Em-chiladas

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 large jalapenos, finely diced
• 2 serrano peppers, finely diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can green chilies
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 (10 ounce) cans red enchilada sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can salsa verde
• 2 cups shredded taco cheese
• 1/2 large diced onion
• 2 cups cilantro, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans
• 12 flour tortillas
• chopped tomato, lettuce and sour cream for garnishing

Recipe

• 1 cook the beef and drain well. then, add jalapenos, serranos, can of green chilis, garlic, shallots and chili powder. cook until vegetables are tender.
• 2 add 1 can red enchilada sauce, and the small can of salsa verde. simmer for about 25 minutes.
• 3 add shredded cheese and stir until melted, then simmer another 10 minutes.
• 4 pour meat mixture into a large mixing bowl and let it cool slightly. then add chopped onion and cilantro, and mix well.
• 5 in a lightly greased 9x13" baking pan, begin assembling the enchiladas:.
• 6 in center of tortilla spread a good spoonful of refried beans, then add your desired amount of the meat mixture. with the amount i used in each, it made about 10 enchiladas.
• 7 in a small mixing bowl on the side, stir together the remaining 2 cans of green and red enchilada sauce.
• 8 pour over the top of the prepared enchiladas, sprinkle with a little more cheese, and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for an hour.
• 9 garnish with diced tomatoes, lettuce, a little sour cream and even hot sauce if desired (they are delicious "naked" as well) and devour.