Beef and Green Chile Enchiladas

By longhornfans

A wonderful enchilada with a cheese sauce in place of the traditional red sauce.

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1/3 pound Cheddar Cheese, grated
• 1 dozen corn tortillas
• vegetable oil
• SAUCE:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 pound Velveeta Cheese
• 1 - 4 oz. can chopped green chiles, drained

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown ground beef with onion. Add salt, pepper and Cheddar Cheese.
3. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Quickly dip each tortilla in hot oil to soften.
4. Drain tortillas on paper towels.
5. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons meat mixture in each softened tortilla. Roll.
6. Place each enchilada, seam side down, in a 9 by 13 inch baking dish, not touching.
7. To make sauce, melt butter, add flour, stirring constantly, cooking until mixture bubbles. Stir in milk and salt. Cook until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Add Velveeta and green chiles. Stir until cheese is melted.
8. Pour sauce over enchiladas. Bake 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.