Keto Ground Beef Enchiladas

Keto Ground Beef Enchiladas

yield: 4 SERVINGS

prep time: 15 MINUTES

cook time: 6 MINUTES

total time: 21 MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • homemade keto taco seasoning
  • 2 cups Mexican blend cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup red enchilada sauce, warmed in microwave
  • 8 teaspoons sour cream
  • 2 green onions, sliced

Directions

1

Cook ground beef in a skillet on the stove with homemade keto seasoning. Set aside.

2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet pan with parchment paper or silicone mat.

3

Arrange shredded cheese into 8 separate flat circles on the sheet pan, using about 1/4 cup cheese for each one. You may have to use two sheet pans to make 8 enchilada shells.

4

Bake for about 6 minutes until cheese is bubbling and the outside of the cheese circles starts to brown.

5

While still warm and bendable, flip each cheese circle over. Roll each one with 1/2 cup ground beef, and pour warm enchilada sauce over the top.

6

Add 1 teaspoon of sour cream to each enchilada, and a few sliced onions to the tops.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 2 enchiladas per serving
Amount Per Serving: 485 Calories | 38g Fat | 6g Total Carbs | 2g Fiber | 29g Protein | 4g Net Carbs

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Pouring sauce over the plated keto ground beef enchiladas

Are you a fan of red enchiladas?

How about making these deliciously simple keto ground beef enchiladas with cheese shells instead of corn?! Yep – you read that right. These are simple one ingredient shredded cheese tortillas that you can roll and fill up with yummy taco meat or shredded chicken for enchiladas! It’s a genius keto hack that still lets you enjoy crave-able enchiladas without falling off the low carb wagon!

Putting ingredients together for the ground beef keto enchiladas

Quick and easy meal idea!

Even better, this dish requires minimal effort and just a few ingredients! Keto enchiladas are a great way to use up any taco meat you may have leftover from another meal. Once you make your cheese tortillas, just roll them with meat and top with a little enchilada sauce, sour cream, and onion.

Rolling up the ground beef keto enchiladas in cheese shells


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Keto Ground Beef Enchiladas

yield: 4 SERVINGS

prep time: 15 MINUTES

cook time: 6 MINUTES

total time: 21 MINUTES

Use these shredded cheese tortillas to make tasty keto-friendly enchiladas!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • homemade keto taco seasoning
  • 2 cups Mexican blend cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup red enchilada sauce, warmed in microwave
  • 8 teaspoons sour cream
  • 2 green onions, sliced

Directions

1

Cook ground beef in a skillet on the stove with homemade keto seasoning. Set aside.

2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet pan with parchment paper or silicone mat.

3

Arrange shredded cheese into 8 separate flat circles on the sheet pan, using about 1/4 cup cheese for each one. You may have to use two sheet pans to make 8 enchilada shells.

4

Bake for about 6 minutes until cheese is bubbling and the outside of the cheese circles starts to brown.

5

While still warm and bendable, flip each cheese circle over. Roll each one with 1/2 cup ground beef, and pour warm enchilada sauce over the top.

6

Add 1 teaspoon of sour cream to each enchilada, and a few sliced onions to the tops.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 2 enchiladas per serving
Amount Per Serving: 485 Calories | 38g Fat | 6g Total Carbs | 2g Fiber | 29g Protein | 4g Net Carbs

Brought to you by Hip2Keto.

The ground beef keto enchiladas are arranged on a platter with sour cream and chopped green onion

Keto enchiladas cure that Mexican food craving!

The result is a satisfying and delicious meal with all the flavors of typical enchiladas, without a ton of carbs. Ground beef enchiladas are one of my very favorite meals, and this is a tasty version my family enjoyed!

For this recipe, I figured nutrition for about a pound of beef over the entire recipe, prepared with my taco seasoning.

keto ground beef enchiladas on a plate


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About the writer:

Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.


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Comments 39

  1. oneidaoneida@yahoo.com

    Are you using a bagged 3-cheese blend? Maybe Kraft or Sargento?

