Better-than-Ever Beef Enchiladas

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We cut out a little of the meat, upped the veggies and used better-for-you ingredients to trim calories and fat from this enchilada dish. What we didn’t trim was flavor.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

43 min

servings

total:

2 servings

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What You Need

1/4

lb. extra-lean ground beef

1/2

cup each chopped green and red peppers

3/4

cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa, divided

1/2

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided

corn tortillas (6 inch)

Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

It's for dipping and dunking and mixing-upping. And yes, for salad too.

Make It

HEAT oven to 400°F.

BROWN meat with peppers in large nonstick skillet. Stir in 1/4 cup salsa; simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup cheese.

SPREAD 1/4 cup of the remaining salsa onto bottom of 9-inch square baking dish. Stack 4 tortillas; wrap in waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 10 sec. or just until warmed. Spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-sides down, over salsa in dish. Repeat. Top with remaining salsa; cover.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 2 to 3 min. or until melted. Top with cilantro.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Makeover - How We Did It

This delicious made-over version of beef enchiladas can save you 200 calories and 19g of fat per serving. These savings are the result of our decreasing the meat and using a leaner variety, adding peppers and using KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese.

Cooking Know-How

Corn tortillas are typically fried in oil to prevent cracking, but in this healthful version the tortillas are spread with dressing and warmed to minimize cracking.

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mnbeach33

posted:6/17/2011

Very good. I addeded onions, cumin and a little cayenne. And I used green and orange peppers because that is what I had on hand. This was very simple and tasty and I will definitely make it again!

mellow0911

posted:5/15/2011

Very good family favorite I did add additional salsa

Jaelynnlargent

posted:3/3/2011

Excellent! Very flavorful. I too added a little water to the sauce and used 3/4 lb. of hamburger. I threw in a little red onion, used a little more cheese then it called for. It was fast and easy and wonderful!! I filled 12 tortillas.

a cook

posted:2/28/2011

Very tasty! We added some onions to it. Delicious.

weda99

posted:2/24/2011

as far as I was concerned I made this but I used 2 lbs of ground beef and a whole green and red pepper as well as I used a jar and a half of salsa also I added about 1/4 cup of water to the empty jar of salsa and added that to the mix.. I will make again but I will throw the totillas in hot oil and fry them a lil bit and then add the zesty dressing..

a cook

posted:2/24/2011

My family loved it. Will definitely be making it again.

Nicole7795

posted:2/23/2011

The meat mixture was good, but the finished product wasn't.

DragginABag

posted:2/22/2011

All we could taste was the red and green Bell Pepper ... I should have listened to myself and omitted at least half of the Bell Pepper... One cup total for 1/2 lb. ground beef was overkill in our book ...

hugsss_2000

posted:12/7/2010

When I started this recipe I did not realize how much detail there was to it. I definately buy thicker tortillas next time, as mine fell apart in the process.

a cook

posted:10/20/2010

First time cooking enchiladas, I was a little nervous. Family loved it and had enough for leftovers!