Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce
Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cheese enchiladas with red chile sauce. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cheese enchiladas with red chile sauce using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce:
  1. Prepare 2 tsp Canola oil
  2. Make ready 1 clove Garlic minced
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup Mild to medium New Mexican Chile Powder (can use hot but reduce the amount unless you prefer hot)
  4. Make ready 2 cup Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth or Vegetable Broth
  5. Take 1 cup Water
  6. Get 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano (Mexican if available)
  7. Take 1/2 tsp Salt
  8. Prepare 2 tbsp Plain Yoghurt (I use Greek)
  9. Make ready 12 6 inch Corn Tortillas
  10. Prepare 2 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar
  11. Prepare 3/4 cup White Onion, minced
  12. Take 1 Chicken, Beef, Pork (optional)
  13. Prepare 1 can Pinto Beans (15 oz), drained and rinsed

To make these enchiladas, you have to begin with the red sauce (be sure to check out our red enchilada sauce recipe for more tips and tricks). This is made by adding oil to pot and heating on Medium heat. Add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and mix until clumpy. Cheese Enchiladas with Red Sauce are made with flour tortillas dipped in a homemade enchilada sauce, filled with cheese, then rolled up and topped with more sauce and cheese!

Instructions to make Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce:
  1. To prepare the sauce, heat oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup onion, cook, stirring until it begins to soften. Stir in garlic and and continue cooking until the onion is translucent. Stir in Chile powder. Add broth, water, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until reduced by about one third. The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon lightly.
  2. Preheat oven to 400?. Coat a 7x11 inch or similar baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Mash the pinto beans and combine with yoghurt.
  4. Spread about 1/4 cup of the sauce in the baking dish. Arrange 4 tortillas, overlapping to cover the bottom. Top with half the bean mixture, spread thinly. Scatter 2/3 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons onions on top of the beans. If using meat, add here. Top with one third of the remaining sauce, 4 tortillas the remaining bean mixture, 2/3 cup of cheese and remaining onion. Spread half of the remaining sauce on top and cover with remaining 4 tortillas. Top with remaining sauce and cheese.
  5. Bake until hot and bubbly, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and mix until clumpy. Cheese Enchiladas with Red Sauce are made with flour tortillas dipped in a homemade enchilada sauce, filled with cheese, then rolled up and topped with more sauce and cheese! These enchiladas have been a family favorite in our home for years! I have been dying to make these Cheese Enchiladas with Red Sauce for the longest time. Pour half the red chile sauce into the baking dish.

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