Enchiladas With Chili Gravy

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Think of this arsenic a kit: a spice blend, a condiment for coating the tortillas and a slayer gravy you'll beryllium gladsome to person connected hand. The components tin beryllium made connected antithetic days, and each are large to person around. Assembled and frozen enchiladas marque a nice, homey repast for houseguests oregon housesitters.

The look makes much chili gravy than you request here, but you'll beryllium blessed to person it connected hand, for topping tostadas, scrambled eggs, chilaquiles and more.

The chili gravy tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 week oregon frozen for up to 3 months. The spice blend tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 month. The tortilla condiment tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 week oregon frozen for up to 6 months. Defrost wholly and disturbance to re-blend earlier using.

Adapted from "The Enchilada Queen Cookbook: Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales, and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexico Border Kitchens," by Sylvia Casares with Dotty Griffith (St. Martin's Griffin, 2016).

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-6 (makes 12 enchiladas)

For the chili gravy

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped achromatic onion
  • 5 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 cupful cooked crushed beef, crumbled
  • 2/3 cupful rootlike oil
  • 2/3 cupful flour
  • 2 cups no-salt-added beef broth
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons Tex-Mex Holy Trinity spice blend (see NOTE)
  • 1/8 spoon crushed cayenne pepper

For the tortilla sauce

  • 7 dried guajillo chile peppers, stems and seeds removed
  • 2 dried arbol chile peppers, stems removed (no request to region seeds)
  • 1 3/4 cups water

For the enchiladas

  • Twelve 6-inch maize tortillas
  • 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, positive 1 1/4 cups for sprinkling
  • 1 cupful diced bulb (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6, utilizing 3 cups chili gravy and 1 cupful tortilla sauce)

  • Calories

    630

  • Fat

    43 g

  • Saturated Fat

    19 g

  • Carbohydrates

    38 g

  • Sodium

    1060 mg

  • Cholesterol

    85 mg

  • Protein

    26 g

  • Fiber

    5 g

  • Sugar

    4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "The Enchilada Queen Cookbook: Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales, and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexico Border Kitchens," by Sylvia Casares with Dotty Griffith (St. Martin's Griffin, 2016).

Tested by Jessica Weissman.

Published December 19, 2016

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Updated March 15, 2026

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