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Easy Beef Enchiladas with Green Sauce

Skip the restaurant varieties, and make the best easy beef enchiladas with green sauce with just 8 ingredients and less than an hour instead! 
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: beef enchiladas with green sauce, best beef enchilada recipe, easy beef enchilada recipe, easy dinner, enchilada, green sauce, ground beef, ground turkey
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 480kcal
Cost: $14.00

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  • Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Brown ground meat until cooked. Once meat is browned, add diced onion and pepper until softened.
    1 lb ground beef or ground turkey, 1 onion, diced, 1 bell pepper, diced
  • Add taco seasoning and chili beans to the sauté pan. Mix all the contents together until well combined.
    1 taco seasoning packet or 3 Tbsp homemade, 1 15oz can chili beans, undrained
  • Section out the meat mixture in the sauté pan into 8 sections by scoring it with your spatula or wooden spoon.
  • Pour 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom of the greased 9x13 pan.
    2 10oz green enchilada sauce
  • To assemble the enchiladas: Fill each tortilla evenly with one section of the meat mixture, drizzle 1-2 Tablespoons enchilada sauce over the meat mixture, and 2 Tablespoons of shredded cheese over that. Roll the tortillas tightly to close and place in prepared baking, dish seam side down.
  • Once all the enchiladas are assembled, pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the entire pan, covering the tortillas. Then sprinkle the pan with 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese.
    3 cups shredded cheese, 2 10oz green enchilada sauce
  • Bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sides of pan are bubbling.
  • Once plated, top enchiladas with sour cream or plain Greek yogurt, pico de gallo, salsa, guacamole, and/or shredded lettuce.
  • Store leftover enchiladas in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcal