Tex-Mex Cheese Enchiladas for Two

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Ingredients

  • Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth
  • Enchiladas
  • 6 (6-inch) corn tortillas
  • 8 ounces (227 grams) Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups), divided
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • Lime wedge

Step by Step method

  1. Step 1.

    For the sauce: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Heat oil in 10-inch oven-safe skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add chili powder, flour, tomato paste, garlic, oregano, and pepper, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in broth and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Measure out 1 cup of sauce and set aside, leaving the remaining sauce in the skillet.

  2. Step 2.

    For the enchiladas: Stack tortillas and wrap in a damp dish towel. Microwave until pliable, about 30 seconds. Place ¼ cup Monterey Jack across the center of 1 tortilla, tightly roll the tortilla around the cheese, and place the seam side down in the skillet. Repeat with remaining five tortillas and 1¼ cups Monterey Jack, arranging enchiladas side by side in a single row in the skillet.

  3. Step 3.

    Pour reserved sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup Monterey Jack. Bake, covered, until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until sauce is bubbling around edges, about 5 minutes longer. Sprinkle with onion and serve with lime wedges.

  4. Step 4.

    For the sauce: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Heat oil in 10-inch oven-safe skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add chili powder, flour, tomato paste, garlic, oregano, and pepper, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in broth and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Measure out 1 cup of sauce and set aside, leaving the remaining sauce in the skillet.

  5. Step 5.

    For the enchiladas: Stack tortillas and wrap in a damp dish towel. Microwave until pliable, about 30 seconds. Place ¼ cup Monterey Jack across the center of 1 tortilla, tightly roll the tortilla around the cheese, and place the seam side down in the skillet. Repeat with remaining five tortillas and 1¼ cups Monterey Jack, arranging enchiladas side by side in a single row in the skillet.

  6. Step 6.

    Pour reserved sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup Monterey Jack. Bake, covered, until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until sauce is bubbling around edges, about 5 minutes longer. Sprinkle with onion and serve with lime wedges.

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