Lazy Enchiladas

Busy night? Lazy enchiladas to the rescue.

Three Ingredient Freezer Meal Ahead!

Weeknights can be brutal out there and getting dinner on the table every. single. night might just put me over the edge, if you know what I mean.

Frozen taquitos? Easy! The kids love them and they’re beyond easy to toss in the oven or air fryer.

But, sometimes I take it a step further with the taquitos and make taquito enchiladas!

This recipe went viral on TikTok a couple of years ago and with good reason! These are quick, have a decent amount of protein, they’re a serious kid-pleaser, and they call for just 3 ingredients + the toppings of your choice. We recommend a scoop of our homemade pico de gallo and a dollop of sour cream or homemade guacamole.

We love homemade enchilada recipes too like our ground beef enchiladas or this chicken enchilada skillet. They aren’t as quick and easy to make as lazy enchiladas but they’re definitely worth the effort!

What Are Lazy Enchiladas?

They’re pretty much exactly what you’d expect. Easy to make enchiladas that require minimal effort! The frozen taquitos really do most of the work here, taking place of the tortillas and meat. No need to make the filling, buy the tortillas, or roll them all up. The frozen taquitos do the work for you.

And when you use canned enchilada sauce it’s even easier! These is just about the quickest, easiest enchilada recipe there is.

♥ What We Love About This Recipe:

• Variety: Although we’re only using three ingredients this can still be made in lots of ways! Taquitos come in lots of varieties with different meats and flavors. There is red and green enchilada sauce and either works. Plus, add all your favorite toppings. It’s easy to make and easy to modify!
• Easy: Dinner doesn’t get much easier than this and these really do come out tasting like enchiladas!

Ingredient Notes:

Enchilada Sauce – You can use either red or green enchilada sauce. We just keep things easy and used the canned sauce for this recipe. These are lazy enchiladas after all! You could make your own if you’ve got the time.

Frozen Taquitos – These come in all sorts of varieties and brands. You can use any that you like! Beef taquitos, chicken taquitos, even bean and cheese taquitos for a meatless meal!

Cheddar Cheese – We’re keeping this nice and lazy and using pre-shredded cheddar cheese from the store. We do like to grate our own cheese, but sometimes it’s easier to just use the shredded stuff. Any variety of cheese will work – Mexican blend, pepperjack, monterey jack…

Toppings – We used sliced avocado, sour cream, diced onion, and cilantro this time around. More options below!

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Step by Step Instructions:

Pour about 1/4 cup of sauce into a 9×13 baking dish. Just enough to thinly cover the bottom. Arrange the taquitos over the sauce, then pour the remaining sauce over the top and bake for 15 minutes.

Top with the shredded cheddar cheese and return to the warm oven for 5 minutes to melt the cheese. It doesn’t take long since the taquitos should already be hot and bubbly.

Serve the lazy enchiladas with your favorite toppings like sliced avocado, sour cream, diced onion, and cilantro. More topping ideas below!

Topping Ideas:

These are delicious on their own, but I’m a big fan of dressing up freezer meals to make them feel a little more homemade and fresh. It’s easy to do this by setting up a few bowls of toppings for people to enjoy over the taquito enchiladas. Some options include:

• Pico de Gallo
• Homemade Guacamole
• Cowboy Caviar
• Sour Cream
• Avocado Slices
• Sliced Jalapeno
• Cilantro
• Diced Onion
• Pickled Red Onion

Serving Suggestions:

These taquito enchiladas are pretty great all on their own when you need something super quick and easy, but they can also be served alongside a variety of sides to make for a more complete meal.

My easy Mexican rice is a good choice for serving with enchiladas, and our homemade refried beans a They’re especially good alongside that Mexican rice. Serve all three for a hearty Mexican inspired meal!

My Mexican potato salad and this Mexican street corn pasta salad would be good sides too, and they are easy to prepare cold salads that you can make ahead of time.

Don’t forget our margaritas on the rocks!

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