cheese & onion enchiladas
Cheese & Onion Enchiladas are one of my favorite Mexican meals! Yes, just cheese, cheese, cheese and onion please...it is indulgent and just so cheesy good! For those cheese lovers out there, they will appreciate this recipe. When I worked at Alfonso's Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio, Texas my main job was rolling enchiladas and that I did! Thousands upon thousands of rolled enchiladas...now my fingers did get their share of burn because the oil was much hotter and I had to move a lot faster when rolling those babies up! Try and make the homemade sauce as it makes a big difference in taste!
prep time
40 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
14 enchiladas ----serves 4 -6 people
Ingredients
- 1 bag corn tortillas
- 1 medium onion, spanish diced
- 5 cups cheese, shredded -- colby, cheddar & monterey jack
- 1 can black olives, sliced
- 2 cups red enchilada sauce, homemade
- 1/2 - 3/4 cups oil, for dipping tortillas in
- 1/3 cup cilantro, fresh chopped
How To Make cheese & onion enchiladas
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Step 1Set oven to 375 degrees. Dice up your onion and set aside 1/4 cup for the top of your enchiladas.
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Step 2Saute the rest of the diced onions in some oil and then set aside in a bowl.
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Step 3I used 2 bags of cheese and one additional cup of cheese to put on top of the enchiladas. Remove cheese from bags and toss together in a bowl and set aside.
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Step 4Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a pan till hot...on a medium heat. You will want tongs to dip down each corn tortilla into the oil. You'll dip and flip 2x....very quickly as you do not want to fry them but just soften them.
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Step 5Place your corn tortillas on a plate with a paper towel. One on top of another is fine as you will be rolling them as soon as you are finished dipping them in the oil.
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Step 6Now you will place a handful of cheese in the middle of the tortilla with a small amount of sauteed onions on top of cheese.
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Step 7Next roll tightly but gently as you don't want to tear the tortilla. Pour enough sauce on the bottom of your baking dish to cover.
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Step 8Add your rolled enchilada to dish and pack them snugly into dish. I was able to fit 14 into my 9 by 13 inch dish.
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Step 9Add your remaining sauce to the top of your enchiladas...or to your liking. However much sauce you want. Then add another 3/4 cup to a cup of cheese on top and then your 1/4 cup raw onions and 1/4 approx. of sliced black olives. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes.
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Step 10Remove from oven and serve with some yummy Spanish rice & a small salad with pico or salsa w/sour cream. Top with chopped fresh cilantro if you have it.
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Step 11Broken corn tortillas can be fried up in the leftover oil and then salted and served with dinner. They are better than store bought...so yummy.
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Step 12Tracy Joyner's recipe for Red Enchilada Sauce...I doubled the recipe. This is super easy to make and very delicious! https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/sauce-spread-gravy/red-enchilada-sauce.html
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Culture:
Mexican
Category:
Other Main Dishes
Keyword:
#cheese
Keyword:
#onions
Keyword:
#tex-mex
Keyword:
#tortillas
Keyword:
#cheddar
Keyword:
#Olives
Keyword:
#Colby
Keyword:
#Monterey jack
Keyword:
#mexican
Ingredient:
Dairy
Method:
Bake
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