Description
Pizza Enchiladas combine the comfort of pizza with the format of enchiladas. Flour tortillas are filled with seasoned beef, pepperoni, ricotta, and mozzarella, then topped with pizza sauce and baked to cheesy perfection.
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
- 3 oz chopped pepperoni
- 1 Tbsp chopped garlic
- ⅓ cup pizza sauce
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 large flour tortillas
- 2 cups pizza sauce (topping)
- 2½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese (topping)
- 3 oz pepperoni slices (topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until browned and crumbly.
- Add diced onion, bell pepper, and chopped pepperoni; sauté until veggies soften.
- Stir in garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, then remove skillet from heat.
- Mix in pizza sauce, Italian seasoning, ricotta, and mozzarella until well combined.
- Lay out tortillas and spoon the filling down the center of each.
- Roll them up and place them seam-side down on a baking sheet or dish.
- Spread pizza sauce over the rolled tortillas, then top with shredded mozzarella and pepperoni slices.
- Bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 20–25 minutes.
Notes
- Use warmed corn tortillas for a firmer texture.
- Customize filling with sausage, mushrooms, olives, or jalapeños.
- Ricotta can be substituted with cottage cheese or omitted.
- Chicken or turkey can replace beef.
- Top with fresh herbs like basil or cilantro after baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 enchilada
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 860mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
