Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Beef Enchiladas

From Tara's recipe collection of freezer meals.

Ingredients
• 2 pounds hamburger
• 1 package Lipton onion soup
• Corn tortillas
• Cheese – mozzarella & cheddar

Sauce Ingredients
• 1/3 cup shortening
• ½ cup flour
• 1 can Nalley’s Big Chunk Chili (no beans)
• 3 Tablespoons chili powder
• 1 can enchilada sauce
• 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
• 1 can beef broth
• 1 package Lipton onion soup
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• Salt

Preparation
• Brown hamburger and mix in Lipton onion soup mix. Take off heat and set aside.
In separate pot (on stove), melt shortening and add in flour, chili, and chili powder.
• Off heat add enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, beef broth, Lipton onion soup, sugar and salt (to taste).
• Put sauce back on heat and thicken.

Building the enchiladas
• Warm the tortillas in the microwave until they start to curl
• Pour in sauce in bottom of pan
• Take a tortilla – add meat & cheese. Roll and place in pan
• Continue rolling enchiladas until pan is full
• Pour sauce over top of enchiladas – completely covering all enchiladas
• Add cheese

To Bake
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
• If frozen, a bit longer
Recipe will make either 2 – 9X13 pans or 4 – 8X8 pans

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