"Cheating" or not?

I don't know if I can explain this very well without it coming across differently than I feel but I am going to try. I normally make all things from scratch otherwise I feel like I am "cheating." It's a silly little quirk I have that honestly can drive me insane sometimes. Seriously, I can't just make a cake from a box mix without adding something or at least making homemade frosting, or spaghetti from a jar without digging through my spice rack adding things as I go, or they even have these great freezer "meals" that comes in a bag with everything needed, all a person has to do is put it in a pan and let it heat for about 15-20 minutes. My sister loves to get them. When Brandon was in Iraq I had many meals at my sister's house enjoying these delicious "freezer" meals. Heidi loves simple meals that can be made easily but taste great and she is good at finding new ideas to fit this criteria. It's a quality I am jealous of. Don't get me wrong, I love to cook & bake but sometimes I just don't really feel like doing it after a long day of work and I wish I could just prepare one of these easy yet delicious meals that don't create a workload of dishes either, but no, I can't bring myself to do it! The simplest route I can go is pretty much tacos, BLT, and these yummy enchiladas I am about to tell you about, which are from a simple mix that I actually follow without changing it up (very amazing for a girl like me). These enchiladas actually do consume quite a bit of time so I don't know if it necessarily falls into the whole category that I am talking about but I'm going with it anyway! Here is a picture of the packaging:




The only thing "special" that I really do is double or triple the sauce while keeping the filling (meat & cheese) amount the same. Anyway, here is a picture of the finished product.



As the days at work end a big portion of my thoughts is about going home to eat these as leftovers! Jennifer, a co-worker and friend, keeps harassing me about my "obsession" with these enchiladas, but she was very interested in getting the "recipe" and excited to find out how easy they really are. I hope she likes them as much as I do, otherwise it might be a little embarrassing how much I have gone on & on about them!

Instead of baking them in a 9x13 pan I decided to make them in two separate square pans so I can freeze one for later (they freeze very well). So much for that! We have already dug into the second pan! Goes to show how absolutely delicious they really are!