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Cheese Enchiladas

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Everyone needs a good Cheese Enchiladas recipe! Learn how to make enchiladas and impress your family and friends with this delicious Tex-Mex dinner. 

A plate of cheese enchiladas with rice and bean, on a colorful placement, with enchilada sauce in the background

Cheese Enchiladas

I’m a fan of enchiladas in all their forms. Stuffed with ground beef, chicken or vegetables, a plate of enchiladas covered in red sauce makes me a happy woman. 

These enchiladas are the ultimate in tasty simplicity. My cheese-obsessed family loved these easy enchiladas, full of gooey melty cheese and covered in Red Enchilada Sauce. 

Close up of cheese enchiladas in glass baking pan

How to Make Enchiladas

Making cheese enchiladas is as easy as sprinkling shredded cheese into warmed corn tortillas, rolling them up and baking them in the oven along with red chile sauce.

Cheese enchiladas with green onions and sour cream with rice on a plate

To warm the tortillas: Place eight tortillas on a microwave safe plate, cover with a damp paper towel, and microwave for 20 seconds. After removing from the microwave, keep covered with damp paper towel.

Warming the tortillas helps keep them from breaking when you roll them!

Jar of Easy Red Enchilada Sauce with a spoon dipping into sauce

Red Enchilada Sauce

I used the Easy Homemade Enchilada Sauce I recently posted about to make my cheese enchiladas. That recipe makes exactly the amount you need for this cheese enchiladas recipe. 

If you prefer, you can also use a 16 ounce jar of your favorite store bought sauce for extra easy enchiladas! 

Cheese enchiladas with green onions and sour cream

How To Assemble Enchiladas

There are a few different methods that can be used when making enchiladas. One method is to dip the tortillas into the enchilada sauce, then fill and roll the tortilla. Truth be told I’ve never had luck with this method, and it comes with some very messy hands. Jar of enchilada sauce next to bowl of shredded cheese and pile of tortillas

Several enchiladas in a glass baking pan

Instead I simply pour some enchilada sauce into my baking pan, roll and place my enchiladas, then pour the remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas. With this recipe, you can really do whichever you prefer. 

Enchiladas covered in enchilada sauce in glass baking pan

After adding the sauce, sprinkle the pan of enchiladas with even more shredded cheese. I used a blend of Mexican cheeses when I made them this time. 

Cheese covered enchiladas in glass baking pan

Bake the enchiladas for 20 to 25 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melty. Top with sour cream and green onions, if desired! 

Cheese Enchiladas are delicious served with a side of Mexican Rice. For a full fiesta, make a batch of Margaritas and Churro Cupcakes to complete the meal.  If you like this recipe, make sure to also try my Southwestern Chicken and Rice.

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Cheese Enchiladas

A kid-friendly meal that will satisfy the whole family, cheese enchiladas are an easy meal for any night of the week! 

Cheese enchiladas with green onions and sour cream with rice

Cheese Enchiladas

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: enchilada
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 8 enchiladas
Calories: 230kcal
Author: Christi Johnstone

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Red Enchilada Sauce enchilada sauce recipe is the amount needed for this recipe
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 3-4 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Set aside one cup of the shredded cheese to use as a topping.
  • Place eight tortillas on a microwave safe plate, cover with a damp paper towel, and microwave for 20 seconds. After removing from the microwave, keep covered with damp paper towel.
  • Pour approximately 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce into the bottom of a greased 7x11 inch pan.
  • Sprinkle a handful of cheese onto a warmed corn tortilla, then roll tortilla up tightly. Place into the sauce in the pan, seam side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas and cheese.
  • Pour remaining enchilada sauce evenly over the top. Sprinkle with remaining one cup of cheese.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling. If desired, top with sour cream. Serve immediately.

Notes

Serve with Mexican Spanish Rice. 

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 796mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 298mg | Iron: 1mg
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About author Christi Johnstone of Love From The Oven

Christi is the baker, cook, blogger, food photographer, recipe developer and sprinkle lover behind Love From The Oven. As a busy mom, it's important to Christi that her recipes are family-friendly and picky eater approved. In addition to running Love From The Oven, Christi is the author of The My Little Pony Baking Book and Smart Cookie, and the co-author of Peeps-A-Licious.
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January 25, 2020 by LOVE FROM THE OVEN

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  1. Db says

    January 27, 2020 at 6:58 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for inexpensive recipes with every-day ingredients most have on hand. And being pretty easy does not hurt either.

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  2. Andrea says

    August 27, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    5 stars
    I made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious!! I’ve tried a few cheese enchiladas recipes and this one was hands down, the best I’ve had. I also made your red enchilada sauce which I also highly recommend making along with these enchiladas. Thank you so much for a great recipe!

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    • Christi Johnstone says

      August 28, 2020 at 8:25 am

      Andrea, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
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