Main dishes

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® Thick & 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.

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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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Toothfairy5010

posted:3/9/2013

This is a very easy dish. I made some changes, instead of beef I used ground turkey and I sauteed the peppers before adding them to turkey. I will make this dish again. Yummy!!!!! ;)

a cook

posted:3/7/2013

Sounds Wonderful. Instead of ground beef, I am going to use left(planned) over roast beef. That's dinner tonight!!

Zion1983

posted:2/10/2013

It was good, kids loved it. i made the veggies separately because the kids dont like them. I also but i packet of taco seasoning in with the meat.

freakinidiot100

posted:11/14/2012

This was soo good and really easy! It's great for a weeknight meal that seems like you cooked it forever! The only thing that bothered me was that the corn tortillas broke even though I heated them. It was still good and everyone enjoyed them!

ihawkins

posted:10/28/2012

Quick easy delicious. The type of salsa and chesse make this dish work.

olivia3381

posted:8/20/2012

My family loves this recipe. We have made it many times now.

EmilyCarro

posted:5/27/2012

Fabulous! I made these changes; I sautéed the peppers on the skillet until they were softened before adding the ground beef. I added taco seasoning and fresh cilantro to the mixture as well. I used enchilada sauce on top of the enchiladas, as well as a little salsa underneath and on top. After baking, I added more fresh cilantro with the cheese on top.

a cook

posted:5/16/2012

I used flour tortillas.

tabby0822

posted:3/20/2012

Me and my husband really liked these! Easy to make.

Profexx

posted:2/16/2012

I used six 10 inch tortillas because I thought 1/4 lb per 6 inch tortilla was too much filling.

servings

total:
2 servings

healthy living information

Good source of calcium

Good source of vitamin A or C

Diabetes Center

carb choices

carb choices:
2

diet exchange

2 Starch + 1 Vegetable + 2 Meat (L) + 1-1/2 Fat

nutrition bonus

Not only can these delicious enchiladas help you eat right, but they're also both a good source of calcium from the cheese and rich in vitamin C from the colorful peppers.

nutritional info per serving

per serving

Calories

330

Total fat

10 g

Saturated fat

5 g

Cholesterol

55 mg

Sodium

930 mg

Carbohydrate

38 g

Dietary fiber

6 g

Sugars

5 g

Protein

23 g

Vitamin A

35 %DV

Vitamin C

70 %DV

Calcium

50 %DV

Iron

15 %DV

Healthy Living Information