Enchiladas
Before I went to America I had never heard about enchiladas. During the first time I was here we went to the Del Taco for some lunch and I followed my (now) husbands recommendation and gave it a try.
It was love at first bite so I had to learn the recipe of course. 
At first I used a pre-made enchilada sauce but I now I make that one myself.
I prefer to make enchiladas with ground beef or turkey but it’s also great with chicken or even without any meat.
When I use large tortilla’s I normally add some brown rice to it.
Ingredients.
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 large onion
- 28 oz of tomato sauce.
- 0.5 tbsp of minced garlic
- 7 chili peppers
- 1/2 cup of salsa
- 2 cups of shredded cheese
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 4 large or 7 medium flour tortilla’s
- 30 oz of refried beans
- 1/2 cup of (low-fat) milk
- cooking spray
Equipment.
- a large skillet
- 2 sauce pans
- a large spoon
- a knife
- a cutting board
- measuring tools
- oven mittens
- a 9×13 oven dish
Making the sauce.
1) Preheat the oven to 350F.
2) Put the tomato sauce in a sauce pan.
3) Take the top of the chili peppers, wash them and chop them up.
I grew these last year in my vegetable garden and froze them.
4) Add the peppers, salsa and garlic to the tomato sauce and slowly heat it up.
Preparing the meat mixture and the beans.
1) Bake the ground beef.
2) Chop up the onion and add it to the ground beef.
3) Drain the fat and add about 1/3th of the sauce to the meat mixture.
4) Combine the milk and refried beans and heat it up.
Making the enchiladas.
1) Use the cooking spray to grease your oven dish.
2) Put a tortilla in the oven dish and put some of the bean and meat mixture and cheese in it.
3) Repeat step 2 until your oven dish is filled.
4) Close the tortilla’s and put some sour cream on it.
5) Put whatever you still have left over of the bean and meat mixture on top.
6) Top everything first with the leftover sauce and then sprinkle some cheese on it.
7) Put it in the oven for about 30 minutes or until it’s bubbling.
8.) Take it out of the oven, let it cool down for a few minutes and enjoy your home made enchiladas!
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