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Skinny Beef Enchiladas
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Beef, Enchiladas, Tomato sauce, Tortillas
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Enchilada Sauce:
  • Drizzle vegetable oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 ½ cups tomato sauce smooth
  • ¾ cup reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • Sea salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp minced cilantro
Beef Filling:
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • Sea salt & pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp minced cilantro
To make the enchiladas:
  • 8 large flour tortillas La Tortilla Factory brand or Mission Carb Balance
  • 2 cups shredded low fat Mexican cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. TIP: Have all ingredients prepped before starting since this recipe has a couple moving parts.

Beef Filling
  1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Drizzle the 1 tsp vegetable oil and add in the 2 minced garlic cloves and diced onion. Saute until fragrant, then add in the beef.

  2. Combine all together and break apart the beef while it cooks. Let the meat brown 3-5 minutes.

Enchilada Sauce:
  1. While meat is browning, heat a saucepan on medium heat and add a drizzle of oil and the 2 minced garlic cloves. Let saute until garlic is fragrant, about one minute.

  2. Add in the tomato sauce and the ¾ cup chicken broth.

  3. Season the enchilada sauce with 2 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, salt & pepper to taste, and 1 tbsp minced cilantro. Stir it all together, bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.

Beef Filling:
  1. Season the beef filling with 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, salt and pepper to taste, and ½ tsp oregano. Stir to combine.

  2. Take two ladles full from the tomato sauce and pour it into the beef skillet. Then add ⅓ cup of chicken broth and 1 tbsp cilantro. Stir together and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.

Assemble Enchiladas:
  1. In a 13 by 9 inch baking dish, pour one ladle full of sauce all over he bottom of the pan.

  2. To make the enchiladas, take one tortilla and add in about 2 tbsp of the beef, roll it and place it seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat to the other 7 tortillas, using all of the beef mixture.

  3. Top enchiladas with the rest of the sauce, covering entirely. Top with 2 cups cheese. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

  4. Top with whatever toppings you want! Some ideas are sour cream, avocado, scallion, red onion, etc.

Recipe Notes

This recipe was inspired by the Skinny Enchiladas on the Skinny Taste Blog