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Enchiladas

Enchiladas are tortillas (cornmeal pancakes), filled with a pre-cooked filling, then topped with grated cheese and browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: May 8^th 2019

For 10 Enchiladas, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 5 tablespoons olive oil
3 350 g minced beef
4 2 tablespoons chilli spices
5 250 g peeled tomatoes
6 250 g tinned red kidney beans
7 1 bunch coriander
8 10 tortillas
9 100 g grated cheese
Total weight: 1,480 grams

Change those ingredients for: 5 Enchiladas 10 Enchiladas 20 Enchiladas 30 Enchiladas

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	1 hour 16 min.	1 hour 41 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Make the filling

Prepare 1 onion and slice or chop finely.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 5 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepn on high heat. When really hot, add the onion, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Add 350 g minced beef and 2 tablespoons chilli spices...

Stage 4 - 20 min.

...stir and cook through.

Stage 5 - 30 min.

When the meat is well cooked, add 250 g peeled tomatoes and leave to cook on low heat for 30 minutes.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Next, add 250 g tinned red kidney beans and cook for a further 5 minutes, then check the seasoning.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Take off the heat and add the leaves of 1 bunch coriander .

Stage 8 - 15 min.

Assemble the enchiladas

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Lay a tortilla in front of you. Put a heaped tablespoonful of filling mixture on one side...

Stage 9

...and roll up.

Fill all the tortillas like this, using up all the filling.

Stage 10

Lay the filled tortillas as they are made in an oven-proof dish.

Stage 11

Scatter grated cheese over (Cheddar here) and put in the oven...

Stage 12 - 20 min.

...for about 20 minutes. Finish browning the top under the grill if necessary.

Remarks

For a hotter flavour, add a little Tabasco sauce or chilli to the filling mixture.

You can use another type of meat, such as chicken, instead of the minced beef,

Enchiladas freeze well before cooking, preferably kept separate. To do this, lay them out on a baking sheet to freeze. Once frozen, they can be packed into bags or boxes.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,539 Kcal or 14,817 Kj	164 gr	324 gr	177 gr
177 %	63 %	31 %	27 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
239 Kcal or 1,001 Kj	11 gr	22 gr	12 gr
12 %	4 %	2 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
354 Kcal or 1,482 Kj	16 gr	32 gr	18 gr
18 %	6 %	3 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 10 Enchiladas : 13.89 €
Per Enchiladas : 1.39 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Algerian brik rolls, Gratin Parmentier, Bolognaise lasagne, Hamburgers, Italian style gratin, ... All
	Peeled tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sunday night pasta, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Tomato sauce for pizzas, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican salad, African style chicken, Express chilli con carne, Mexican tart, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Mornay, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Breton Pie, Ham "friand" pie, ... All

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