Easy Beef and Cheese Enchiladas

Need a gluten free main course? Easy Beef and Cheese Enchiladas could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe makes 12 servings with 263 calories, 18g of protein, and 12g of fat each. For $1.14 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 34 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. This recipe from A Zesty Bite requires yellow onion, paprika, mild cheddar cheese, and lean ground beef. It is a rather cheap recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 37 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 41%. This score is pretty good. Try Easy Beef Enchiladas, Easy Beef Enchiladas, and Easy Beef Enchiladas for similar recipes.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 22 minutes

 

Ingredients:

16 corn tortillas

2 10 ounce cans Old El Paso Mild Enchilada Sauce

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1 pound lean ground beef

3 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup diced yellow onion

Equipment:

frying pan

oven

casserole dish

microwave

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.In a skillet add the beef and onions; cook until meat is browned and then stir in the cumin, paprika and salt. Remove from heat and set aside.In a large casserole dish pour 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce in the bottom and spread it out. Heat the tortillas up in the microwave at 15-second intervals to make more pliable. Add a spoonful of meat and a spoonful of cheese to eat corn tortilla and then tightly roll them up. Place seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat until all corn tortillas are used. Top with the rest of the enchilada sauce and then sprinkle the remaining cheese down the center.Bake in the oven for 22-24 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Top off with freshly cut cilantro and chopped green onion.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.In a skillet add the beef and onions; cook until meat is browned and then stir in the cumin, paprika and salt.

2. Remove from heat and set aside.In a large casserole dish pour 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce in the bottom and spread it out.

3. Heat the tortillas up in the microwave at 15-second intervals to make more pliable.

4. Add a spoonful of meat and a spoonful of cheese to eat corn tortilla and then tightly roll them up.

5. Place seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat until all corn tortillas are used. Top with the rest of the enchilada sauce and then sprinkle the remaining cheese down the center.

6. Bake in the oven for 22-24 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Top off with freshly cut cilantro and chopped green onion.


Nutrition Information:

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263k Calories
17g Protein
12g Total Fat
20g Carbs
5% Health Score
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Calories
263k
13%

Fat
12g
19%

  Saturated Fat
6g
44%

Carbohydrates
20g
7%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
53mg
18%

Sodium
722mg
31%

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Protein
17g
36%

Phosphorus
330mg
33%

Calcium
237mg
24%

Zinc
3mg
22%

Selenium
12µg
18%

Vitamin B12
1µg
18%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.25mg
13%

Fiber
3g
12%

Vitamin A
620IU
12%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Magnesium
42mg
11%

Iron
1mg
10%

Potassium
234mg
7%

Manganese
0.13mg
7%

Copper
0.09mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.41mg
4%

Vitamin B1
0.06mg
4%

Folate
10µg
3%

Vitamin E
0.3mg
2%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.21µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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