Enchiladas (Recipe by Mrs. Salzar, my International Foods Teacher at Northwest)
Brown ½ lb hamburger and season with
½ t cumin
½ t garlic powder
¼ t pepper
¼ t salt
Sauce
2T shortening
2 cup water
2-3 T flour
Half of a 1lb can tomatoes (diced)
Melt shortening on low heat. Add enough flour to make a paste. Slowly stir in water. Add tomatoes. Season with:
1 ½ t chili powder or more to taste
½ t cumin
½ t garlic powder
½ t salt
½ t pepper
¼ t ground red pepper or cayenne pepper
Stir till mixture boils and thickens. Dip tortillas into sauce (both sides), place on a plate, and fill with grated cheese and seasoned meat. Roll and bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.
You can top these with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or whatever else you like.
I serve this with corn on the cob, salsa and chips, and guacamole.
Picky Eaters: I end up making a couple with cheese only, since my youngest is not a fan of hamburger.
Little Helpers: ~I let the kids fill the enchiladas with the hamburger and cheese. The tortillas
are too hot for them to roll...
~Have the kids set the table! Mine love to pick out which plate they want to use!
~ I also have them put out the hot pads I will need to set the food on the table.
Then they are there and ready to go when I put the food out!
***Please don't think this always goes beautifully as it sounds. Sometimes there is a fight about plates or who gets to do what, but the fact they are are eager to help makes me happy and it keeps them out of trouble while I am cooking!
For those of you home during the day: This is a great recipe you can work on as the day goes by... I browned the hamburger during the kids nap time, so it was ready to go when I made the sauce and fill the tortillas.
***And I keep forgetting to take pics! I will work on that!
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