Friday, September 14, 2012

Easy Enchiladas for 2

Easy Enchiladas for 2

Ingredients:

  •  1/4 lb. ground beef or chicken
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 5 ounces enchilada sauce - red or green - I like Hatch Red
  • 4 tortillas


Preparation:
  1. brown ground beef
  2. stir in 1/8 cup enchilada sauce and 1/8 cup of cheese
  3. heat and stir until all ingredients are mixed well and cheese is melted
  4. pre-heat oven at 350 degrees
  5. pour 1/4 cup of sauce evenly in bottom of a glass baking dish 13 x 9
  6. place 1/4 cup of mixture in center of each tortilla
  7. fold each tortilla around the mixture leaving the ends open
  8. place each tortilla in the baking dish with the seam-side down
  9. pour the remaining sauce over the tortillas
  10. top with the remaining cheese
  11. bake for 20-25 minutes 
  12. serve with refried beans - I like Goya

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Beef Burritos for 2

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 large minced garlic clove
  • 1 tsps. chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp. cumin
  • 1/4 cup El Fenix Hot Sauce
  • 1/2 can refried beans (8 oz)
  • 4 flour tortillas
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese - your choice - mixed use
  • 2-3 chopped roasted Hatch chili peppers or jalapeno peppers
  • olive oil

Directions:
  1. preheat the oven to 375 degrees
  2. cook the ground beef until thoroughly cooked; drain.
  3. add garlic, onion, chili powder, cumin, hot sauce and peppers and stir to mix
  4. cook until thoroughly heated and peppers, onion and garlic are tender
  5. spread 1/3 cup of mixture on the middle of each tortilla leaving 1 inch around the bottom and edges
  6. top the meat with 1/4 cup of cheese
  7. roll each tortilla starting from the bottom, then fold over the sides to completely enfold the meat 
  8. brush all sides of each burrito with olive oil
  9. place each burrito in a glass cooking dish, seam sides down
  10. bake for 10 minutes
  11. heat a can of Wolf Brand Chili - no beans
  12. top each burrito with 1/8 cup cheese
  13. broil on low for 10 minutes
  14. place 2 burritos each on 2 plates and top with the chili
  15. serve with a side of re-fried beans