Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas.’

Ground Beef Enchiladas is a classic recipe, loaded with a delicious ground beef filling smothered in a red sauce and topped with melty cheesy goodness.

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My family gets excited anytime they hear Mexican food on the dinner plan like this Taco Bake Recipe. There’s something about an easy enchilada dinner that I can’t resist, if this sounds like you and your family, you will enjoy these, and you may also like my Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas or my Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas.

Why this recipe works

Ground beef is a budget-friendly protein and these enchiladas are super easy to make using simple ingredients. Making these easy Beef Enchiladas takes less than an hour, making them an ideal dinner on busy weeknights. Enchiladas are very easy to customize so the whole family can enjoy them like these Ground Beef Tostadas. Make up a delicious Raspberry Margarita to go along with them.

Ingredients for this beef enchilada recipe

• Ground beef: can be swapped for ground chicken or ground turkey.
• Onion: diced
• Red bell pepper: diced
• Garlic cloves: Fresh minced garlic is always best.
• Taco seasoning: Homemade taco seasoning or a packet from the store.
• Diced green chiles: Drained
• Black beans: drained and rinsed with cold water.
• Tortillas: Corn, flour, or half corn half flour tortillas all work great.
• Enchilada sauce: Store bought sauce or homemade enchilada sauce would work.
• Shredded cheese: Always grate your own cheese, I use pepper jack and cheddar cheese.
• Fresh cilantro: for garnish

How to make ground beef enchiladas

• Step 1: Heat a large skillet and add ground beef onions, and red peppers. Cook until browned. 
• Step 2: Add taco seasoning, garlic, green chilis, water, and black beans to the meat mixture. 

• Step 3: Warm tortillas in the microwave, wrapped in a damp paper towel. Carefully, lay out the soft corn tortillas and transfer some ground beef mixture to the tortillas. Add enchilada sauce and fresh shredded cheese on top.
• Step 4: Pour a half cup of enchilada sauce into the bottom of the casserole dish. Roll up each tortilla with filling and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish.

• Step 5: Pour the remaining sauce over top of the enchiladas.
• Step 6: Top with lots of cheese, bake in a preheated oven, and enjoy.

Recipe Tips

• Serve enchiladas with some refried beans, a dollop of sour cream, diced tomatoes or pico de gallo, avocado slices, and my Mexican Rice.
• You can add more things, like black olives, diced tomatoes, rice, etc to your enchiladas, if desired.
• If you want that melty cheese on top, ditch the pre-shredded cheese and shred your cheese straight from the block when you’re ready to use it. Freshly shredded cheese melts nicer and easier than the stuff in the bag.
• Instead of red sauce, try green enchilada sauce.