Sunday, February 17, 2013

Easy Beef and Bean Echiladas


This is a new family favorite of ours! 
They are very simple beef enchiladas and they taste amazing. 


Original Recipe- Food.com


Ingredients: 

1 lb ground beef

1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon chili powder (this can be adjusted based on preference) 
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 can of black beans (refried beans taste great too) 
3 cups shredded cheese 
1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce 
12 whole wheat tortillas (corn tortillas work well too) 
oil

Directions:

1) Brown ground beef with onion and garlic. Drain.  
2) Add next 8 ingredients (worcestershire sauce through beans).
3) In another skillet, heat oil.
4) Add tortillas, one at a time, for 10 seconds on each side.
5) Drain on paper towel.
6) In 9x13 baking pan, pour just enough enchilada sauce in the bottom to coat the bottom of the pan.
7) Fill each tortilla with a spoonful of meat mixture.
8) Cheese can be put inside each enchilada at this time, if desired.
9) Roll tortilla and place seam side down in pan.
10) Continue with remaining tortillas.
11) Pour remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas and top with cheese.
12) At this time, pan may be refrigerated for several hours or overnight.

13) Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes (30 minutes if refrigerated).


Enjoy!


This meal is easy to make ahead and store in the refrigerator and then just pop in the oven when dinner time rolls around. This would also make for a good meal to take over to a friend's house. 

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