Enchiladas
Enchiladas are tortillas (cornmeal pancakes), filled with a pre-cooked filling, then topped with grated cheese and browned in the oven.
47K 4 3.5
Last modified on: May 8th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 5 Enchiladas, you will need:
- 1
½ onion - 2
3 tablespoons olive oil - 3
175 g minced beef - 4
1 tablespoon chilli spices - 5
125 g peeled and chopped tomatoes - 6
125 g tinned red kidney beans - 7
½ bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) - 8
5 tortillas - 9
50 g grated cheese - Total weight: 748 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 1 hour 16 min. | 1 hour 41 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Pour 3 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.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Add 175 g minced beef and 1 tablespoon chilli spices...
Stage 4 - 20 min.
...stir and cook through.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
When the meat is well cooked, add 125 g peeled and chopped tomatoes and leave to cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Next, add 125 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 ½ bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) .
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.
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.
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.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,837 Kcal or 7,691 Kj | 82 gr | 162 gr | 96 gr |
| 92 % | 31 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 246 Kcal or 1,030 Kj | 11 gr | 22 gr | 13 gr |
| 12 % | 4 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 367 Kcal or 1,537 Kj | 16 gr | 32 gr | 19 gr |
| 18 % | 6 % | 3 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 5 Enchiladas : 6.98 €
- Per Enchiladas : 1.40 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Meatballs, Hamburgers, Polpete, Bolognaise lasagne, Gisèle's Pasties, ... All |
 | Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausages with baked beans, French style, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Chicken "cantina", Sausage rougail, ... All |
 | Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican salad, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Express chilli con carne, Mexican tart, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potato and broccoli gratin, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Bourguignon potatoes , Breton galettes (pancakes), Chard and potato gratin, ... All |
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