppings, if any, serve and enjoy!
Now that you’ve see the instructions overview you can go to the recipe card below for full instructions!
Ground Beef Enchiladas
Description
Ground Beef Enchiladas
These Ground Beef Enchiladas come with deliciously seasoned ground beef, plenty of yummy cheese and that taco-like flavor that we're looking for! All in about 30 minutes from the ground up.
Ingredients
Optional Toppings
Instructions
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Preheat the oven and a large skillet
Preheat oven to 350° F and a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Cook the ground beef
Add ground beef with onion and taco seasoning to skillet and cook until meat is no longer pink.
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Drain fat from beef and onion mixture
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Combine ground beef with cheese
Combine the cooked ground beef with grated cheese in a large bowl.
Baking Instructions
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Pour enchilada sauce in baking dish
Pour half a cup of enchilada sauce into the baking dish.
Make sure the whole bottom is covered with the sauce.
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Prepare the tortillas
- Place tortilla on a flat surface and pour ground beef mix in the middle.
- Top it with â…› cup of cheese.
- Roll up the tortillas and place it in the baking dish with seam side down.
- Repeat tortilla steps for remaining tortillas.
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Pour enchilada sauce
Pour the remaining enchilada sauce and cheese over the enchiladas.
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Bake the enchiladas
Bake for about 20 minutes until heated through and all cheese is melted.
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Serve and enjoy!
Get the sheet out of the oven and put on the toppings if desired.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment Used
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Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 451.06kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 31g48%
- Saturated Fat 17g85%
- Cholesterol 99mg33%
- Sodium 1185mg50%
- Potassium 264mg8%
- Total Carbohydrate 21g8%
- Dietary Fiber 2g8%
- Sugars 6g
- Protein 27g54%
- Vitamin A 1040 IU
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Calcium 451 mg
- Iron 3 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Storing
Prepare these enchiladas as instructed, but before baking cover tightly with foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
When ready to bake leave foil on the enchiladas and bake at 375° F for 40 minutes.
Center should be bubbly.
Remove foil and bake an additional 5 minutes.
The Enchilada Sauce
Make sure you NEVER put the enchilada sauce on the INSIDE of the tortillas.
Your enchiladas will result sauce overloaded and not an enjoyable meal at all.
The Toppings
Other than the recommended toppings found in the recipe card, you can also add olives and cilantro to the top of the casserole.
Make sure that the toppings portions don't overwhelm the enchiladas. They're meant to just be delicious companions, but not the main thing.
Save Time
- Brown the ground beef in advance: Cook the ground beef and onion a day or two ahead of time. You can even make a big batch of browned ground beef and onion to use in other recipes.
- Make the filling: You can finish cooking the filling by adding taco seasoning and store that in the refrigerator until you’re ready to assemble.
- Buy pre-diced onion: Save yourself some prep time and buy diced onions in the produce section or salad bar at your grocery store.
Some Variations
- Add Beans: Add black beans or refried beans to the enchiladas before adding the beef and rolling them up.
- Use sour cream: Stir sour cream into the red sauce to make these easy beef enchiladas creamy.
You can serve it with these...
- Guacamole would be a great companion to the enchiladas.
- Mexican Rice is another favorite for this.
- Air Fryer Broccoli for a healthy boost of this meal!
