Easy Beef Enchiladas – Party Size - BloggerBeGood

YIELD: 8-10 servings (16-20 enchiladas; 2 per serving)

INGREDIENTS
1 lb. ground beef
1 small onion (fine diced or speared)
1 can fat-free refried beans
16 oz. shredded cheese (split in half)
16-20 flour tortillas
2 pkgs. dry enchilada sauce mix
1-2 packages instant Spanish rice
Chili powder, salt, pepper and/or garlic for seasoning (optional)
For topping: Sliced black olives (or sliced jalapenos for added spice)

IMPORTANT COOKING NOTES:

Preheat Oven To 375 Degrees Fahrenheit First!
Use a big glass casserole pan that is at least 9”X13”; Spray with non-stick oil to prevent Easy Beef Enchiladas by BloggerBeGood from sticking to the pan!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook ground beef in skillet with onions; chop mixture down fine in the skillet for easy use later. Season with chili powder, salt, pepper and garlic (optional)
2. Prepare Spanish rice as directed on package.
3. Heat re-fried beans for a minute or two and leave in the bowl.
4. Open shredded cheese & a bag of tortilla shells; set half of the cheese aside for later use.
5. Prepare enchilada sauce via the instructions and pour half into casserole pan; set aside the rest.
6. Drain olives (or jalapenos); set aside.
7. Once the beef/onion mixture is cooked, drain the fat and discard.
8. Place tortillas on paper plates or clean cutting board/counter-top and start sprinkling a small amount of shredded cheese, a medium scoop of re-fried beans and a medium scoop of beef/onion mixture. You can make them 1 at a time or in 2s (I prefer sets of 2, it goes faster).
9. Once filled, roll the tortillas into enchiladas by folding the left and right sides of the shell towards each other THEN, using your thumbs, bring the lower flap of the shell over the mixture and press firmly down while sliding mixture towards you, which makes a very firm enchilada that won’t fall apart! REPEAT UNTIL PAN IS FULL!
10. Spread the Spanish rice over the top and pour the remaining sauce over the entire dish; season with chili powder if you want.
11. Sprinkle an even layer of the leftover shredded cheese and make sure to cover the entire dish; top by spreading the sliced olives (or jalapenos) evenly as well.
12. Pop the heavy dish into the oven for 30 minutes or until the sauce is boiling like crazy and the cheese is completely melted and has a slight tan.
13. ENJOY!

Easy Cheap Steak Tacos

 

These awesome steak tacos will fill everyone up, no matter how many mouths you're feeding! It should cost you any more than $17-$20 or less if you don't want certain ingredients. You'll need a large casserole dish for baking the steak & a couple bowls/plates for serving the vegetables.

• Burrito (large) tortillas
• 1-2 pounds of top steak (skillet cut)
• 1 head of lettuce
• 1 tomato
• Salsa of choice
• Sliced jalapenos (optional)
• Shredded cheese (any mix)
• Low-fat sour cream

1. Turn the oven on to 400 degrees F.
2. Take your large dish and season the bottom of the pan with typical seasonings (salt, pepper, galic salt and/or crushed red pepper etc.)
3. Lay the steak in the dish and cover with same seasonings on top; put in the oven and bake for at least 25 minutes (check for doneness before removing of course).
4. While the steak is cooking, prepare the lettuce by ripping some up in a bowl for serving.
5. Same for the tomato.
6. Now all you have to do is cut the steak into strips when it's done cooking.
7. Line up ingredients "taco buffet style" and yell: "Dinner's done!"
8. Watch your family & friends enjoy!

Red Beef Special

a.k.a. Beef & Veggies over Rice

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

Steam in the Bag Frozen Veggies (the mix is your choice)
2 boxes rice (any flavor, I prefer beef, Mexican or dirty rice)
1 large can of tomato sauce
¼ cup ketchup
2T sugar
2tsp. black pepper
2tsp. red pepper
Dash of salt

Instructions (totally easy!) 

   1. Using a skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat. Chop the beef until fine and make sure to drain ALL GREASE from the beef (cuts down in fat & heartburn!)

2.      2. While the beef is cooking, prepare the 2 boxes of rice in accordance with the directions. Cover and leave on low heat once cooked.

3.      3.  Leaving the drained beef in the skillet, mix in the can of tomato sauce, ketchup, sugar, red pepper, black pepper and salt; lower heat to a low medium & simmer until heated through.

4.      4. Steam the vegetables by following the directions on the package; once steamed add the veggies to the tomato sauce and beef mixture

5.      5. Cover and heat thoroughly on medium heat; once heated all the way through turn to low heat and stir every so often.

   6. Serve by scooping rice onto a plate or bowl and topping with tomato, beef and veggie mix. Enjoy!

Fireman's Casserole

This dinner is so easy even my sister could make it! BTW That is saying A LOT!


I cook for a large home so I use a larger version of this casserole. It is best to teach from experience so this recipe will yield 6-8 servings.

Ingredients:

2-3 lbs of cooked ground beef (or ground chuck)
2 cans of sweet peas
2 cans of yellow corn
2 cans of cream of mushroom OR 2 cans of cream of chicken, celery, ect
1 large bag of tator tots
1 large bag of shredded cheese (any kind you like: cheddar, pepperjack for spice, mexican, ect)

Kitchen Items needed:

Skillet
13" x 9" casserole dish
Can opener

This recipe is so easy! You can leave out the sweet peas and even the corn it will still be a great dish to serve. You can also cut the recipe is half and make in a 9" by 9" casserole dish instead.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.

Cook the beef by scattering and shredding it in the hot skillet. Break the beef up as much as you can for easy spreading and coverage in the casserole dish. Once the beef has been fully cooked turn off the heat and drain the grease from the beef.

Take the large casserole  dish and spread the beef evenly on the bottom of the dish.

Then use your can opener to open the canned corn and peas. It doesn't matter how you layer the peas and corn. Just pour them evenly, feel free to mix them or layer them, it doesn't matter.

Open the soup and spread it over the beef, corn & peas.

Take your bag of tator tots and line them evenly over the top of the casserole.

Then put your casserole into the oven.

Read the tator tots package to see how long to cook your casserole. NOTE: The tator tots are the only thing that has to cook because the other ingredients are simply warming up.

Check your dish often and when the tator tots are almost all the way browned start spreading the cheese evenly on the top of your dish.

Once the cheese is fully melted you are ready to eat!