Green Chile Enchiladas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
• 12 corn tortillas (slightly stale)
• 1 (28 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies (seeded for milder taste) (optional)
• 1 medium cooking onion
• 4 cloves or 4 garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons olive oil or 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 5 green onions, sliced (optional)
• sliced black olives (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) bag mexican blend cheese
• 1 avocado (optional)
• sour cream or mexican crema

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 heat olive oil in large skillet or medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 add chopped onion and minced garlic.
• 4 stir in meat; add salt and pepper to taste. cook throughly, breaking up large pieces.
• 5 reduce heat to low. add half of the can of enchilada sauce and can of diced chiles (drained).
• 6 heat tortillas until soft.
• 7 place the first tortilla in a rectangular baking dish (glass is best).
• 8 add meat and sauce mixture and roll the tortilla. place the enchilada against the side of the pan with the seam facing down.
• 9 repeat, placing each enchilada snuggly in the dish, filling up the entire pan. if needed, place additional enchiladas perpendicular to the first row of enchiladas.
• 10 pour the remainder of the sauce over the enchiladas. spread to cover the entire surface area.
• 11 sprinkle the desired amount of cheese over the enchiladas. (i recommend the entire package.).
• 12 add green onion and sliced olives (optional).
• 13 cover with aluminum foil.
• 14 bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 15 let stand for a few minutes before serving.
• 16 garnish with avocado slices and sour cream.