2tablespoonsall purpose flour (plain flour Australia and UK)
1canenchilada - or Mexican red sauce, 28-ounce
2cupschicken stock (chicken broth or chicken bouillon) - or vegetable broth
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonground black pepper
FOR THE MEAT:
1poundground beef (minced beef)
1mediumwhite onion - finely chopped
1teaspooncumin
1teaspoonchili powder (chilli powder in British English)
3clovesgarlic - minced
1pinchsalt - to taste
1pinchground black pepper - to taste
FOR THE TOPPING/FILLINGS:
12roundcorn tortillas
1candiced green chilies - 4-ounce
1cupgreen onions (scallions or green shallots) - chopped, original calls for 2 but we used 1 can
½cupblack olives - chopped
3cupscheddar cheese - grated
Instructions
First up, brown your meat, onions, and spices. Drain and set aside. While you’re cooking the meat, saute the oil and flour together in a pot. After a few minutes, stir in your broth and enchilada sauce. Add in salt and pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil and simmer for about 10 or so minutes.
Warm your corn tortillas in a skillet on both sides or stick a stack of them in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds before dipping them into the sauce with tongs. For time’s sake, I did the latter.
Fill each dipped tortilla with your meat, olives, green onions, and cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in a pan or casserole dish that’s been sprayed with Pam.
Once you have crammed as many enchiladas as possible in your pan (that’s just me!), generously pour sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until the enchiladas are nice and bubbly.
Notes
Side note: I find it is easier to have a little assembly line going for these enchiladas. Grate/cut up all the ingredients you can beforehand, so it goes smoothly.Bonus: I also had a little bit of extra meat, sauce, and fillings leftover, so I made a little “beef enchilada casserole” by adding alternate layers of the sauce, torn corn tortillas, meat, cheese, onions, and olives. I ended with cheese and baked for 20 minutes at 350°F. Don’t let that filling go to waste!