    • Lina D

      Yes I am using a store brand Mexican cheese blend. You can use your favorite however. ThanKs !

  2. Sharon

    Just so I understand a serving is two enchiladas?

    • Lina D

      That is correct. Thanks!

  3. Kathryn

    How big are the cheese enchilada circles?

    • Amber (Hip2Keto Sidekick)

      Hi Kathryn! Each shell will be a 1/4 cup of cheese, evenly spread into a small circle. Hope that helps!

      • Kathryn

        Amber: My husband LOVED it! I added about a tbsp of diced mild Ortega chiles to my regular taco meat to give it a different flavor. He doesn’t care too much for green onions so I substituted avocado. He raved about every bite! Thank you!

        • Amber (Hip2Keto Sidekick)

          Yay! You’re very welcome! So great to hear that! Thanks a ton for the update!

      • Julie Moore

        The recipe says 1/4 cup for each shell but your note here says 1/2 cup. Which is it? Thanks.

        • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

          Sorry about the confusion! It’s 1/4 cup!

          • jack webber

            Please send keto enchilada recipe

            • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

              You can print the recipe by clicking the print option at the top of the recipe.

  4. Jim

    The recipe as provided by Hip2Keto is incomplete. The directions for the shell are there, but no information regarding red sauce or heating after filling the shell.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Hi Jim, I changed recipe to suggest that you warm enchilada sauce before pouring over cheese roll ups. You could heat in the oven after, but I feel like that’d melt your cheese shells. Thanks!

  5. crystal stearns

    The cheese shell is very greasy. Will need several paper towels to soak up the grease before you add the filling and roll up.
    I used cheddar cheese

  6. Melanie

    The cheese shells were an epic fail for me. I used mild cheddar cheese that I shredded myself. I had such high hopes 😔

  7. Lisa

    54 grams of protein seems high. Is that correct?

    • Roxana Lopez

      Just eyeballing the recipe, I would say that is correct. 1 cup of cheese + 1 cup of cooked beef is a LOT of protein for a single serving.

  8. Victoria Daskalos

    do you have a keto recipe for chili rellanos

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      No but that sounds amazing! We will have to come up with one 👌👍

  9. Shonda

    What would be good as a side dish?

  10. NATALIE N PARTENBERRY MCANALLY

    Are the enchiladas easy to cut and chew or are they rubbery and hard

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      Hi Natalie! They are not rubbery, but more soft. Hope you enjoy them!

  11. Donna Hanus

    This is so easy and soooo satisfying! I had never used red enchilada sauce before-now I have a new favorite!

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      That’s great that you love this and it’s now a favorite! Thanks!

  12. Shanna Davis

    How long will these keep in the fridge?

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      I would say a few days covered in the fridge.

  13. Carolyn Potter

    Wow! So amazing! The cheese totally mimics a tortilla. You don’t even realize you’re eating cheese and not missing the tortilla. Very tasty!

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      Woohoo! I love hearing that! Thanks for the feedback, Carolyn Potter!

  14. Becky

    I’ll have to try this soon. My husband is gluten free and also sensitive to corn.

    • Angie (Hip2Keto Sidekick)

      Hi there Becky! Then this will absolutely be the perfect substitute for the carb laden version! Do come back and let us know how they came out❤

  15. MONICA

    New to Keto and a novice cook but my kids loved it. As a working single mom, I really appreciate how inexpensive and quick it was to prepare. My aunt said it was slightly salty but she did not use the sour cream which perhaps cuts the saltiness. I will definitely be making these again. 🤩

    • Angie (Hip2Keto Sidekick)

      Hi there Monica. I love that your whole whole family enjoyed this. You are right, the sour cream does balance the salt. Thank you for sharing & I’m so glad we could help with getting a quick meal on the table. We know your time is valuable❤

  16. Julie

    How well do they reheat in the microwave? I would use these as meal prep for lunches at work.

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      You can reheat these in the microwave, but they will not be as crunchy.

  17. Rori

    What red sauce do you recommend? A homemade one? Or have you found one keto friendly?

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      You can use any that you like!

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