Chili Cheese Enchiladas Food

CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, until light brown, about 2 minutes. Whisk in chili powder, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, and salt. Cook, whisking constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Gradually whisk in broth until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring often, until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Dip each tortilla in sauce, letting excess drip off. Place 1/4 cup shredded cheese in center of each dipped tortilla, and roll up. Place seam side down in baking dish. Drizzle with remaining sauce. Sprinkle top with remaining 3/4 cup shredded cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until sauce begins to bubble and cheese melts, about 12 to 15 minutes. Top with onion slices, and drizzle with crema.

CHEESY CHILI ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Warm oil in a small skillet. Use tongs to dip tortillas into the oil one at a time, turning to warm both sides. Sprinkle an even amount of Cheddar cheese down the center of each warmed tortilla. Roll tortillas to enclose cheese; place seam side down in the prepared baking dish.
• Combine the chili, onion, and half of the processed cheese in a large bowl. Pour the chili mixture over the tortillas; top with the remaining processed cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Brown ground beef drain put back in pan.
• Add about 3/4 can of chili to ground beef.
• Add i little bit of water to the 1/4 chili thats left in the can and stir should be a little runny put aside.
• Add cubed velveeta to ground beef and chili.
• Add about 1 cup of shredded cheese to ground beef, chili and velveeta.
• Heat mix in large skillet on medium until all the cheese is melted.
• Grease lightly a 9 x 13 casserole pan.
• Spoon meat chili cheese mix into tortillas ( about 2 spoonfuls in each).
• Roll them up and place in casserole dish ( should fit 8 to 10).
• If anything was left of ur meat chili cheese mix add to the can of chili u had set aside, stir and if needed add little mre water to remake runny not to thin ( to cover tortillas).
• Spoon that over all tortillas should cover all of them.
• Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese on top.
• Put in oven and Bake for 15 mins or until cheese on top is melted.

EASY GREEN CHILE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute the onions with the butter over medium-low heat until the onions are nice and golden brown.
• In a small saucepan, combine the green enchilada sauce with the green chilies and heat until very warm.
• In the microwave or in the oven (on a baking sheet), melt some cheese all over the top of each tortilla so that it covers most of the surface area.
• To serve, stack three cheesy tortillas on top of one another. Spoon green sauce over the top and add store-bought salsa, sour cream and cilantro as needed. Delish and so, so easy!

TEX-MEX BEEF AND CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until no longer pink. Drain off grease and season with chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, and salt. Mix in the tomato sauce and 2 cups of the water. Simmer over low heat. Mix the remaining water with the flour and sugar until flour is dissolved; stir into the simmering meat sauce. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• While the sauce is cooking, heat oil in another skillet over medium-high heat. Warm tortillas in the hot oil until pliable. Fill each tortilla with a little bit of cheese, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish, reserving some of the cheese to sprinkle on top. Pour the meat sauce evenly over the rolled tortillas. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

EASY CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray an 8 x 8" baking dish with cooking spray. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the chili, a little salt and black pepper, and the cumin. Spread a thin layer of the chili mixture in the bottom of the baking dish, just enough to cover. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese for the top. Fill the tortillas with remaining cheese and onion then roll up and place seam side down on top of the chili in the baking dish, placing them close together. When all the tortillas are in the pan, spoon the remaining chili over the top of tortillas, then top with the reserved cheese. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for about 25 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Serve immediately with toppings of choice and whatever sides you want. (I added a thin layer of refried beans to a couple of the tortillas along with the cheese and onion.)

TEXMEX CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• 1. Heat leftover chili. Chop the onions and shred the cheese. Spray a oven-proof oblong pan, or glass baking dish, with oil.
• 2. Prepare the flour tortillas, one at a time, in a pre-heated (medium high) skillet on each side for about 7 seconds. Do not overcook as you want them to stay soft and pliable. Set aside to assemble.
• 3. Spread each tortilla with a couple of large spoonfuls of the chili. Add approximately 1/2 cup cheese to each one, along with chopped onions. Rollup tortilla and place seam side down into baking dish, side by side as in a line.
• 4. Cover the enchiladas with remaining chili. Add more shredded cheese and chopped onions. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is melted. Serve with crackers or fried tortilla chips.

