I used the Red Enchildada Sauce recipe from this site and ditched the olives since I hate them. Making the sauce was more hassle, but using canned (which I probably will next time) makes these super duper easy. I thought they were very good and only have two comments on the basic recipe. Yes, the beef is bland. And I also don't think it's enough to fill 10 (10") tortillas. I got 6 out of it though I do like mine stuffed good. But I can't see more than 7-8. The bland beef did not make the entire recipe bland -- many forkfuls which included the sauce and cheese still tasted fine to me. It was just the forkfuls which were mostly just beef that ended up bland cause that's all I could taste. I think the simpliest solution (which I'll try next time) is just putting some of the sauce into the beef, without the need to add a million other things. I liked them fine with flour tortillas and was actually surprised over the number of comments about it. I'm curious how many know what so-called "authentic" Mexican is. Most of what we make (at least in the U.S.) isn't authentic anyway, so why pick on this recipe in particular?

UPDATE: Brought left-overs to work this week. I generally "snub" my nose to warmed up foods, but WOW! were these good. Every bit as delicious as fresh. Good enchilada recipe. I actually prefer Whit's chicken enchiladas by WMONROE (also on this site), but for the beef / red sauce variety, these were pretty good. Made these for my bf and I. As is, this recipe seemed bland to me, so I made a few modifications. To the beef, I added about 2 cloves worth of jarred minced garlic, 1/2 a package of taco seasoning and a 4 oz. can of (drained) diced green chilies (the seasoning and chilis AFTER I drained the meat). Dipped my corn tortillas (flour just didn't seem right - lol) in some warmed (canned) enchilada sauce. Topped with plenty of cheddar and sliced green onion (we both HATE olives!!!). Baked as directed, these turn out very well. My only suggestion (in addition to my changes above) would be to use an entire packet of taco seasoning and taco flavored cheese to add more flavor. Served with Mexican rice and tortilla chips (for scooping!). Thanks for sharing!

I've definitely made better. I added rice to stretch the recipe and added taco seasoning mix to give it some flavor, otherwise it would have been bland.

These turned out pretty good - my boyfriend said to add it to the "must make again" list. I did change some things... I added 2 t. garlic and some taco seasoning to the beef and used canned enchilada sauce. I used flour tortillas because I couldn't find corn tortilla, and they turned out a little soggy - next time will definately use corn. Good recipe!

Easy to make these. Fairly quick too. I used minced dried onion and some onion powder. I've also used fresh onion, and I prefer the powder because I am picky, but it's the same taste wise. I made Mrs Espy's enchilada sauce for these the first time, the second time I made the ten minute sauce and it was just as good. I used corn tortillas the second time and liked it better that way although I should have fried them before filing them as they tended to disintegrate upon trying to remove an enchilada from the casserole dish. I used cheddar/monteray jack blend for the filling and some cheddar/american blend for the top. I used more than 2 cups though. My only addition was a sprinkle of garlic powder in the meat. The filling was so-so, the sauce really made these stand out so use a good sauce for best results. You might want to use some non stick spray first though as the bottoms of these stuck in a couple of places. This made 8 enchiladas which I fit into a 9x13 baking dish. I'll make this again, we liked it.

Good and easy. Used an enchilada sauce. Added some garlic powder and cumin to the meat mixture, as well as a bit of the sauce. I think this would be better with shredded beef instead of ground beef.

This recipe was wonderful! My husband loved it so much he told me not to cook the next night so he could eat leftovers! I added fresh chopped cilantro and green chilis. Turned out great! I will be making this again.

No they aren't tradional enchiladas but they are very good. Next time I am may double the enchilada sauce.. the packet I bought was Mcormicks and I don't know what happened but after baking them in the oven the sauce was absorbed & they turned out a little dry. I would also add some more seasoning to the meat. This recipe would be good using chicken too. I would also add some jalepenos for a little kick! But for a inexpensive and easy meal this is fantastic!

It's okay, but the tortillas really need to be corn. It also didn't have much taste. I've had better.

Great Easy & Fast Recipe

Easy, simple and quick.

These were quite tasty. I added 1/2 an envelope of taco seasoning to the meat as other people suggested. They were easy to make and my husband who doesn't like Mexican food enjoyed them as did my 10 year old daughter. I'd make them again.

I ate these two nights in a row, but I won't make them again. There was something missing. I don't know if it was because of the flour tortillas, but I think I can definitely find a better recipe.

Really easy to make :-) I added one clove of chopped garlic, a small can of green chilis (I like spicy), and a packet of taco seasoning to the ground beef :-) An easy family pleaser.

These were very good and super easy to make. I used the 10 minute enchilada sauce also found on this site rather than a packet (my grocery store doesn't carry a huge selection). Thanks for sharing the recipe.