One Pan Enchiladas + Video
This super easy Skillet Enchiladas recipe will become a family favorite! Ground beef, black beans, a flavorful enchilada sauce, tortillas and cheese come together for a one-pan, 20-minute meal!
One-pan dinners are the best, there is no way around it. The fewer the dishes, the more I enjoy the meal!
This super easy skillet enchiladas recipe contains only have a handful of basic ingredients and is ready in under 30 minutes. No rolling and baking like a traditional enchilada recipe, just all the flavor!
Ingredients in Skillet Enchiladas
The best part about this recipe is that it only requires five very basic ingredients. You will need:
- Ground beef
- Black Beans
- Enchilada Sauce
- Corn Tortillas
- Cheese
How to Make Skillet Enchiladas
Traditional enchiladas are delicious but a bit more tedious. It can be a difficult recipe to squeeze into a busy weeknight. These ground beef enchiladas are so much easier because everything is made right in one pan!
This is how you make them:
- Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Brown the meat and drain off any grease.
- Add drained and rinsed black beans and enchilada sauce, stir well.
- Add sliced tortillas and top with cheese. Allow the mixture to simmer and those delicious flavors to meld!
- Top with avocado, sour cream or whatever your favorite Mexican toppings are.
Can I Use Ground Turkey?
Yes! I prefer using ground beef because it delivers a more authentic enchilada flavor, but these easy enchiladas can also be made with ground turkey, pork, or chicken.
Tips for Making Simple Enchiladas in a Skillet
This is an easy dish to customize based on your personal preferences. As written, I use ground beef, black beans, enchilada sauce, corn tortillas and shredded cheddar. Just five basic ingredients, you probably already have on hand. But you could switch up and use ground turkey, pinto beans or shredded pepper jack if you want to add a little extra kick.
I prefer making my ground beef enchiladas with corn tortillas, but you can substitute flour tortillas if desired. Just note that the consistency won’t be the same.
If using ground beef, I recommend buying 85 or 90% lean. That way, there’s enough fat that the beef won’t be dry, but there’s not so much that you’ll wind up with a greasy beef enchilada skillet.
More One-Pan Dinner Recipes:
If you love one-pan meals, try our one pan Easy Taco Mac, Spicy Drumsticks with Rice, or my favorite Cabbage Casserole. These are perfect weeknight meals when you need something hearty in a snap!
Skillet Recipes
- One-Pan Cheesy Jalapeno Chicken
- Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet
- One-Pan Philly Cheesesteak Skillet
- Keto Lasagna
- One-Pan Bacon Cheeseburger Mac
Get the Recipe: One Pan Enchilada
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (10 ounce) can of enchilada sauce or one recipe Homemade Enchilada Sauce (recipe link below)
- 5 corn tortillas, cut in half then sliced into thin strips
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain off grease.
- Add the rinsed and drained black beans and enchilada sauce
- Stir mixture well, cover and reduce heat to low. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add sliced tortilla strips, stir well, top with cheese and cover. Let mixture simmer 5-10 more minutes until cheese is melted.
Oh I sooooooo need this in my life! These looks amazing. Totally drenched in sauce and cheese. LOVE. I survive on quick cooking alone. I love to bake for hours on end, but cooking? Need quick and easy! This is going to be a great recipe to turn to!
Sarah I bet you will love this! It is SO easy!
Love that this dish can be made in one and ready in 20 minutes! Just about the best meal ever! I definitely need to try this out, as it would be perfect for busy weeknights. And my husband and I could eat Mexican just about everyday, so this is right up our alley!
Me too!! I am working on my January content right now and I have life 7 mexican inspired dishes! haha! I need to cool it!
This recipe looks and sounds fantastic! I love that you use homemade sauce!
Thanks Sheena! I love the homemade sauce too!
Looks like a fantastic dinner and I love that it is only one pan!
Me too! One pan dinners are a life saver!
Oh Annie, sometimes being lazy creates the best recipes and this one proves that! This is a total must try, FAB!!!! Pinned!
