Cheese Enchiladas Recipe
on Oct 05, 2024
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These gooey cheese enchiladas could not be easier to make! With just 3 simple ingredients, these enchiladas come together in minutes and make a perfect meal for busy weeknights.
If you are looking for ways to switch up your weekly meal rotation then this is the recipe for you! Our cheese enchiladas only use three low-cost ingredients to create a gooey, flavorful, spicy Mexican dish in no time! One of my favorite things about this dish is how easy it is to store and customize. You can create a spicier enchilada by adding some pepper jack cheese or sliced jalapenos on top of the dish.
Grilled or shredded chicken is an easy way to add some protein to these easy-to-make enchiladas. Being able to store these enchiladas in the freezer is a life saver! Simply throw a pan of frozen enchiladas in the oven for 20 minutes and you have a hot meal ready to go without any work at all!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Delicious and budget-friendly.
- Comes together using just 3 ingredients.
- Can be customized with a variety of sauces and toppings.
Recipe Ingredients
- Corn Tortillas—White or yellow corn tortillas will work great.
- Colby Jack Cheese—Freshly shredded cheese will melt down the best and give you extra gooey enchiladas.
- Red Enchilada Sauce—To give the dish its signature flavor. Feel free to switch it out for green enchilada sauce if you want.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Cheese Enchiladas
Step #1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and coat the bottom of a large baking dish with a few spoonfuls of enchilada sauce.
Step #2. Roll each tortilla around a few spoonfuls of cheese and place each enchilada in the baking dish.
Step #3. Top your enchiladas with the remaining sauce shredded cheese
Step #4. Cook your enchiladas uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe FAQs
It can be frustrating to try to roll up enchiladas only to have your tortillas crack and break. To help prevent your tortillas from ripping, you can throw them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds, then add the cheese and roll them up. This will soften the tortillas a little and give you enough time to add cheese and roll them without breaking.
The sky’s the limit!. Adding chopped black olives, diced chiles, diced jalapenos, or diced onions are all easy ways to add some extra flavor to this dish. You can also add some shredded chicken or ground beef. When adding ingredients it is important to avoid overfilling the tortillas so you can still roll them up easily.
How to Store Your Enchiladas
These enchiladas store great! You can store your leftover enchiladas in the fridge for up to a week in an airtight container. When you are ready to enjoy them, simply reheat your cheese enchiladas in the microwave for 40-60 seconds, or until they’re warm all the way through.
In addition to storing your leftovers in the fridge, you can store these enchiladas in the freezer after they finish cooking. If you want to freeze your enchiladas then we recommend preparing them in a disposable tin foil casserole dish. Cover the enchiladas and freeze them for up to 3 months. Reheat your frozen enchiladas by keeping them covered and throwing them in the oven at 350°F for 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
Expert Tips
- If your corn tortillas are ripping when you roll them, then you can heat the tortillas in the microwave for 15 seconds before you use them.
- Feel free to use more cheese if you want a more gooey enchilada.
- For some extra heat you can use pepper jack cheese or a blend of pepper jack and colby jack. You can also use green enchilada sauce instead of red enchilada sauce if you want to switch up the flavor of your enchiladas.
- Freshly shredded cheese will melt better than pre-shredded cheese, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand. The overall flavor of the dish will be the same either way.
- You can use either white or yellow corn tortillas in this recipe.
- Easy Spanish rice , homemade pico de gallo or baked tortilla chips would taste great with these enchiladas.
More Easy Dinner Recipes To Consider
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Easy Slow Cooker Vegetable Lasagna
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Perfect Slow Cooker Pot Roast
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One-Pot Sausage, Rice, and Peas Dinner
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Cheese Enchiladas Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 corn tortillas
- 3 cups colby jack cheese, divided
- 2 10 ounce cans red enchilada sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and pour a little bit of enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Set aside one cup of cheese.
- Add a few spoonfuls of cheese to each corn tortilla and then roll them up. Place your rolled up enchiladas in the baking dish until the dish is completely full.
- Top your enchiladas with the remaining enchilada sauce followed by the remaining cheese.
- Cook your enchiladas uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- To help prevent your tortillas from ripping, you can throw them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. This will soften the tortillas a little and give you enough time to add cheese and roll them.
- Feel free to use more than 3 cups of cheese if you want cheesier enchiladas.
- For some extra spice you can use pepper jack cheese instead of colby jack.
- Freshly shredded cheese will melt better than pre shredded cheese, but you can use either one for this recipe.
- Store your leftover enchiladas in the fridge for up to a week and reheat them in the microwave for 40-60 seconds, or until warm all the way through.
