Marcus's mom brought home from Mexico some homemade blue corn tortillas. They were good, but by time we got them they were a little dry. So I took them and made the following recipe.
This is a good alternative for just regular enchiladas because well, I'm lazy and sometimes I don't have time to roll everything up.
1 package corn tortillas (blue if you can find them)
1 9 oz pkg blue corn tortilla chips - crush
2 12 oz cans of favorite Enchilada sauce
2 cup package of shredded cheese
1 bunch of green onions (or some dried chives)
1 lb. ground beef/turkey
1 medium onion
1 green pepper
sour cream and black olives - optional
Take your onion and dice and saute' in about 1 tbsp olive oil in skillet until transluscent. Then brown your ground beef/turkey. I don't drain if I use a lean beef so I can use it to season the sauce. Once the meat is cooked, take one can of enchilada sauce and add to the meat. Stir, then let simmer on low about 5 minutes.
While your meat is cooking, take your corn tortillas and cut in half. Make on layer of the tortillas down in a sprayed 9X11 baking pan, you will probably need 2 1/2 - 3. Then take your meat sauce and take about 1/2 of it and ladle it over the tortillas. Next, take 2/3 cup of shredded cheese and drizzle over the top. Then take about 1 cup of the crushed chips and sprinkle over the top.
Add one more layer of tortillas, a layer of meat sauce and 2/3 cup of cheese and then some more crushed chips.
Add remaining tortillas and then the rest of the cheese. On top of that sprinkle some chopped green onions or chives.
Bake in oven at 350 for about 15-20 minutes, or until cheese on top has melted.
Remove from oven, let set for about 5 minutes then cut into squares. Makes a great leftover with fresh chips added.
Variations/Notes:
Shred your own cheese, it's cheaper
Aldi's has cheap blue corn chips
You can use 2 packets of enchilada mix you add to tomato sauce-it may be cheaper.
Sometimes I will just tear up the corn tortillas and add them.
Enjoy!
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