Sometimes being lazy DOES produce amazing results hahah! That and not wanting to go to the grocery so you clean out your cabinets! 🙂
Yum! This looks like something I would try. Preferably RIGHT NOW! (Sigh…Thanks for making me hungry… lol)
20 minutes?! No way! That means more time to watch Dance Moms!! 🙂
I seriously need to try enchiladas! I keep seeing recipes for them and they all look amazing. And this one is fast too, so that makes it even more amazing! I love mexican food, but for some reason have never had enchiladas. That is going on the list of things to make! These look fantastic Annie!
Oh you have to! You would love them! And this is like the ultimate easy enchilada dish!
Did you say 20 minutes?? I need all the quick meals I can get right now! Things are nuts with all the holiday stuff going on. This looks delicious!
Absolutely Ashley! Your so right!
I could just hug you for this super easy dinner recipe, especially after the crazy Monday I just had. I am going to have to make this ASAP. And love that it is one pan. The less clean up, the better!
Absolutely! I made a really involved dinner last night, it sounded like a great idea at the time, but when I was cleaning up the kitchen I literally loaded the dishwasher FULL from top to bottom with all of my prep/cooking dishes! So I am all for one pan meals now!
20 minutes?! I’m so impressed. And I want a sweatpants-wearing binge-tv-watching nearly every night, so I am definitely going to try this recipe for dinner soon!!
Yay! You will love it Cate!!
Love enchiladas, but it is such a pain making one meat version and one vegetarian version in my household. Your version is so easy, I will have to try it!
Thanks Kacey! I hope you enjoy!
I absolutely love this, Annie! Enchiladas and one-pot dinners are two of my favorite things, but I haven’t thought to put them together. I’m going to try this very soon!
And you will love it! It is seriously so so easy!
I cannot wait to try these! I need more easy, 20-minute dinners in my life! Pinned!
Yes! Doesn’t everyone! I didn’t plan on this being a “blog worthy” recipe but it certainly was!
This is the perfect meal for when you don’t feel like making dinner. Busy weeknights without energy often end up in takeout but this is the perfect recipe to pull together fast. Pinning! I know we’ll love it with all that flavor!
Thanks Bri! Your right it is perfect for busy nights! And the leftovers make a great lunch the next day! 🙂
Looks great and easy. Thank you.
Thanks Liz! It is so simple, you will love it!
This looks incredible, Annie! My husband is obsessed with enchiladas so I love that this only takes 20 minutes to whip up! It’s perfect for this busy holiday season!
Enchiladas in one pot sounds like a dream come true. I am absolutely making this for my husband!
Thanks Ginny! It is so easy!
This looks delicious and so pretty! I love easy one-pan meals! And enchiladas are always a big hit in our house. 🙂
Thanks Jess! They are a big hit in our house too!
This is such a great way to enjoy enchiladas without the fuss — I love it! And one pan! They look delicious, Annie. 🙂
Thanks Marcie! One pan meals can be a lifesaver for sure!
I have had some serious Mexican food cravings lately – this looks SO SO good! Love the fact that these are quick and one pan! Perfect for weeknights. 🙂
Definitely!! I don’t mind cooking at night but now that it is so dark when I get off I feel so lazy! This is perfect for nights like that!
Just made tonight and it was a hit with the family. My picky 6 year old even had seconds and asked if I would make it again. For sure, do the homemade enchilada sauce….super easy and flavorful. I also added whole kernel corn to put some light flavor. This will be a staple for dinner.
Looks great! I love making homemade enchilada sauce, thanks for including the recipe. Have you every used corn chips instead of the sliced tortillas? I know it would add more salt but I think it could still work if you reduced salt elsewhere. Thoughts?
Used ground turkey, seasoned with Mexican spices, added spinach, cilantro and scallions, only used half the cheese. The per serving nutritional information on the printable recipe is incorrect. The totals must be for the whole thing.
What lean to fat ground beef ratio would be best for this dish?
Hi Jasmin, I often use 85/15 or 90/10, I hope that helps!