Steak Enchiladas with Queso Sauce
These Steak Enchiladas with Queso Sauce are so delicious! My family love love LOVES mexican food. And personally, I could eat mexican food every day. These Steak Enchiladas are the answer for when you have that mexican craving. You can use your favorite cut of steak, cut into bite sized pieces and marinated in a simple marinade, then quickly cooked on a skillet on top of the stove. Or, you could even skip marinating and cooking the steak altogether and just use leftover grilled steak instead. When I do this I will squeeze a bit of lime juice on top of the leftover steak after I cut into cubes. This brightens the flavors up a bit.
These enchiladas are a perfect weeknight dinner, especially in the warmer months! Adding chopped fresh herbs to refrigerated queso is the secret to a flavorful cheesy sauce and is such a great hack. The queso sauce envelopes the steak stuffed tortillas and keeps them soft when baked. A green salad is a nice complement to serve on the side of these Steak Enchiladas with Queso Sauce. Or , go all out! Serve with a side of refried beans and stir some fresh cilantro into my Simply Perfect Oven Rice and supper is done!
Steak Enchiladas with Queso Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 steaks I use ribeye or filet, cut in bite sized pieces
- 2 cups colby jack or sharp cheddar cheese freshly shredded
- 1 can chopped mild green chiles
- 1 fresh jalapeno pepper chopped fine
- 4 green onions finely chopped
- ¼-½ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- ¾-1 cup sour cream
- 8-10 soft flour tortillas
- 1 small tub refrigerated mexican queso dip medium heat
Steak Marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup Moore's steak sauce
- Juice of one lime
- 1-2 tablespoons liquid smoke
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Combine Steak Marinade ingredients in a medium bowl and add steak pieces. Stir and let sit will you prep other ingredients. Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine 1½ cups of cheese with next five ingredients in a large bowl. Reserve some of the green onions and chopped cilantro to use in queso sauce.
- Heat skillet over medium high heat and when hot dump marinated steak in and cook until just pink in center. Add steak to bowl with cheese mixture and stir well.
- Roll a few tablespoons of the steak mixture in flour tortillas and place in greased 13×9 in dish. Heat queso in microwave until texture is pourable. Stir in reserved green onions and chopped cilantro and pour on top of stuffed flour tortillas.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350° for about 25 minutes. Then uncover and sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and enchiladas are heated throughout. If desired, top with additional cilantro before serving. Enjoy!