Colorado-Style Beef Enchiladas

• 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 -4 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped mild green chilies
• 1 (8 ounce) can green chili salsa (can use any picante or salsa)
• 1/4 - 1/3 cup water
• vegetable oil, for quick frying
• 12 corn tortillas
• 1 lb cheddar cheese or 1 lb monterey jack cheese, grated
• Sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can mild red chile enchilada sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can medium green enchilada sauce
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons cream or 3 tablespoons milk

1. Brown the meat and onion in a skillet over medium heat (while the meat is browning, prepare the sauce).
2. Drain meat and return to pan; add in taco seasoning, salt, pepper, green chiles, green chile salsa, and 1/4 to 1/3 cup water; mix well, cover, and simmer on very low heat for 15 minutes.
3. Check meat mixture to see if most of the water has been absorbed; the meat should remain moist; adjust seasonings to taste; cover and keep warm.
4. The sauce: in a bowl, combine the red and green enchilada sauces, sour cream, and cream or milk; whisk until well blended and smooth.
5. In a small pan, add 3-4 tablespoons oil; heat over medium heat until hot.
6. Using metal tongs, work quickly and dip each side of a corn tortilla in hot oil (not more than 1-2 seconds per side).
7. Promptly place tortilla on a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
8. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding extra oil to the pan as needed.
9. To assemble: in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish, pour 3/4 cup sauce on bottom of dish to cover.
10. Place a single layer of corn tortillas on sauce; top with a layer of half the meat mixture, then sprinkle with cheese.
11. Repeat tortilla, meat, and cheese layers; pour remaining sauce over layers and top with cheese.
12. To freeze-cool enchiladas completely; cover well and freeze.
13. To serve-thaw completely; bake at 350u0b0 for 18-20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and heated through.
14. Serve with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes and top with sour cream and/or guacamole.

lean ground beef, onion, taco, salt, pepper, green chilies, green chili salsa, water, vegetable oil, corn tortillas, cheddar cheese, sauce, red chile enchilada sauce, green enchilada sauce, sour cream, cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/colorado-style-beef-enchiladas-381996 (may not work)