Beef Enchiladas with From Scratch Taco Seasoning
Recipe for Beef Enchiladas using a homemade taco seasoning recipe to season the meat and sauce. This recipe makes two pans.
Equipment
- 9 X 13-inch Baking Dish
- Non-stick spray
- Medium Saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Ground Beef
- 2 Tbsp Homemade Taco Seasoning
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1 10-pack Flour Tortillas
- Guacamole
- Tomatoes diced
- Olives sliced
- Lettuce shredded
- 2 Green Onion sliced
- Refried Beans
- 2 Sweet Peppers diced
Instructions
- Heat a skillet to medium-high and then spray with a non-stick spray.
- Cook ground beef until fully browned.
- When beef is cooked add 2 Tbsp Homemade Taco Seasoning and 1/4 cup water, then stir well to combine.
- Turn the temperature of the taco seasoned beef to low and then simmer for 15 minutes.
- While the taco meat is simmering, prep all of the vegetables and toppings.
- Slice the lettuce, slice the olives, slice the sweet peppers, cut the tomatoes, then set them aside in serving bowls.
- Shred the cheddar cheese, transfer it to a bowl and then set aside.
- Place the refried beans in a microwavable safe bow, then warm them in the microwave.
- In a saucepan, add 1 can of tomato sauce and 1 Tbsp Homemade Taco Seasoning, then cook until boiling and simmer.
- When slightly thickened, strain out the seasoning chunks with a strainer and keep the liquid in a bowl, then set aside.
- Lay the tortillas, enchilada sauce, seasoned beef and a 9 X 13-inch baking pan next to each other on the countertop to then prep the enchiladas.
- Using a basting brush, brush enchilada sauce onto one tortilla and then place a spoonful of taco meat onto the tortilla.
- Roll the tortilla up and then place into the baking dish, seam side down.
- Finish filling the tortillas, roll and then place all of the enchiladas into the baking dish, basting the outsides of the enchiladas with the sauce and spread the tops with cheese.
- Bake at a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.