Cheater's Enchiladas Recipe
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Cheater's Enchiladas

By: KOOLMOM84 
"Five ingredients, ten minutes prep time and twenty minutes to cook - now that's what I call cheating, since it tastes good and takes little time."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (107)

What to Drink?
Wine Sauvignon Blanc
Cocktail Margaritas to Die For
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
  • 12 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 (20 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
  • 18 (6 inch) corn tortillas
  • 1 (2 ounce) can chopped black olives

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and 3/4 of the cheese.
  3. Into a 9x13 inch pan, pour a small amount of enchilada sauce to coat bottom of pan. Layer 6 tortillas on bottom of pan. Layer half of the cheese-sour cream mixture and 1/3 of the olives over the tortillas. Repeat this layer once more. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the final layer of tortillas.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 472 | Total Fat: 31.5g | Cholesterol: 76mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2003 by VD711   view full review
This was fabulous! I changed it up a little bit by substituting the olives for canned, diced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2004 by JINKIESSCOOBY   view full review
This recipe was very good. I added 1 lb. cooked ground beef seasoned w/taco seasoning in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2003 by Marian   view full review
Delicious! Our store didn't have green enchilada sauce, but we sufficed with red. In the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2003 by GODSVEGGIEMUSICANGL   view full review
I love this recipe. Instead of using the real cheese and Sour cream you can sub it with the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2002 by LIMEGIRL   view full review
I'm just a girl of 13, but I L-O-V-E cooking. When my history teacher assigned my class a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2002 by MSYESTERDAY   view full review
As much as I hate to say it, my family liked this dish more than the enchiladas I slave hours...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2003 by FRIDAYYET   view full review
One of the few highly-rated recipes from this site that have been a complete disappointment. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2003 by AGARIMELLA   view full review
It was very dry. The filling tasted really good if you added beans, and some jalapenos, but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2008 by Dawn Duckett   view full review
Surprisingly tasty and full of authentic Mexican food taste. The cheese and sour cream...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by SweetBasil Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Very easy and fast. I needed to double so I made 4 layers of 6 tortillas, and used probably...

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