This unusual recipe is delicious comfort food and makes a great meal if you’re hungry and you crave something tasty with south of the border flavors. Corn tortillas are layered with enchilada sauce, ground beef, cheese, and onions, and then baked in the oven for a stacked dish that tastes wonderful.
The unusual touch in this recipe is the addition of fried eggs on top, and they add visual appeal as well as a contrasting flavor. If you don’t want to use the fried eggs, simply omit them from the recipe.
There are plenty of ways to personalize this dish such as upping the spice factor by using a spicy enchilada sauce or adding some chopped or minced chilies. You can add some vegetables, such as mushrooms or zucchini, adding them to the beef while it cooks.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe
This is such an easy recipe to make and it’s quick too. The fried eggs are the perfect topping. If you like comfort food, you’re going to love this dish.
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How to Serve It:
Enjoy this hot, perhaps with some vegetables or salad on the side.
Can You Make It Ahead?
This is best made and served fresh.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Variations and Substitutions:
Swap the beef for pork, chicken or turkey or the cheese for another kind such as a Mexican blend or monterey jack. Flour tortillas will work in place of the corn ones if that’s your preference. If you don’t have oven-safe dinner plates, you can make these on baking trays then transfer to plates.
Red Chile Ground Beef & Cheese Stacked Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 30 ounces red enchilada sauce
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 chopped yellow onion
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 8 eggs
- 12 small corn tortillas
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the beef in a skillet over a moderate to high heat, using a wooden spoon to break up the chunks.
- When it’s no longer pink, add some salt and pepper, and take it off the heat.
- Drain off the excess grease if you want.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat the enchilada sauce in a pot until bubbling hot.
- Dip a corn tortilla into the hot sauce, then put it on an oven-safe plate.
- Add a spoonful of beef
- Then cheese and onion on top.
- Repeat twice more so you have 4 plates, each with 3 stacks on.
- Put in the oven until the cheese melts.
- Top each one with 2 fried eggs and serve immediately.
