Enchiladas With Red Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef, ground
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 8 corn tortillas
• 1 cup ripe olives, sliced
• 2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded
• sour cream
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 cups beef broth, diluted
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef and large chopped onion in a large skillet, stirring until meat crumbles.
• 2 drain and return mixture to skillet. add flour and next 5 ingredients, stirring well.
• 3 add stewed tomatoes; stir well.
• 4 bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 pour 1 1/2 cups red sauce into a 13x9" baking dish.
• 6 set aside. wrap tortillas in aluminum foil.
• 7 heat at 350f for 12 to 15 minutes or until softened.
• 8 combine 1 cup chopped onion and 1 cup sliced olives.
• 9 working with 1 tortilla at a time, keeping remaining tortillas covered and warm, sprinkle 2 heaping tablespoonfuls onion-olive mixture down center of tortilla.
• 10 top with 1/4 cup meat mixture. roll tortilla tightly, and place in prepared dish, seam side down.
• 11 repeat with remaining tortillas.
• 12 pour remaining 2 1/2 cups red sauce over tortillas.
• 13 cover and bake at 350f for 15 minutes.
• 14 uncover and sprinkle with cheese. bake, uncovered, 5 additional minutes.
• 15 top enchiladas with sour cream.
• 16 red sauce:
• 17 cook crushed garlic in butter 1 to 2 minutes, stirring often. gradually stir in flour.
• 18 cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. gradually add tomato sauce and broth; add seasonings.
• 19 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.