Cheese Onion Enchiladas Recipes

CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Start by rinsing and de-stemming the tomatoes. Roast them in the oven (400F) for 20 minutes or until you need them.
• Wipe off any dusty crevasses on the dried chiles, then de-stem and de-seed them. Roast the chile pieces in the oven at 400F for 1-2 minutes. Once roasted you can add the chile pieces to a bowl, cover with hot tap water, and let them reconstitute for 20-30 minutes.
• Roughly chop an onion. Saute the onion in a glug of oil over medium heat along with 3 whole, peeled garlic cloves. Cook until the onion is starting to brown.
• Note: before draining the dried chiles you can take a taste of their soaking liquid. If you like the flavor you are welcome to use it in place of stock for the sauce. If, like me, you think it tastes bitter then it's best to use stock for your enchilada sauces.
• Drain the dried chiles. Add the drained chiles, the roasted tomatoes, the onion-garlic mixture, and 3 cups of stock to a blender. Blend until smooth. You can optionally strain the blender sauce through a fine mesh sieve and discard the leftover seeds and skin, but lately I skip this step.
• Cook the enchilada sauce for a few minutes over medium heat in the same pan that cooked the onion-garlic mixture. Add 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and some freshly cracked black pepper. Let simmer for a few minutes and then take a final taste for seasoning.
• Warm up the corn tortillas in the oven for 1-2 minutes, or cover them with a damp paper towel and nuke them in the microwave for 60 seconds.
• Shred 1/2 lb. of melting cheese (I used Jack) and finely chop 1/2 an onion for the insides of the enchiladas.
• To build the enchiladas, start by adding a few tablespoons of the sauce to a plate. Dredge a tortilla in the sauce and flip it over. Fill with plenty of cheese and finely chopped onion. Roll tight and set them seam side down in a baking dish. You can add some sauce to the baking dish to prevent sticking. You'll get about 8-10 enchiladas from this recipe, depending on how much filling you use in each tortilla -- I loaded these up and got 8 enchiladas from this batch.
• Cover the rolled enchiladas with sauce and bake for 8-10 minutes (400F) or until the cheese is melted. Top with your choice of fixings (I used Queso Fresco and freshly chopped cilantro) and serve immediately.

CHEESE & ONION ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• 1. Set oven to 375 degrees. Dice up your onion and set aside 1/4 cup for the top of your enchiladas.
• 2. Saute the rest of the diced onions in some oil and then set aside in a bowl.
• 3. I used 2 bags of cheese and one additional cup of cheese to put on top of the enchiladas. Remove cheese from bags and toss together in a bowl and set aside.
• 4. Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a pan till hot...on a medium heat. You will want tongs to dip down each corn tortilla into the oil. You'll dip and flip 2x....very quickly as you do not want to fry them but just soften them.
• 5. Place your corn tortillas on a plate with a paper towel. One on top of another is fine as you will be rolling them as soon as you are finished dipping them in the oil.
• 6. Now you will place a handful of cheese in the middle of the tortilla with a small amount of sauteed onions on top of cheese.
• 7. Next roll tightly but gently as you don't want to tear the tortilla. Pour enough sauce on the bottom of your baking dish to cover.
• 8. Add your rolled enchilada to dish and pack them snugly into dish. I was able to fit 14 into my 9 by 13 inch dish.
• 9. Add your remaining sauce to the top of your enchiladas...or to your liking. However much sauce you want. Then add another 3/4 cup to a cup of cheese on top and then your 1/4 cup raw onions and 1/4 approx. of sliced black olives. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes.
• 10. Remove from oven and serve with some yummy Spanish rice & a small salad with pico or salsa w/sour cream. Top with chopped fresh cilantro if you have it.
• 11. Broken corn tortillas can be fried up in the leftover oil and then salted and served with dinner. They are better than store bought...so yummy.
• 12. Tracy Joyner's recipe for Red Enchilada Sauce...I doubled the recipe. This is super easy to make and very delicious! https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/sauce-spread-gravy/red-enchilada-sauce.html

CHEESE & ONION ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Soften tortillas in a hot pan or the microwave.
• Combine onion, olives, and 4 cups of cheese.
• Top each tortilla with equal amount of mixture.
• Roll and insert toothpick to hold in place, or place seam side down in a greased 13" x 9" pan.
• Pour enchilada sauce over top.
• Sprinkle with extra 1 cup of cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 35 minutes.

CHEESE & ONION ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350f.
• heat sauces together in 6" minimum diameter saucepan.
• heat a tablespoon of oil in a 6" minimum diameter frying pan.
• With tongs, immerse a tortilla in the sauce then put it in the frying pan for a few seconds, flip it over for a few seconds then lay it in a baking sheet.
• Repeat, putting a little oil into the pan for each tortilla until you have a stack of tortillas.
• Put desired amount of cheese, then onions on the tortilla, fold it and lay it seam down.When you have enough of them, spoon some sauce over them and sprinkle with cheese to your liking.Shove the pan in the oven for 10 min.to melt the cheese. To serve,put a serving of enchiladas on a plate with some cheese- sprinkled runny refried beans and heat 5 minute in oven.

ONION & 3-CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Filling:.
• In a saute pan over medium heat, saute diced onion in oil until tender and slightly colored -- 4-6 minutes.
• Season with coriander, cumin, hot sauce and S&P.
• Let onion mix cool to room temperature, and hold to fill enchiladas.
• Combine all the cheese except 2 oz each of the jack and cheddar with the onion mixture, fold together well.
• Slightly warm the tortillas in a warm saute pan to make them flexible, and put about 2/3 cup of the cheese mix on each tortilla and roll them up.
• Place the rolled tortillas in a lightly oiled casserole dish in a single layer.
• Sauce:.
• In a 2 quart sauce pot over medium heat, cook onions in oil until tender -- 3-5 minutes.
• Add diced jalapeno and garlic and cook 2 minutes more.
• Add tomatotes, stock and all seasonings; let simmer 15 minutes.
• Puree and strain the sauce and hold for service.
• To assemble the dish:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Ladle sauce over the enchiladas in the casserole dish, top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake covered for 15-20 minutes, until hot thoughout and cheese is well-melted.
• Serve hot.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl combine tomato sauce, tomato paste and Creole-style seasoning.
• Warm tortillas in microwave, or in oven; dip them in the tomato sauce mixture and lay them in a 9x13 inch casserole dish. Fill each tortilla with cheese, onion, olives and mushrooms; roll. Repeat until dish is full. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Mix sour cream, parsley, salt and pepper; stir in Monterey Jack cheese, 2 cups cheddar cheese and onions. Spread 2 tablespoons sauce over each tortilla; top each with about 1/3 cup cheese mixture and roll up. Place in two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes, seam side down. Pour remaining sauce over top. , Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, 4-5 minutes. If desired, serve with toppings. Freeze option: Cover and freeze enchiladas before baking. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.