{"id":615,"slug":"cheese-enchilada","title":"Cheese Enchilada","description":"This cheese enchilada recipe was handed down from the grandmother and mother of the original contributor.","ingredients_raw":["3 tbsp flour","3 tbsp chili powder","3 tbsp vegetable oil","3 cups water","1½ pounds (680 g) grated cheddar cheese","1 large onion, chopped","~20 corn tortillas"],"ingredients_norm":["flour","chili powder","vegetable oil","water","cheddar cheese","onion","~20 corn tortilla"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).","Fry chili powder and flour in oil in a 10–12-inch (25–30 cm) skillet until emulsified. Add water, bring to a simmer, and then stir for ~5 minutes until slightly thickened. Turn down heat to low.","Soak one tortilla in the chili gravy until softened (20–30 seconds). Remove tortilla from gravy, place flat on a plate, and add ~1 tbsp cheese and ~1 tbsp onion to center of the tortilla. Roll it up, and place with edges facing down in a 9 x 12-inch (23 x 30 cm) baking pan. Repeat this until you have used all the tortillas. If you get low on the gravy at the end, stir in ⅛–¼ cup of water.","Cover the enchiladas with the remaining cheese, onions, and chili gravy.","Bake in oven for about 5 minutes—longer will toughen the cheese.","Serve hot."],"categories":["Tex-Mex recipes","Recipes for enchiladas","Recipes using cheddar","Recipes for casserole","Baked recipes","Recipes using chili powder","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using vegetable oil"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":"5–6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cheese_Enchilada","source_ref":"4517669","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cheese_Enchilada&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"a33441efe2e79d9c85492242872d4b4d2de64611bd0c025a361ac36cb89dc762","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cheese-enchilada"}