Julie's Enchiladas

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 yukon gold potato, diced
• 1 can diced green chilis
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2-1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
• 1 (32 ounce) can red enchilada sauce
• 1 -2 package flour tortilla
• 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef with onion, potato, green chiles, and garlic until meat is cooked and vegetables are tender, about 5-10 minutes.
• 2 drain fat.
• 3 season with black pepper, cayenne, chipotle, cumin, and salt.
• 4 then add refried beans and 1/4 c.
• 5 enchilada sauce.
• 6 stir to combine.
• 7 in a 15 x 10 baking dish pour a light even layer of enchilada sauce.
• 8 in a large bowl combine the cheddar and montery jack cheese.
• 9 to prepare enchiladas place 1/3-1/2 c.
• 10 beef mixture with 1/8c cheese mixture on flour tortilla.
• 11 roll and place seam side down in prepared dish.
• 12 repeat with remaining tortillas.
• 13 top enchiladas with an even thin layer of enchilada sauce to coat tortillas.
• 14 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 15 bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly.
• 16 serve with your favorite salsa, sour cream, and guacomole if desired.
• 17 (if i have any leftover meat mixture i save it to serve over my favorite nachos!) theses enchiladas go great with spanish rice and refried beans.