Queso Fresco Enchiladas Food

QUESO FRESCO ENCHILADAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Warm the enchilada sauce in a small saucepan over low heat. In a small frying pan, add oil to coat bottom of pan and warm over high heat until hot and shimmering, about 2-3 minutes. Using tongs, dip 1 tortilla in oil for 5 seconds, flip tortilla over and heat for another 5 seconds. Remove from oil and drain well on paper towels. Repeat with remaining tortillas. One by one, dip tortillas in enchilada sauce, insuring that both sides are coated. Place about 1/4 cup of cheese in center of tortilla and roll up like a taquito. If desired, place on a heat-proof plate and keep warm in oven at 250°F while filling and rolling remaining enchiladas. Serve immediately with desired toppings.

QUESO BEEF ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Brown crumbled hamburger meat with 1 cup of chopped onion, garlic, when brown add picante sauce to taste, salt& pepper.
• In microwave melt the cheese for sauce with picante sauce, making as mild or hot as you like, can also control the heat by the type of picante sauce you purchase.
• Soften the corn tortillas in hot oil, or if you prefer in a canned enchilada sauce.
• In casserole dish assemble enchiladas---tortilla, meat mixture, chopped onion, grated cheese, either fold in half or roll with seam down.
• Cover with the queso sauce, top with sliced green onions, cover dish with foil and bake aproximately 25-30 minutes, this time may vary, depending on how hot all your ingredients are by the time you assemble the dish.

POTATO AND BEAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). In a bowl, toss diced potatoes together with cumin, chili powder, salt, and ketchup, and place in an oiled baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tender.
• Meanwhile, boil tomatillos and chopped onion in water to cover for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, puree with half of the cilantro until smooth.
• Fry tortillas individually in a small amount of hot oil until soft.
• Mix potatoes together with pinto beans, 1/2 cheese, and 1/2 cilantro. Fill tortillas with potato mixture, and roll up. Place seam side down in an oiled 9x13 inch baking dish. Spoon tomatillo sauce over enchiladas, and spread remaining cheese over sauce. Bake for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.