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spanish rice beef and cheese enchiladas

milesde2000 avatar
Recipe by
Denise Miles
@milesde2000
Auburn, AL

It's basically a spicy Spanish Rice in a Tortilla covered in Enchilada Sauce sprinkled with cheese. PS. I made up my own Enchilada sauce. I added a bit more Cayenne pepper to my sauce.

yield 8 -10
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For spanish rice beef and cheese enchiladas

  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 1/2 lg
    onion
  • 1
    4oz mild green chilies-undrained
  • 1
    8oz tomato sauce
  • 3 tsp
    chili powder
  • 3 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 1
    14.5 oz. diced tomato undrained
  • 2 dash
    cayenne pepper
  • 1 c
    white rice
  • 2 c
    water or chicken broth
  • 10
    soft flour tortillas
  • 2-1/2 c
    mild sharp shredded cheee divided
  • 1
    24 oz. can of enchilada sauce

How To Make spanish rice beef and cheese enchiladas

  • 1
    In a skillet, brown Ground Beef. Drain off fat. Salt and pepper to taste. Add onion. Stir until onion is translucent. Transfer to a Bowl, and set aside.
  • 2
    Using the same skillet On med/High heat, pour 2 T oil in Skillet. Brown Rice in oil on med/ high heat. Once browned, lower heat. Add in Tomato paste, sauce,and diced tomatoes.
  • 3
    Also, add in chili powder and cayenne and mild green chilies. Stir to combined. Add back in Meat. Stir. Add in 2 c. water. Simmer on low until rice is tender.
  • 4
    place about 1/2 c. enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish. Place meaty spicy Spanish rice in each tortilla then sprinkle a bit of cheese, and place seem side down. My 13x 9 dish holds 8 tortillas.
  • 5
    Pour sauce evenly over top and bake at 350 for 25 min. or until hot and bubbly.
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