Amazing creamy steak enchiladas dinner will make a perfect weekend dinner in about 40 minutes. Steak Enchiladas made with thinly sliced steak, sauteed with onions and peppers, and topped with delicious jalapeno cilantro cream sauce and lots of cheese!
STEAK ENCHILADAS
I LOVE Enchiladas. There is something about juicy meat and cheese wrapped in a tortilla and baked with sauce and more cheese!! I make my Chicken Enchiladas all the time but I wanted to make something different with them last time.
I was thinking of beef, using ground beef, at first but then I saw this perfect looking steak at the store and it called for me. You know that when ingredients call for you…you listen!
It was right! It wanted to be in my enchiladas and it turned out amazing.
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This Jalapeno Cilantro Cream Sauce is wonderful too. It would go very well with other dishes too. First of all, it would be great with some white chicken enchiladas. Second, it would be nice over grilled chicken breast and even pasta.
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Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 1.25 lb eye of round steak
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 small yellow onion
- Salt white pepper
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 jalapenos seeded and minced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
- salt white pepper
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 2 Tbsp minced cilantro
- Enchiladas:
- 7-8 large flour tortillas
- 4 oz Monterrey Jack cheese shredded
- More cheese for topping Optional
- Cilantro for topping Optional
- Jalapeno for topping Optional
Instructions
- Sauce:
- In a small sauce pot, heat up oil over medium heat and saute minced jalapeno and garlic until fragrant. Add heavy cream and sour cream and whisk until all smooth. Bring to a low boil and add cheese, salt, white pepper, chili powder and cumin. Stir well and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in cilantro and take off heat.
- Slice steaks as thin as you can. Slice onions and bell pepper thin too.
- In a medium cooking pan, heat up some oil and add steak onion and peppers. Season with salt, white pepper and cumin. Cook until steak is done.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spread some sauce over the bottom of a baking dish (9×13 casserole dish or any large enough to hold 7-8 enchiladas).
- Spread some shredded cheese on one side of tortilla and spread some steak mixture over cheese. Roll tortilla and place it in the baking dish, seam down. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and steak.
- Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas and top off with some shredded cheese.
- Bake for 17-19 minutes.
- Top off with some more cilantro and jalapenos if you wish.
Notes
Nutrition
Crystal says
Hello. I was wondering if I could make this ahead of time, and then put in the oven when ready to serve? I didn’t know if the sauce would make the tortillas soggy. Sounds like a great recipe, thank you!
lyuba says
Hi Crystal!
I wouldn’t recommend making it too far ahead of time because of the sauce. The sauce will make tortillas soggy if it sits too long, but not to the point where it falls apart. Some people may not mind the soggier tortilla thought. I’ve reheated leftover enchiladas before and it wasn’t too bad. It’s really up to you but it might be too soggy for your taste 🙂
Joanna B says
This was amazing! I made this without the jalapeños( I have a 5 yr old). I can not believe I have never had this! I am very proud of this dish. Thank you so much for sharing!
Jessica Willard says
Was thinking of putting this sauce over shrimp tacos, would it be strange to dd some tomatillos to the sauce? Thank you 🙂
lyuba says
Hi Jessica,
Not at all! The only thing I would recommend is to saute the tomatillos first and add them once the sauce is done. You can finely dice tomatillos and saute. Add straight to the sauce or to the taco.
I hope you enjoy it!
Thank you 🙂
Denise Reppen says
Made these today and they were amazing! Nice change after eating turkey the last few days. I didn’t have enough jalapeños so I added pepperjack cheese an melted it in the sauce to make it even cheesier! My best enchiladas I have ever made.
lyuba says
I’m so happy to hear that, Denise!! So glad you liked them 🙂
Thank you!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
I love enchiladas, too. And any type of Mexican food, for that matter. You stole my heart with these enchiladas, Lyuba. ♥︎
lyuba says
Awe, thank you, Julie!!
Nancy says
Well rounded recipe, hits all of the taste buds. I love it!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Nancy!
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
This looks incredible!!! LOVE enchiladas and these bad boys are calling my name! Pinning 🙂
lyuba says
Wow, you can hear it all the way from here, they must be calling pretty loud 😉
Thank you, Chris!
gulraiz daniel says
Hy thanks for this but i want alapino white sauce
Lori Hart says
Found this mouthwatering recipe teasing me from my inbox this morning. These look so good! I’d love it if you would share it at my Tuesday link party, Tickle My Tastebuds . Here is the link http://bit.ly/1uibs9N
Cheers,
Lori
lyuba says
Thank you, Lori 🙂
Liz says
Your recipes are all great – love them all. Thank you.
lyuba says
Awe, thank you, Liz!!
Kim says
This is one of my favourite Pinterest recipes that I have tried!!!! Super DELICIOUS!
LyubaB says
Thank you so much, Kim! That makes me so happy! 🙂
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Sadly I have never made enchiladas with steak. Apparently I am missing out!
lyuba says
You are! I hope you’ll give them a try soon, Erin! Thank you 🙂
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
It does look amazing and delicious. I think it would be running an extra three miles just enjoy all the cheesy wonder. Your photos are also amazing — like usual. Our beef enchiladas have jalapenos and yellow cheese. Your recipe is a great variation.
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Marisa! I think the extra miles would be worth it 😉
Tonia says
Okay…now I’m going to be crazing this all day long!
lyuba says
I hope you’ll get to satisfy that craving soon! Thank you, Tonia 🙂