Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Con Carne Meat Sauce Recipe

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I love Tex-mex! When ever we eat out at a restaurant I always order cheese enchiladas with meat sauce; they are my favorite. So, I came up with my own homemade version. My mom always made a cheese enchilada casserole but the meat sauce was not like the one from the restaurants. So I experimented and came up with a meat sauce recipe that is very similar to the Tex-mex restaurants. This is basically my moms cheese enchilada casserole but with my meat sauce. My husband and Tex-mex loving family all agree this recipe is a winner!

One thing I really love about my recipe is no need to warm and soften the tortillas in oil before placing them in the baking pan. By lining the bottom of the pan with the meat sauce liquid it softens the tortillas while they bake in the oven.

I use gluten free all purpose flour when I cook because that’s how we roll around here. But, the recipe is the same with GF or regular flour. The flour just thickens the sauce.

Cheese Enchilladas with Chili Con Carne Meat Sauce

2014-06-23 14:46:53

cheese filled corn tortillas covered with a meat sauce.

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Ingredients

12 corn tortillas
4 cups shredded cheddar or American cheese
1 lb ground beef
2 Tbs minced onions
2 Tbs chili powder
2 Tbs paprika
1 Tbs ground cumin
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 8oz can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1/4 cup all purpose flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Brown ground beef and drain grease.
Season beef with minced onions, chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and salt. Add the tomato sauce and water and bring to a boil. Add flour and mix until completely dissolved. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
Spoon the meat sauce (try to get mostly sauce) and line the bottom of your 9x 13 pan. Fill your tortillas with a handful of cheese wrap and place in pan.
Pour the meat sauce over the enchiladas and top with the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown.

By Amber @ rays of bliss

Rays of Bliss http://raysofbliss.com/

This is a very easy dish to make and is so good. I serve mine with Spanish rice and refried beans like a true Tex-mex restaurant plate. Enjoy!

This post was shared on the following:Gluten-Free Wednesday,Gluten Free Recipe Round-Up, Gluten Free Fridays

