sawhorseray
had started a thread about his beef enchiladas a while back. They looked great and got me hungry for some. Then
tropics
posted a thread about them and his looked great too! Now I'm getting really hungry for some enchiladas so I decided to jump on the beef enchilada bandwagon. I do them a little different.
chopsaw
had mentioned that anymore he just layers them like a lasagna to avoid all the rolling them up. Well thats what I do and I do them in the slow cooker. Here is how I do them.Here are the the things I used in mine.
1lb ground beef
1 small red bell pepper
1/3 cup chopped green onion
1 can ranch style beans
1 can diced tomato with green chillies
1tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
8-10oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 pack medium sized flour tortillas
Start with browning the ground beef along with the green onion and red pepper
Strain the grease from the meat then add the tomatoes with green chilies and the ranch style beans. Do not drain the tomatoes or the beans just dump the whole can in. This is when you add the seasonings as well
Let that simmer for a few minutes then shut off the heat and set it aside.
While that cools off long enough to handle I shred the cheese and cut some tortillas to fit the slow cooker. Then its time to start layering.
Start with tortillas
Then the ground beef/bean filling
Then a layer of cheese
And repeat.
I do 4 layers ending with the cheese. Then put the slow cooker on low for about 2.5 hours
Had to check on it about half way though just to see how good it smells! Starting to look good!
After 2.5 hours I turned off the slow cooker and removed the lid to let it cool.
Now at this point you can cut it into wedges and pull a piece out to put on the plate. You can top it with some warmed up enchilada sauce (red or green)and your favorite Mexican cheese like queso fresco. But this time I decided on green hot sauce a little sour cream and some cilantro. I really just like those flavors.
On to the plate with the toppings.
So now after seeing all the threads about enchiladas I finally got my fix! It sure was good! Thanks for taking a look! And thanks to
sawhorseray
,
tropics
for reminding me it was time to make this again and jump on the bandwagon
