Shortcut Beef Or Chicken Enchiladas

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (12 ounce) cans roast beef or 2 (13 ounce) cans chunk canned chicken
• 1 (4 ounce) can mild green chilies (optional)
• 1 cup chunky salsa
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 8 soft taco-size flour tortillas
• 2 (10 ounce) cans red enchilada sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put the two cans of roast beef into a medium bowl, gravy and all.
• 2 add the chilies, salsa, and 1 cup of the cheese.
• 3 break the chunks of roast beef up (shred them) with a fork as you mix the ingredients together.
• 4 pour a thin layer of enchilada sauce in a 9x13 baking pan, just enough to cover the bottom.
• 5 place about 2 t of the mixture on each tortilla and roll up.
• 6 place each enchilada seam side down in the pan. pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over the enchiladas in the pan.
• 7 top with the remaining two cups of shredded cheese.
• 8 cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
• 9 remove foil and top with black olives and chopped green onions, if desired. bake an additional five minutes.
• 10 let rest for 10 minutes before serving.