BEEF BEAN ENCHILADA RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170 to 180 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the onions until softened. Then add the ground beef and cook until the beef is cooked through. Add the cumin, chili powder, oregano and salt and stir to combine. Pour 2 cans of the Mexican tomato sauce into the meat and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Add a little water if the mixture gets too dry.
• Meanwhile, heat the refried beans in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the cheese, and stir it in till its melted. Remove from the heat.
• Heat the tortillas in the microwave for 1 minute, and then spread a small amount of beans on each tortilla. Add a small amount of the meat. Fold over the ends of the tortilla, and then roll them up. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas. Then place them in a large baking dish, cover with foil and keep warm in the oven.
• When ready to serve, drizzle the remaining can of tomato sauce over all of the burritos and sprinkle with more grated Cheddar. Return to the oven for a couple of minutes just to melt the cheese.
• Sprinkle the tops with the cilantro leaves and serve immediately to the fork-bangers in your life. They'll kiss you and hug you. Repeatedly.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Fold tortillas in half and place folded-side-down in dish; set aside.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to large bowl. Add 1/4 cup enchilada sauce, black bean and corn salsa and 1 cup of the shredded cheese; stir to combine.
• Divide beef mixture evenly among tortillas; wrap tortillas around filling and place seam side down.
• Top with remaining enchilada sauce and remaining 1 cup cheese. Spray sheet of foil large enough to cover baking dish with cooking spray. Cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• To freeze: Spray 2 (8-inch square) disposable foil cake pans with cooking spray. Fold tortillas in half and place 4 folded-side-down in each pan; set aside. Prepare filling and fill tortillas according to recipe; wrap tortillas around filling and place seam side down. Top each pan with half of the remaining enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup cheese. After covering pans with sprayed foil, place in gallon-size resealable freezer plastic bags, or wrap in double layer of plastic wrap. Label and freeze. To bake: Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove from plastic, and place foil-covered pan(s) on cookie sheet. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center reads 165°F. If baking from frozen, bake 1 hour, then remove foil and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer, or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center reads 165°F.