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    Easy Beef Enchilada Skillet

    By Heather ยท Published: Sep 25, 2013 ยท Updated: Apr 12, 2018 ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท See the privacy policy linked in my footer.

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    Easy Beef Enchilada Skillet - Here is it, 10:30 pm on Wednesday night and I'm trying my darnedest to come up with some fun story to accompany this post.

    It isn't happening.

    What is happening is that I just devoured a Coffee Cake in a Mug, I'm in my PJ's, in my bed, and my brain is floating around in space on a sugar high and lack of really genuine sleep. Needless to say, it's not exactly the perfect equation for a sound mind capable of retelling a story appropriate for this audience. ย So we're just going to jump right in to this quick and easy dinner recipe.

    Easy Beef Enchilada Skillet topped with olives and green onions.

    How to Make This Easy Beef Enchilada Skillet

    I love this easy beef enchilada skillet because it takes all the flavors and textures of real, I-spent-all-day-slaving-over-rolled-bundles-of-goodness enchiladas, throws them into a pan and within 30 minutes is done!

    You'll start off with browning a pound of lean ground beef with some diced onion and a few spices. Remove the meat from the pan when it's cooked and spoon onto paper towels to drain off some of the fat.

    Ground beef and onions cooking in a large skillet.

    Give the skillet you just used to brown the meat a wipe with a paper towel to remove any excess grease and add just a tablespoon and a half of vegetable oil to the pan. Yes, I realize we're swapping fat for fat, but this is just the way it has to be. We're making enchilada sauce here and we need just a touch of oil to bring it all together.ย ย I scaled down my original enchilada sauce recipeย to work with this recipe and you can click over to the original post to see a step-by-step of the process. It's a super simple short-cut sauce that tastes infinitely better than anything you can get in a can.

    Mixing enchilada sauce in a skillet with a spatula.

    Cut about 15 corn tortillas into bite-sized squares...

    15 Corn tortillas cut into squares.

    and add the beef and the tortillas to the sauce, stirring until all the tortillas are moistened with sauce.

    Pouring enchilada sauce and beef over corn tortillas in a skillet.

    Cheese Time!

    Bring the tortillas, meat and sauce to a simmer, cover and let cook for about 15 minutes or until the tortillas have started to soften and have absorbed some of the sauce and remove the pan from the stove.

    Time for cheese!

    Sprinkling colby jack cheese over homemade Beef Enchilada recipe in a skillet.

    Sprinkle a generous amount of colby- jack cheese over the top and cover to help it melt.

    Homemade Beef Enchilada Skillet covered with a lid.

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    Top with sour cream, olives, tomatoes, green onions, or whatever else your little heart desires and eat up!

    From scratch Beef Enchilada Skillet topped with fresh olives and green onions.

    Easy Beef Enchilada Skillet

    All the flavor of regular ground beef enchiladas with none of the work! You're going to love this one-pan meal!
    By Heather Cheney
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb lean ground beef
    • 1 med-large onion chopped
    • ยฝ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 ยฝ tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 3 tablespoon corn starch
    • 3 tablespoon chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 C tomato sauce
    • 2 C chicken broth
    • 15 corn tortialls cut into bite-sized squares
    • 1 ยฝ -2 C colby-jack cheese shredded
    • Sour cream black olives, green onions, tomatoes, etc for topping.

    Instructions

    • In a large skillet (10 inches or larger), brown ground beef with onion, salt, and 1 teaspoon cumin. Remove meat from pan and drain on paper towels-- set aside.
    • In the same skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat and stir in the chili powder, corn starch, and remaining teaspoon of cumin. Give it a stir and let cook for about 1 minute- once it becomes aromatic, you're good.
    • Stir the chicken broth and tomato sauce, mixing until itโ€™s well combined and smooth. Keep stirring until it comes up to a boil, is starting to thicken and let boil for 1 minute.
    • Add meat and cut tortillas to the sauce, stirring until all the tortillas are moistened by the sauce. Bring to a simmer, cover and let cook over med-low heat for about 15 minutes or until the tortillas are soft and have absorbed some sauce. Remove pan from heat.
    • Top with grated cheese, cover to let the cheese melt and garnish as desired.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 467 kcal | Carbohydrates: 58 g | Protein: 27 g | Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 58 mg | Sodium: 1162 mg | Potassium: 996 mg | Fiber: 10 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 1898 IU | Vitamin C: 15 mg | Calcium: 30 mg | Iron: 6 mg

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      November 17, 2022 at 1:04 am

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    3. Hailey Noble says

      August 23, 2017 at 11:11 am

      5 stars
      Just wanted to let you know that I've made it about 10 times now and my family loves it!!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!! It's amazing!

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    4. Susie says

      March 22, 2017 at 3:50 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my gosh! This is sooooo good! I wondered how the flavor would be and its awesome". Thanks so much for a delicious and easy recipe! I'll definitely make this again! I told my sister about and she going to make Ito but use shredded chicken for the meat!

      Reply
    5. Nancy says

      November 08, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      5 stars
      Hate to be stupid but what size are the 15 Tortillas!

      Reply
    6. Lori Campbell-Ray says

      January 23, 2014 at 2:21 pm

      This looks like a WONDERFUL idea for a one skillet supper! Most of the ingredients are staples already in my cupboard! Thanks for the great recipe! Please send more my way!

      Reply
    7. Heather F says

      September 27, 2013 at 8:06 am

      This looks so yummy and so easy! Been missing your recipes... ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    8. Nicole says

      September 26, 2013 at 7:16 am

      What?? Cutting up the tortillas and adding them into the pan? That is amazing. What a great idea!

      Reply

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