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Jo-Lynne Shane {Musings of a Housewife}
June 27, 2014 at 12:20 pm
YUM! These look soooo good. LOVE mexican fare!
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Jo-Lynne Shane {Musings of a Housewife}
June 27, 2014 at 12:21 pm
Also, can I use your photo on my site? I want to feature your recipe this week!
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Amanda
December 29, 2014 at 11:41 pm
Made these tonight!
I live in Muskogee, OK and we have a little restaurant that’s been famous since wayyyyyyy back. They make these enchiladas and I’ve never been to another Mexican restaurant that makes them this way. So thanks for the recipe! It was really good!
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- rays of bliss
  December 30, 2014 at 10:01 am
  I’m so glad you liked them Amanda! They are a family favorite!
- Jesse
  October 16, 2020 at 1:14 pm
  What restaurant?
Dawn Keenan
January 1, 2015 at 11:12 am
This looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. We are gonna try this.
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Pam Gurganus
January 8, 2015 at 9:13 pm
This looks and sounds amazing! My niece just found out she needs to be gluten free and I can’t wait to make this for her! Thanks for the recipe!
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Katy
January 10, 2015 at 1:56 pm
I know you said to use either Cheddar or American cheese, but can you tell me the cheese you use (ie brand & kind)? Thanks!
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- Amber @ rays of bliss
  January 10, 2015 at 8:03 pm
  Hello Katy, I use Kroger brand mild cheddar cheese. I buy as a block and shred the cheese with my Kitchen Aid Stand attachment.
Susan Alexander
January 23, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Best recipe for Cheeses Enchildas! Loved them!
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tat2gurlzrock
May 5, 2015 at 3:20 pm
This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing!
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Brittany
May 27, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Very tasty and super easy prep. My husband loved them and so did my 3 and 5 year olds. Now THAT’S saying something!
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- rays of bliss
  May 28, 2015 at 8:34 am
  Brittany, I am so happy your family enjoyed them!
Jane Gordon
July 8, 2015 at 9:03 am
These look amazing!!
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Amber Ludwig
July 20, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Oooh these sound fantastic!! My hubby loves corn tortillas so he will be excited that I include them in a dish!! The meat sauce sounds like it really makes this dish!! Can’t wait to try it!
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Rosie
August 18, 2015 at 12:09 pm
I’ve never had an enchillada, perhaps at Taco Bell. But I would love to try this recipe, and seeing that you really know your enchilladas, it really makes me want to try yours!!!
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jeanne
August 31, 2015 at 6:03 pm
I have been looking for a recipe for cheese enciladas with
A chili meat sauce but could not find an easy tasty version
Until yours.cant wait to try it.i will comment then
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Elisabeth
September 17, 2015 at 12:44 pm
These look sooo tasty! I have had major Mexican food cravings lately!
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Angelique Ashley
March 22, 2016 at 7:25 pm
What do you think about substituting flour tortillas for the corn? Just trying to think of what I have on hand…I can’t wait to try these!!
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- Moralez12
  August 8, 2017 at 12:54 pm
  This is my go to recipe for cheese enchiladas and my husband always ask for flour tortillas. I make 1/2 corn and 1/2 flour. They’re both very tasty however I find the flour gets a bit more soggy.
Alyssa
May 23, 2016 at 3:36 pm
Currently going to the grocery store to get a few things I need to make this for tonights dinner! I can’t wait, I’m super excited!!! Lol . Thanks for sharing! This looks scrumptious
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Laurie Campbell
August 12, 2016 at 2:35 pm
I made this Chile Con Carne a couple of weeks ago for my husband’s birthday dinner. It was excellent and will definitely be my new “go to” Enchilada sauce. We prefer chili con carne over “red enchilada sauce” any day. Thanks for such a great recipe!
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- rays of bliss
  August 12, 2016 at 4:13 pm
  Hey Laurie, I’m so glad you liked my recipe! I also prefer chile con carne! I appreciate you leaving a comment!
Velma Diaz
October 17, 2016 at 10:21 pm
Grew up eating these enchiladas. My dad used to make them all the time. He passed away and never gave us the recipe. Will try this recipe to see if its the same. Thank you.
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Sara Dunning
June 20, 2017 at 2:21 pm
Yay! I’m so happy to find a chile con carne recipe! I do not like the “red enchilada sauce” that comes in a can. Chile con carne is what I always request when I go out to eat. Thank you!
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Wade
July 9, 2017 at 6:44 pm
Just make these, they are really good. Thanks.
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- Amber
  July 10, 2017 at 6:17 pm
  Glad you liked them!
Candace
March 17, 2018 at 2:29 pm
Omg thank you soooooo much for sharing this recipe. Its absolutely delicious!!!
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Marcy
May 25, 2018 at 6:38 pm
Made these and they were very good. The downfall is I didn’t want to stop eating them.
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Ann Burts
July 20, 2018 at 5:40 pm
I just made this recipe and That’s way too much flour
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Daniel Zamarripa
August 23, 2018 at 11:23 am
Going to try it today… Z1
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Courtney Foster
March 21, 2019 at 4:53 pm
Looks great! Can you make these ahead of time? Or even just the sauce?
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Denise McDermed Harvey
September 5, 2019 at 5:04 pm
Thank you for your page layout. The pictures laid out chronically, and not interspersed with a lot of useless gab, are very easy on the eyes.
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Nikki Evanzia
December 18, 2019 at 12:21 pm
I always look for good enchilada recipes and i have to say these are hands down the best recipe i have found so far! I did tweak it a bit and instead of adding raw flour to the sauce i made a roux instead (oil and flour browned for about 5 minutes) then added everything in. This will be my go to recipe from now on it’s that amazing!
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Kelle freeman
April 25, 2020 at 9:33 am
Made these last night turned out amazing! Will never buy canned red sauce again! Thank you❤️❤️
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Michelle Henry
May 25, 2020 at 1:58 pm
This is the BEST CON CARNE/enchilada sauce. I have tried so many recipes and this is the closest to uncle julios, pappasitos, and local tex-mex restaurants I love. Make this now! You won’t regret it!
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Rene
September 14, 2020 at 11:55 pm
This recipe is great and very tasty! However, I’m always using my kitchen as a culinary laboratory. LOL! I’m curious how it would be if I puréed a can of Rotel with a small can of red enchilada sauce instead of the tomato sauce, made a roux with some of the beef drippings and thinned it with that mixture; adding water or beef broth as/if needed, then add my beef back in🧐 I think I’ll try that and post how it comes out. Wish me luck!
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Kimberly Gentry
November 8, 2020 at 4:03 pm
OMG! Thank you for this recipe. We moved to Pennsylvania over a year ago and haven’t been able to find a suitable Mexican restaurant yet. As a Texas Native, these are the closet I’ve come to a taste of home. The chili sauce would taste good on a flip-flop!
Thanks again for giving us this comforting taste of home….
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Amanda
December 7, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Do you not use any Enchilada sauce?
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- Amber
  December 8, 2020 at 3:52 pm
  Hello Amanda,
  There is not Enchilada sauce in this recipe. This is a Meat Sauce (Tex-Mex style) not a red sauce. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Rosalinda
August 7, 2021 at 10:00 am
Does this taste similar to Jason’s Deli beef chili? I have been looking for a beef recipe that tastes like my childhood cafeteria enchiladas on Texas. I hope this is it!
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Gloria
August 29, 2021 at 10:19 pm
Just made this! It was soooo good!
My family loved it and the dish is scraped clean lol.
Thank you for an outstanding recipe❤️
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