Cheese filled with enchiladas

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CHEESE – FILLED ENCHILADAS 

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Enchiladas are tortillas rolled round a filling. These cheesy enchiladas are served with a hot tomato sauce. 

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WHAT YOU NEED

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4 tortillas (bought or home – made)

For the filling:

100g hard cheese (for example cheddar)

250g cottage cheese 

For the tomato sauce:

1 tbsp sunflower oil. 

1 clove garlic

150g tomatoes 

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WHAT TO DO

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1. Make 4 tortillas (see page 10) you can also buy them ready – made.

2. Pre – heat the oven to 190ᴑC/375 ⁰F/gas mark 5.

3. Peel the skin from the onion and the garlic clove, and finely chop them.

4. Chop the tomatoes into small pieces. 

5. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the chopped onion and garlic for 5 minutes, until the onion is soft, but not brown.

6. Add the chopped tomatoes. Cover the pan, and simmer the mixture for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

7. While the tomatoes sauce is simmering, grate the hard cheese. Mix 2/3 of the hard cheese with all of the cottage cheese in a bowl. (Keep the rest of the hard cheese for later).

8. Place 2 tbsp of the cheese mixture onto each tortilla, then roll it into a tube. 

9. Put the rolled – up tortillas into a large, flat, oven proof dish.

10. Pour the tomato sauce over the rolled – up tortillas, and then sprinkle the remaining hard cheese over the top. 

11. Cover the dish with foil, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for a further 15 minutes until the cheese is brown and bubbling.