CHUCK'S ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef, garlic powder, black pepper and onion, crumbling the beef as you cook it, until well browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off any excess grease but do not clean the skillet.
• To the same skillet, add the beef broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, paprika, cumin, hot sauce and some salt. Smash the tomatoes into small bits as you stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Use an immersion blender to puree the sauce. Simmer for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Add the slurry to the sauce. Raise the heat to medium high and let it boil and thicken for 3 minutes. Return the beef to the pan and stir.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Soften the tortillas in the microwave, wrapped in a paper towel, for 15 to 45 seconds, depending on your microwave.
• Mix together all 3 cheeses in a bowl. Place a couple of tablespoons of cheese in the center of each tortilla, making a line down the center. Roll each tortilla up and place it seam-side down in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Once all the tortillas are in the pan, spoon or ladle the sauce over the top of them. Top with the leftover cheese and bake until bubbly, about 18 minutes.
• To make ahead: Assemble the tortillas in the pan and cover with plastic wrap. Put the cooled sauce in an airtight container. Keep the extra cheese for topping in another container. Throw everything into the fridge. When ready to cook, top the tortillas with the sauce and cheese and bake!

CHEESY CHILI ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*F. In small mixing bowl, combine cheese and 1 teaspoon of chili powder. Reserve 1/2 cup mixture. Set aside. In shallow dish, combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, the tomato sauce, sugar, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne.
• Dip both sides of 1 tortilla in sauce. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese mixture down center of tortilla. Place 1 strip of chili and 1 tablespoon onions over cheese mixture. Roll up tortilla. Place seam-side-down in 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas, sauce, cheese mixture, chili strips and 5 tablespoons onions.
• Spoon remaining sauce over enchiladas. Sprinkle with reserved cheese mixture. Cover dish with foil. Bake for 23-28 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon tomato, 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1 teaspoon remaining onions.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH CHILI GRAVY

Steps:

• To toast the cumin seeds, lay them on a shallow cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes.
• Grind with a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
• The toasting will give the cumin a mellower, pleasant flavor.
• In a saucepan, brown the meat with the onion and garlic.
• Drain fat.
• Add bacon drippings if desired.
• Allow drippings to melt.
• Add the stock cumin, oregano, salt, and ground ancho.
• Let simmer 50 min, until meat is tender and liquid has thickened a bit.
• Mix the masa harina in a small bowl with 2 T.
• of the liquid from the gravy.
• Stir the masa mixture back into the gravy.
• Stir very thoroughly to help the masa dissolve.
• It will thicken the gravy.
• Allow to simmer 10 min more.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a med.
• baking dish.
• Mix the cheese and chopped onion together.
• Soften the tortillas by dipping them quickly into 1/2- 1 inch of oil in a small skillet.
• Remove quickly with tongs.
• Don't allow the tortillas to become crisp.
• You just want them to go limp, to make them easier to handle for rolling.
• Drain tortillas lightly.
• If you are using fresh or homemade tortillas, they will not need to be dipped in oil.
• Using the tongs again, dip tortillas in the chili gravy to lightly coat.
• Lay on a plate and sprinkle 1/4 c.
• of cheese/onion filling into each tortilla, then roll up.
• Transfer to the greased baking dish.
• Repeat process with each tortilla until all filling has been used, or pan is full.
• Top the enchiladas with the remaining gravy, submerging each enchilada in sauce.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes.
• Enchiladas should be heated through and sauce should be bubbling.
• Sprinkle with cheese, onion, and jalapeno if desired.

