# Chili Gravy Cheese Enchiladas

Chili gravy cheese enchiladas are a Tex Mex classic, made with corn tortillas, cheese, and onions, topped with chili gravy and more cheese, and served with onions, cilantro, and avocado.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 lb ground chuck
- 1 medium white onion
- 1 small Serrano pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 cups beef bone broth
- 0.25 cup sour cream
- 16 oz sharp cheddar cheese
- 16 oz Monterrey jack cheese
- 14 yellow corn tortillas
- avocado oil
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado

## Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Heat a pan to medium, cover the bottom with avocado oil, and flash fry each tortilla for 5 seconds a side, then drain on paper towels.
3. Heat another pan to medium heat, add in ground chuck, half the onion and the entire serrano pepper, then sauté until the meat is cooked through.
4. Add in spices and salt to the meat mixture and mix.
5. Add in flour to the meat mixture and cook for about a minute.
6. Add in beef broth and keep mixing until it thickens into a gravy.
7. Turn the heat down and add in sour cream, mixing fully.
8. Fill corn tortillas with a mixture of both cheeses and a sprinkle of onion, then roll them up and place them in a baking dish.
9. Pour the prepared chili gravy over the enchiladas in the baking dish.
10. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the enchiladas.
11. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
12. Serve the enchiladas topped with more onion, cilantro, and avocado.

## Equipment

- pan
- baking dish
- paper towels

## Tips

- Flash frying tortillas helps keep them intact when baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ71CD-kd8w/?igsh=aGxsODg0MzVzbGpj
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/57a3171a-4b4f-4b25-963e-6f2205a19731
- Extracted: 2025-11-21

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