Ground Beef Enchiladas

Name: Ground Beef Enchiladas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion (large, diced); 10 ounces mushrooms (chopped); 2 teaspoons garlic paste; 1 pound ground beef (I used grass fed Angus beef); 1 teaspoon cumin (dried); 1 teaspoon oregano (dried); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/16 teaspoon pepper; 2.5 cups enchilada sauce (or as much as you want); 10 flour tortillas (6 inches); 6 ounces refried beans (homemade or a can (you will have leftover)); 8 ounces Mexican cheese blend

Last updated on May 16, 2020. Originally posted on June 11, 2018 By Elaine 40 Comments

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These ground beef enchiladas are so incredibly yummy! What makes them so delicious is how the ground beef is prepared. And they’re so easy that you’re going to want to make and eat them often.

Forkful of enchilada on the plate also containing two enchiladas and a serving of refried beans. In the background is a ramekin of guacamole and another plate of enchiladas and refried beans.

When I prepare these ground beef enchiladas, I get so excited! Why? Because the ground beef has a perfect combination of herbs and spices for great flavor and just the right amount of mushrooms and onions to keep the stuffing moist and succulent.

I don’t eat beef often but when I do, I can’t get enough of these enchiladas. (Does that last statement remind you of the Dos Equis beer guy?)

I especially love them smothered in my chunky enchilada sauce. Combine that with the soft flour tortillas and you’ll do cartwheels in celebration!

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Helpful tips

You will have extra veggies so don’t add them all to the ground beef. It’s nice to have extra vegetables. You can use them in other dishes, like scrambled eggs.
You will also have extra ground beef which you can also add to eggs or salads.
Don’t skimp on the herbs and spices because that’s what makes these enchiladas stand out.

How to make easy beef enchiladas

Step one

Chop the onions and mushrooms. (1)

Step two

Heat sauté pan and medium. Add olive oil and add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes.

Step three

Add mushrooms and garlic paste and continue cooking for 5 more minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. (2)

Bowl of chopped mushrooms, cast iron skilled of sauteed mushrooms and onions, cast iron skilled of ground beef cooked with mushrooms and onions, and a flour tortilla topped with a thin layer of refried beans.

Step four

Add the ground beef, herbs and spices and use a spatula to break it apart as you sauté it for 7 minutes. Add half the vegetables back to the pan. (3)

Step five

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step six

Add some enchilada sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. (4)

Step seven

Gather the remaining ingredients and start an enchilada assembly line. I use 6 inch flour tortillas, homemade refried beans, Mexican blend cheese and, as mentioned, my lovely enchilada sauce.

Step eight

Smear some refried beans on the flour tortillas. (1)

Step nine

Sprinkle on some cheese. (2)

One plate with stack of flour tortillas, the top one with a dollop of refried beans on it; one plate with stack of flour tortillas, the top one with refried beans and shredded mixed cheese on it; one plate with stack of flour tortillas, refried bean, shredded cheese and beef and vegetable mixture on top; a casserole dish lined with beef enchiladas; and a casserole lined with beef enchiladas and topped with red enchilada sauce.

Step ten

Add the ground beef and veggie mixture. (3)

Step eleven

Roll up the flour tortillas and place seam side down in the baking dish. (4)

Step twelve

Spoon on the enchilada sauce. (5)

Step thirteen

Sprinkle cheese on the enchiladas.

Beef enchiladas lined up in a casserole baking dish and covered with red enchilada sauce and shredded cheese.

Step fourteen

Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.

The Ground beef enchiladas fresh out of the oven, the cheese is all melted. There is a bowl of beans, left over ground beef and veggies in the background

All that is left is to plate the ground beef enchiladas and enjoy!

Two ground beef enchiladas on a plate with a serving of refried beans. There is some guacamole and another another plate of enchiladas in the background.

I take my fork and cut into one of the ground beef enchiladas. I spoon a little guacamole on the forkful of yumminess.

Forkful of beef enchilada held over the plate containing the two enchiladas and a serving of refried beans. There is a ramekin of guacamole, a second plate of enchiladas and the casserole baking dish of enchiladas in the background.

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