These Flat Ground Beef Enchiladas are a fun spin on the classic enchilada. Made in just 15 minutes and enjoyed by all!
Serve this fun dinner with my Mexican Rice and Refried Beans.
Flat Ground Beef Enchiladas
Enjoy this fun and reinvented way to eat enchiladas on the fly! Not to mention it’s a quick weeknight dinner!
The other day I was at the grocery store with my sister in law and we were talking about our favorite easy dinners to make for the family.
She told me about her Flat Ground Beef Enchiladas and I was immediately intrigued! I love enchiladas, but what are FLAT enchiladas?!
Ingredients Needed
Here’s a basic list of the ingredients you’ll need in order to make this recipe for flat enchiladas. As always, you can find the full list of ingredients in the printable recipe card below.
- Ground Beef
- Onion
- Enchilada Sauce – use my homemade sauce for the best flavor!
- Corn Tortillas
- Cheese
How To Make Flat Enchiladas
Start by browning your ground beef and onion in a skillet until it’s crumbled and no longer pink. Drain and discard any fat from the pan.
Stir in the red enchilada sauce and let it simmer until it’s nice and bubbly.
I have a killer Homemade Enchilada Sauce that is perfect for this recipe, but if you’re in a time crunch, you can always use the canned version.
What Kind of Tortilla For Enchiladas?
For this recipe we’re going to be frying up corn tortillas in a little oil to get them nice and crisp.
Not all the way crisp, like a tostada would be, but still a little pliable with a crispy edge. Your desired crispiness is up to you.
Is This a Mexican Pizza?
This recipe is very similar to Taco Bell’s infamous Mexican Pizza… the only difference is that we aren’t using any refried beans to hold the enchilada meat sauce on to the tortilla.
Feel free to add the refried beans for a whole new experience.
How To Serve Flat Enchiladas
We had fun with it and made double decker flat enchiladas and even TRIPLE decker ones!
You’ll want to eat the stacked enchiladas with a knife and fork, but the single layer ones we just picked up and ate with our hands.
Have fun with your Flat Ground Beef Enchiladas and serve with these tasty sides:
- These Best Black Beans are a quick side
- Easy Mexican Rice is always a family favorite
- You’ll want to try these with a drizzle of this Tomatillo Dressing
- Heat up the grill for this easy Mexican Grilled Corn
Make taco night fun again with this super delicious and totally easy weeknight meal!
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Flat Ground Beef Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
- 1/2 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 1/2 cups Homemade Enchilada Sauce*
- 12 to 15 small corn tortillas
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 cups colby jack cheese, shredded
Optional Toppings:
- avocado, sliced
- tomato, diced
- sour cream
- cilantro, chopped
- black olives, sliced
Instructions
- Combine the ground beef, onion and garlic in a skillet over medium high heat and cook until no longer pink, crumbling the meat with a wooden spoon. Drain any excess fat and return skillet to stove top.
- Add in the enchilada sauce* and let simmer about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat another skillet over medium high heat and add the vegetable oil. Once hot, add the corn tortillas, one at a time or if the skillet is large enough add more, so they are not over lapping. Fry the tortillas for about 1 minute (until lightly golden brown) and then flip, cook on the opposite site until lightly golden brown. Remove from skillet and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
- To serve the flat enchiladas, scoop some of the meat mixture onto the tortilla and sprinkle with the shredded cheese. Top with any additional topping you'd like and enjoy!
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Patti
I’m making it Tonite. Thank you for the recipe. Looks delicious.
Henry Jones
This recipe is superb I have found.. Though I don’t eat beef but I’m gonna try this soon!
Shawn
Glad you enjoyed it Henry!
Run 2
These are absolutely fabulous! Thanks for a great recipe!
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Teresa
Absolutely delicious! I got many compliments from my mother in law and hubbyThanks for sharing!
Shawn
Fantastic! So glad you enjoyed them Teresa!
Josette
In Central America these are staples in our rotating menus – and what you guys know as enchiladas we know as flautas (flutes) when made with flour tortillas or tacos when made with corn tortillas. Tortillas are a very important part of our diets – I live in Honduras. We also eat a lot of red beans and what you know as cotija cheese.
Our traditional recipe is: fried tortilla, seasoned and cooked ground meat with tiny potato cubes (when the potatoes are cooked we smash everything together so it sticks to the tortilla like a paste), cabbage, tomato, vinegar, salt, and pepper salad, a slice of hard-boiled egg, enchilada sauce, and grated cotija cheese on top. If the meat is not pasty enough we might spread a layer of red refried beans directly on top of the tortilla before adding all the other layers (so the meat doesn’t crumble down when you bite it). I will definitely try them out with your toppings, search: central american enchiladas for more ideas. Enjoy!
Shawn
Sounds great! Thanks for giving me this great idea! 🙂
Gina
I absolutely love this recipe! However, I made a few changes to use up some things in my cupboard. To make clean-up easier.