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Easy Enchilada Recipe

This is my go-to recipe when I haven't been to the grocery store and have nothing to cook! I always keep a bag of frozen chopped onions in the freezer, a pound of frozen ground beef, and one jar of pre-made salsa verde in the pantry to have ready for the "crap - what do I cook for dinner!' nights!
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Chopped Onion, fresh or frozen
  • 1 teaspoon Cumic
  • 1 Jar Salsa Verde
  • 2 Pounds Ground Beef
  • 1 Pack Flour Burrito Tortillas
  • 1 Pack Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
  • 5 tbsp Cilantro Optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Heat a large sautée pan with the Olive Oil over medium heat.
  • Add in onions and cook until softened.
  • Add ground beef and brown the ground beef along with onions until fully cooked through. Season ground beef with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add in cumin and stir.
  • Drain ground beef and onion mixture.
  • Put ground beef and onion mixture back in the same pan and add in half of the salsa verde jar. Mix well.
  • Spray a square or rectangle glass baking dish (size dependent on how many you are making.) You can use any oven safe dish you wish.
  • Spoon mixture into each tortilla, fold closed and place into baking dish, making dish fairly tightly compact but not squished.
  • Drizzle remainder of salsa verde jar on top of all enchiladas.
  • Top enchiladas with mozzarella
  • Bake at 350 degrees until cheese has melted, roughly 10 minutes
  • Change oven to High Broil, and broil for the final few minutes to slightly char the cheese in order to add a great depth of flavor.
  • Optional: Top with fresh cilantro and serve!
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