GREEN CHILI CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken liberally with taco seasoning.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add seasoned chicken and saute until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet and allow to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Add onion to the same skillet and saute until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a blender and add 1 can diced tomatoes with liquid, diced green chile peppers, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper. Blend until sauce is smooth.
• Dice cooled chicken and transfer to a bowl. Drain remaining can of diced tomatoes; discard liquid and add tomatoes to the chicken.
• Place about 1/4 cup chicken mixture in the middle of a tortilla. Add 2 tablespoons shredded cheese, then roll tortilla up. Place seam-side down in a baking pan. Repeat to make remaining enchiladas.
• Cover enchiladas with sauce and spread remaining cheese over top. Cover the pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

CHILE CON CARNE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook for 8-9 minutes, breaking it up into bite-size pieces.
• Sprinkle ground beef, with chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour in tomatoes and let simmer over medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Add beef or chicken broth.
• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with 1 cup of water until no lumps appear. Pour the cornstarch mixture into chile mixture. Let simmer and thicken for 10 minutes.
• Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add oil and let heat up for several minutes. Carefully add each tortilla to oil and let soften, about 5 seconds. Remove and repeat for each tortilla.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Ladle 1 cup of the sauce in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Sprinkle cheese down the center of each tortilla. Roll the tortilla and place it seam side down into baking dish. Pour the rest of the sauce all over the enchiladas. Sprinkle with any remaining cheese.
• Bake for 10-14 minutes, or until cheese is melted and it is bubbling and hot. Top with chopped onions and cilantro, if desired.

LUBY'S CAFETERIA CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce, brown ground beef in a large saucepan or Dutch oven along with the onions, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Drain meat on paper towels.
• Return meat to saucepan and add broth, tomatoes, chili powder, paprika and cumin.
• Mix well, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for one hour.
• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
• Gradually add the cornstarch mixture to the chili sauce, stirring constantly.
• Continue cooking sauce for about 5 more minutes.
• For enchiladas, heat oven to 350°F.
• Heat about 1/2-inch vegetable oil in a small skillet, until hot but not smoking.
• Quickly fry each tortilla in hot oil to soften, about 2-4 seconds on each side; drain on paper towels.
• In a large bowl, combine Cheddar cheese and onions.
• Mix well.
• Spoon 1/3 cup cheese mixture down the center of each warm tortilla.
• Roll up and place seam side down into two 11X7-inch baking dishes.
• Top enchiladas with chili sauce.
• Cover each dish with foil.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until hot.
• Remove foil.
• Sprinkle with american cheese and continue baking 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

SHORT FAMILY CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet.
• Drop corn tortillas into hot oil one at a time, just long enough to blister on each side. (I use my tongs to turn them.) After cooking stack them on top of each other on layers of paper towels this will help absorb some of the oil.
• While you are cooking the tortillas heat chili in a saucepan on very low heat.
• After I have about 10 of the tortillas cooked I start to fill with the chili.
• Put about 3 tablespoons of chili in the tortillas, then fold the bottom up about an inch and then roll the up and place in a 9" x 13" baking dish, seam side down.
• Continue with this method until you have the desired number you want. The 40 oz. size can of Wolf Brand Chili make about 16.
• Make sure you leave enough of the chili to pour over the tortillas.
• After you top with the chili drop the Cheez Whiz by spoonfuls on top of the chili.
• Sometimes I put a spoonful of the cheese in the enchiladas. It's up to you how you want to make them. You can also add onion to the inside or on top of the enchiladas.
• Crush about 3 handfuls of the Fritos corn chip and sprinkle over the top of the enchiladas.
• Bake at 325° for about 25 minutes, just long enough to melt the cheese good and warm the chili.

