Easy Homemade Enchiladas Recipe

This easy homemade enchiladas recipe is one of Mike’s favorite recipes! It’s in the top 3! It’s on page 216 in our Dining On A Dime Cookbook.

If you need a meal that is quick and easy to prepare this is one of my go to recipes! Of course you can make it easier by using Mexican cheese and just sprinkle some onion and garlic powder inside and it’s even quicker.

You can mix and match this recipe any way you want also. Just put some shredded leftover chicken in for chicken enchiladas or add green peppers, cilantro anything you would like for you taste. Easy and adaptable for every family!

Easy Homemade Enchiladas Recipe

6-8 tortillas, warmed
1 cup Cheddar cheese
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 can of enchilada sauce or homemade (see below)

Heat oven to 350º. Mix Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, onion and garlic. Place enchilada sauce in a bowl. Dip 1 tortilla into sauce. Place in greased 9×9 inch pan. Spoon about 1/4 cup cheese mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and tuck in ends; place seam sides down. Repeat with the rest of tortillas. Top with remaining enchilada sauce and sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Bake covered until cheese is melted and bubbly (about 40 minutes). Serves 4.

Enchilada Sauce

1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce

1 Tbsp. chili powder

5 Tbsp. green pepper, chopped (optional)

1 tsp. onion powder

1/2 tsp. dried oregano

1/2 tsp. salt (more to taste)

1 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. cumin

Combine all ingredients in saucepan, mixing well. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Makes 2 cups.

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Comments

Linda says
April 4, 2017 at 12:52 am

This has been my favourite Not Just Beans (now Living on a Dime) recipe for years. The enchilada sauce is cheap and easy to make so I’d recommend it. I make this recipe as is for vegetarian family members and add shredded chicken for meat eaters. Serve topped with sour cream or avocado or a salad on the side.

sue fox says
February 18, 2018 at 9:37 am

do you warm the tortillias in the microwave. i have not used them before

- Jill says
  February 19, 2018 at 11:35 am
  
  You know some people do warm them in the oven. I don’t usually because my tortillas are pliable and roll easy enough so you may have to just see how yours work. Also if it is easier it all gets baked together so I have stopped rolling my tortillas and filling them. I just lay a layer of tortillas down, spread a couple of tablespoons of sour cream on top of them, sprinkle with a couple of tablespoons of cheese, then layer with more tortillas, sour cream, cheese until the pan is full. I pour the enchilada sauce over the top of it all, top with a little more cheese,call it good, cover and bake. It all melts together so your really don’t even have to spread to careful or anything.