Skillet Enchiladas are a super quick and delicious meal that you can have on the table in about 20 minutes. This recipe is one of our go-to recipes and works with ground beef, ground turkey and even leftover shredded chicken or pork. It has all the flavor of enchiladas, but cuts out the lengthy prep! Skillet Enchiladas are the perfect meal for busy weeknights.
Cut a dozen corn tortillas into bite size pieces. Heat vegetable oil in skillet on med high heat and pan fry tortillas until slightly toasted and lightly crispy. Remove from pan and brown onions and ground beef in same skillet until ground beef is completely cooked. Add large can of enchilada sauce and simmer for a few minutes. Then add tortillas back into pan and stir.
Top with black olives, shredded cheese and sour cream.
Try substituting ground turkey, reduced fat cheese and sour cream for a lightened up version of Skillet Enchiladas..
I think this is the quickest meal I’ve ever made, and who doesn’t love that! It’s great as leftovers as well.
Skillet Enchiladas
Author: Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 4-6
Skillet Enchiladas are a quick meal, perfect for busy weeknights!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 12 corn tortillas
- small yellow onion, diced
- 1 pound of ground beef
- Salt and pepper
- 1 large can of red enchilada sauce (28 ounces)
- 1 can of black olives
- 1-2 cups of shredded cheese
- sour cream for topping
Instructions
- Cut a dozen corn tortillas into bite size pieces.
- Heat vegetable oil in skillet on med high heat and pan fry tortillas until slightly toasted and lightly crispy.
- Remove from pan and brown onions and ground beef in same skillet, seasoning ground beef to taste, until ground beef is completely cooked and onions are softened.
- Add large can of enchilada sauce and simmer for a few minutes.
- Then add tortillas back into pan and stir.
- Top with black olives, shredded cheese and sour cream.
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Thank you Annette:0)
do you drain the beef before adding the enchilada sauce?
I would if there was a lot of fat in the pan. The beef I used was a leaner mix, so I didn’t for this. :0)
This looks so good! I found an enchiladas recipe that i wanted to make once, but was turned off by having to fry things. This looks like the perfect alternative. *pinning!*
Yum! Gotta try this!
This looks so easy and deliciously satisfying, wonderful pictures.
Oh Yum!!! This looks great, totally pinned it will be making it soon! Thanks girl!
These are called chilaquiles in Mexico
Enchiladas are the whole tortilla, pieced tortillas with sauce, aky kind of meat and sour cream are chilaquiles.
Great recipe!
OMG YUM!
Making this for dinner tonight with shredded chicken instead of beef….looking forward to eating it already!
Awesome dinner idea! Thanks!
What a fun twist! I will have to try this; thanks Melissa!
I love Mexican food and this puts a fun little spin on it! Bet the kiddos would love it!
These look FANTASTIC!! Love that they’re made in a skillet…my kind of TexMex!
I love easy skillet dinners! This sounds great!!!