Beef Enchiladas

Last night I just threw this together, it was so good, and a great example of actually hiding pureed vegetables instead of having them take over the whole dish.

This is just a variation of the Mexican Lasagna I did a few posts ago...

Beef Enchiladas

The inside:
1 lb ground beef
Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Onion, and Chili powder, Cumin... or other spices of your choice
1/2 cup carrot puree
1/2 cup chopped green chili's (one of those small cans, you know?)
1/2 cup green enchilada sauce

The outside:
Corn tortillas
The rest of the can of enchilada sauce, warmed
Shredded cheese

Brown the ground beef, add lots of yummy spices.  Mix in puree, green chili's, and enchilada sauce.  Keep warm.

Warm tortillas on griddle or in microwave, roll up with ground beef mixture, and top with enchilada sauce and cheese.   It made 8 rolled enchiladas, but I probably added a little too much meat.... I kept busting the tortillas, so maybe it should make 10.  :) 

These were delicious, and really caught the spirit of this blog.  My research team had no idea anything was hidden in it, and he is used to trying to find hiding veggies!  Granted, there isn't as much puree as I would normally have put... and honestly I think I could have easily added another 1/2 cup of puree, but I thought I wouldn't push it this time.

I have to say, that I do think the hidden carrots made it a little bit sweeter, which complemented the spicy green chili nicely.  I would guess that in a side by side taste test, the enchilada's with the carrot puree would win.  So there you go, I am finally on the way to making some really good food where the puree makes it healthier and tastier!

Sorry, no pictures, we had all but finished eating when I realized this recipe should be on the blog.  But here is a funny for you...

As we were eating last night, I had one of those moments...  when I realized how hilarious it was that I was feeding our 5 month old pureed squash, straight up, but hiding it in our food!  I wonder what happens between the ages of 5 months and 5 years, when we go from "Mmmmmmm, squash!" to "I HATE SQUASH." ???   Well, I'm sure we will find out!  

Here is what it looks like to love eating plain pureed peas...  (and be falling out of the chair... I'm a good mom, I swear! ;) ) 

 

Next time...   pasta sauces for my sister!