One-Pan Beef Enchiladas Verdes

Ingredients

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  2 medium or 238g

• Sour cream

  Reduced fat, cultured

  6 tbsp or 90g

• Sauce, hot chile, sriracha

  2 tsp or 10g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  20 oz or 567g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  2 tsp or 6g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  2 tsp or 5g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  2 tsp, whole or 4g

• Salsa

  Sauce, ready-to-serve

  1 ½ cup or 390g

• Tortillas

  Ready-to-bake or -fry, flour

  12 tortilla, small or 360g

• Mexican cheese

  Blend, reduced fat

  1 cup, crumbled or 132g

Directions

1. Prep • Adjust rack to top position and heat broiler to high. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper crosswise into strips.
2. Make Crema • In a small bowl, combine sour cream with hot sauce to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Cook Pepper • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably ovenproof, pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened and lightly blistered, 5-7 minutes.
4. Cook Filling • Add another drizzle of oil and beef* to pan with green pepper. Season with Southwest Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Stir in ¼ of the salsa (you’ll use the rest in the next step); taste and season with salt and pepper. • Turn off heat; transfer to a medium bowl. Wipe out pan.
5. Assemble Enchiladas • Place a small amount of beef filling on one half of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas, starting with filled sides, to create enchiladas. Place seam sides down in pan used to cook filling. TIP: For 4 servings or if pan isn’t ovenproof, place enchiladas in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. • Top with remaining salsa and sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend.
6. Finish & Serve • Broil enchiladas until browned and bubbly, 3-4 minutes. TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning. • Drizzle with crema and serve.