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This easy Mexican enchiladas recipe takes only 30 minutes to prepare for a filling family meal. They can be prepared simply with just cheese, or be spruced up by adding a little bit of beef or chicken to appeal to the omnivores in your household.

In their simplest form, enchiladas are simply corn tortillas dipped in a chile sauce and then eaten with a fork. They might or might not have a filling (but often do) and are sometimes topped with a sprinkling of grated cheese or a drizzle of cream. As enchiladas became popular across the Southwestern United States, they evolved into an oven-baked casserole-style dish that we now make today: filled, rolled tortillas topped with sauce and cheese and baked in the oven until it’s bubbling.

You can make your own sauce—they’re typically red or green—or buy a good jarred one. This recipe uses a jarred sauce, which makes for a relatively quick weeknight recipe. You also have the option to use corn or flour tortillas, too, depending on your preference. Corn is more traditional, but flour works, too.

• 1 cup cooking oil

• 16 corn or flour tortillas

• 1 (28-ounce) can enchilada sauce (or homemade ​red enchilada sauce)

• 2 cups grated or shredded mozzarella or queso blanco cheese

• 1/2 cup cotija cheese

• 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked beef, chicken, or pork, optional

1. Gather the ingredients.

2. Heat oven to 400 F. Pour 1 cup of oil into a medium-sized saucepan and heat until it’s hot, but not sizzling. You want to warm the tortillas in the oil, not fry them.

3. Using tongs, dip each tortilla, one at a time, into the hot oil until it is warmed through and pliable. Remove tortilla from oil and drain it briefly on a paper towel.

4. Pour just enough sauce in the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish to cover it. Pour the rest of the sauce into a large bowl. Dip a warm tortilla into the sauce and then place it in the bottom of the baking dish.

5. Place a little less than 1/4 cup of cheese down the center of the tortilla. If you are adding meat, use a little less cheese. Fold half of the tortilla over the cheese, then the other half, so that the tortilla is rolled around the cheese. Turn it over so it is seam-side down and the weight of the cheese will help keep it in place.

6. Repeat each of those steps for each of the tortillas making two layers of enchiladas in the dish, if necessary. Pour any remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Sprinkle the cotija cheese over the enchiladas.

7. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until enchiladas are hot throughout and cheese is melted.

8. Serve your enchiladas with a spatula, four to a plate, and enjoy!

Why Are My Enchiladas Soggy?

You get all excited to make the crispy-cheesy enchiladas of your dreams, but only to have them turn out soggy. Soggy tortillas can be avoided by following this recipe carefully, as frying them briefly in oil ensures that there’s a bit of a protective barrier between the tortilla and the sauce.

Recipe Variations

• If you want to keep this enchilada vegetarian, but are looking for a bit more of a heartier dish, try sautéing some chopped up bell peppers and onions and adding those to the enchilada when you add the cheese to the tortilla.
• Use shredded cooked chicken or cubed cooked steak and add it to the tortillas when you add the cheese.

How to Store Enchiladas

Enchiladas will keep in the fridge, covered, for 3 to 5 days. Simply reheat in the casserole dish in a low oven, covered, until warm all the way through.

If you would like to, enchiladas freeze well. You can wrap them in pairs or individually, or make a double batch and freeze one whole casserole dish, wrapped in aluminum foil, for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge, and then bake in the oven as directed.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
677	Calories
35g	Fat
70g	Carbs
23g	Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	677
% Daily Value*
35g	45%
Saturated Fat 9g	47%
43mg	14%
2326mg	101%
70g	26%
Dietary Fiber 10g	35%
Total Sugars 15g
23g
Vitamin C 4mg	20%
Calcium 510mg	39%
Iron 3mg	16%
Potassium 270mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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