Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy Recipe

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Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
1145
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To toast the cumin seeds, lay them on a shallow cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes.
  2. Grind with a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
  3. The toasting will give the cumin a mellower, pleasant flavor.
  4. In a saucepan, brown the meat with the onion and garlic.
  5. Drain fat.
  6. Add bacon drippings if desired.
  7. Allow drippings to melt.
  8. Add the stock cumin, oregano, salt, and ground ancho.
  9. Let simmer 50 min, until meat is tender and liquid has thickened a bit.
  10. Mix the masa harina in a small bowl with 2 T.
  11. Of the liquid from the gravy.
  12. Stir the masa mixture back into the gravy.
  13. Stir very thoroughly to help the masa dissolve.
  14. It will thicken the gravy.
  15. Allow to simmer 10 min more.
  16. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  17. Grease a med.
  18. Baking dish.
  19. Mix the cheese and chopped onion together.
  20. Soften the tortillas by dipping them quickly into 1/2- 1 inch of oil in a small skillet.
  21. Remove quickly with tongs.
  22. Don't allow the tortillas to become crisp.
  23. You just want them to go limp, to make them easier to handle for rolling.
  24. Drain tortillas lightly.
  25. If you are using fresh or homemade tortillas, they will not need to be dipped in oil.
  26. Using the tongs again, dip tortillas in the chili gravy to lightly coat.
  27. Lay on a plate and sprinkle 1/4 c.
  28. Of cheese/onion filling into each tortilla, then roll up.
  29. Transfer to the greased baking dish.
  30. Repeat process with each tortilla until all filling has been used, or pan is full.
  31. Top the enchiladas with the remaining gravy, submerging each enchilada in sauce.
  32. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
  33. Enchiladas should be heated through and sauce should be bubbling.
  34. Sprinkle with cheese, onion, and jalapeno if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1144.61 Kcal (4792 kJ)
Calories from fat 663.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 73.67g 113%
Cholesterol 248.86mg 83%
Sodium 1951.1mg 81%
Potassium 1184.16mg 25%
Total Carbs 47.73g 16%
Sugars 6.67g 27%
Dietary Fiber 6.26g 25%
Protein 74.75g 150%
Vitamin C 3.4mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 5.6mg 31%
Calcium 1352.6mg 135%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 174.38 Kcal (730 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.22g 113%
Cholesterol 37.91mg 83%
Sodium 297.24mg 81%
Potassium 180.4mg 25%
Total Carbs 7.27g 16%
Sugars 1.02g 27%
Dietary Fiber 0.95g 25%
Protein 11.39g 150%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 31%
Calcium 206.1mg 135%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.2
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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