CHILI 'N' CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large ovenproof skillet, cook beef and 1/2 cup onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the chili seasoning, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili beans and water. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine 2 cups cheese and remaining onion. Divide cheese mixture evenly on the tortillas. Roll up each tortilla and arrange, seam side down, on top of the chili mixture. Top with picante sauce and remaining cheese. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

TRADITIONAL NEW MEXICO RED CHILE CHEESE "STACKED" ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Each serving will contain 3 corn tortillas. Take the tortilla and dip it in hot oil or dip it in the red chile sauce and put on plate. Top this with cheese and onion and more sauce and put another dipped tortilla on top and repeat this 2 times. Heat in the oven or under the broiler until cheese melts and top with a fried egg. Garnish the plate with the lettuce and tomato. You can serve this with fried potatoes or pinto beans.
• To make a casserole, you can layer the above in a baking dish with the final layer on top being cheese, do not put eggs on the casserole. Bake for about 20 minutes, until all is warm and melted. Garnish with lettuce and tomato. Can also serve with sour cream, chopped olives and guacamole.
• Remove the stems and seeds of the chile pods. Soak the pods in water or simmer on stove for about 10 minutes. Place chile and garlic in a blender with 1/4 cup water and puree until smooth. (Use 6 to 8 pods of chile and 2 cloves of garlic at a time, which will make the puree smoother and easier to work with.) Add more water as needed to get a medium consistency. In a sauce pan, add pureed chile with Mexican Oregano and salt to taste. Bring to a slow boil, and then simmer for 20 minutes. Pork can be browned and added to sauce while simmering.

CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat chili to hot and hold.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter and add flour. Cook over medium heat for three minutes stirring often.
• Add cold milk one third at a time, mixing each third in before you add the next. The mixture will start out thick then thin down as you add the remaining milk.
• Add cheddar, salt, pepper and hot sauce and stir. Add more milk if too thick.
• Ladle a little of the sauce in the bottom of a 9X13 pan. Lay out the six tortilla shells on your counter and divide the chili between them filling one at a time.
• Fold in each side and place seam down in the pan.
• Repeat for remaining five.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the tops of each and cover with the jack cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes then finish under the broiler to brown the tops.
• Serve with diced tomatoes, cilantro and minced red onions on each portion.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH TOMATILLO-GREEN CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in large skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tomatillos are soft, about 15 minutes. Transfer mixture to blender; add 2 cups onions, green chilies, and spinach; puree. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Return sauce to skillet.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Dip 1 tortilla into sauce. Place tortilla on plate. Top with 2 tablespoons cheese, 1 tablespoon remaining onions, and 1 tablespoon sauce. Roll up tortilla. Place seam side down in prepared dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas, sauce, cheese, and onions. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until cheese melts, about 15 minutes.

GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl combine the shredded chicken, cream cheese, shredded cheese, green onions and green chiles. Set the bowl aside.
• To make the enchilada sauce combine the green chile enchilada sauce and sour cream. Whisk until smooth.
• Next, grease a 7x11 casserole dish and add about 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce to the bottom of the pan. This will be a thin layer, just enough to lightly cover the bottom of the baking dish.
• To assemble the enchiladas, spoon the chicken mixture into a tortilla and tightly roll (see notes in post for tips to prevent cracking). Lay the enchilada seam side down. Repeat until all the chicken mixture has been used.
• Top the rolls with the remaining enchilada sauce, top with the shredded cheese and bake 25 minutes until golden brown.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the jalapeno slices to the dry skillet and cook until just starting to blacken. Set aside to cool.
• Mix together the sour cream, cumin, cayenne pepper, green onions, cooled jalapenos and 2 1/2 cups of the grated Cheddar in a bowl.
• Using tongs, char the tortillas one at a time over a gas flame for 5 to 10 seconds per side, then dunk each tortilla in the Enchilada Sauce. Lay a tortilla on a plate, then spoon a good 2 to 3 tablespoons of the sour cream mixture in the middle. Roll the tortilla, then place it seam-side down in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and sour cream mixture.
• Cover the dish with the remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese, then bake until bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with extra green onions and serve immediately.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the peppers, onions and garlic and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin, cayenne, bouillon cubes and some salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes. Add the flour and cook for another minute. Add the stock and stir to combine. Add the tomato sauce and 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook until reduced by one-third, about 20 minutes.
• Let the mixture cool slightly, then transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.
• The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week and can also be frozen.