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Easy Beef Enchiladas

Easy Beef Enchiladas: Simple Meal Prep Recipe

Easy beef enchiladas that are so incredibly delicious. These can be made ahead of time for a simple meal prep or freezer meal recipe.
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Course: beef recipe, easy beef enchiladas
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 383kcal
Author: Organize Yourself Skinny

Ingredients

  • 2 cups homemade enchilada sauce or use your favorite
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 1.13 ounce packet of Southwest Taco Seasoning
  • 1 15-ounce refried beans
  • 8 white flour tortillas
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and Southwest Taco Seasoning according to the packet instructions. Set aside.
  • Spoon about 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.
  • To assemble the enchiladas place a tortilla flat on a surface. Spread 2 tablespoons of refried beans in the center of the tortilla.
  • Add about a 1/4 cup of ground beef.
  • Drizzle about 1-2 teaspoons of enchilada sauce over the beef. You can also use hot sauce or salsa.
  • Sprinkle 1 - 2 tablespoons of mexican cheese over the beef.
  • Roll up the enchilada and place into the pan. Repeat with the remaining tortilla shells.
  • Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over the top of the assembled beef enchiladas and then sprinkle on the rest of the cheese.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and cook for another 5 minutes.

Notes

Meal Prep tips:
This recipe can be prepared ahead of time a couple different ways.
First, you can make the enchiladas completely ahead of time and then just heat in the microwave throughout the week.
You can put the recipe together and refrigerator for 1-3 days before cooking it. Also, you can prepare the ingredients on Sunday and then assemble the enchiladas the night you'll cook them.
You can create dinner freezer kits with the cooked beef, enchilada sauce, cheese, and tortillas store separately in one freezer bag. Then just thaw a day before you cook the enchiladas. All you need to do is assemble the enchiladas and cook.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g