Lightened Beef Enchiladas with 10-Minute Homemade Enchilada Sauce (Video)

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I should probably eat these right now.

Lightened Up Beef Enchiladas with 10 Minute Enchilada Sauce

Or maybe not.

Either way, you should definitely try them.

The last few days were a birthday stretch of nonstop eating — truly every indulgent thing I could find. I honestly can’t think of a food I didn’t have over the weekend (well, except broccoli).

I did eat kale, which counts. And yes, there was a lot of cheese involved.

I also ate sage, which is green and therefore counts as a vegetable in my book.

Today calls for either these enchiladas or a salad.

P.S. cilantro haters: how badly do you want to punch me right now?

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