Beef (or Chicken Or Turkey) Enchiladas

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 5 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 2 (6 ounce) cans no-added-salt tomato paste
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 12 flour tortillas
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cups cheddar cheese or 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup black olives, sliced

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in medium saucepan, combine first 7 ingredients; simmer for 20 minutes.
• 3 in large skillet, brown ground beef and onion; drain excess fat.
• 4 remove from heat; add 1 cup shredded cheese, 1 cup tomato paste mixture and olives.
• 5 pour the remaining tomato paste mixture into a greased 13” x 9” baking dish.
• 6 spoon about 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of beef mixture down center of each tortilla; fold or roll tortilla around filling.
• 7 place the tortillas seam side down in dish.
• 8 pour any remaining beef and tomato mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 9 bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 10 serve with sour cream, mexican rice, refried beans and margaritas!