Last week at work I made enchiladas for one of the lunch specials, and I have been craving them ever since! Unfortunately they were made with flour tortillas so I wasn’t able to try them.
This weekend I was looking in the fridge and cupboards to see what we had for dinner, and I noticed I had everything needed for enchiladas! Except for a few spices and seasonings, but the taco seasoning pouch would substitute perfectly!
I started out by sauteing a chopped red onion while browning the ground beef. I added half of the onion to the meat and added some tomato sauce to the other half. To the beef I added the taco seasoning, as well as some cumin, salt and pepper. I added the same to the tomato sauce, save the taco seasoning, as well as some oregano and chili powder. The only thing missing was some coriander, which would have gone really well in the sauce.
When the sauce was warmed and the beef ready to go I started assembling. I started with some of the tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish, and then the rolled enchiladas. I rolled the beef in brown rice tortillas, cut them in half and placed them in the dish. I continued until all of the beef was used up, then sprinkled some grated cheddar on top of the rolls, and then more tomato sauce.
Enchiladas before going in the oven.
The finished product! Sorry it's a little blurry!
The enchiladas were great! They definitely lived up to my expectations, and it was nice to make something different for dinner. My only complaint is that that tortillas get really soft when cooked. They come apart really easy, and even come close to falling apart. But even with that, I will make them again!
