Vegetarian Enchiladas

Vegetarian Enchiladas
Vegetarian Enchiladas requires approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains about 26g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 587 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of ancho chile powder, kosher salt, juice of lime, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It works well as a budget friendly main course.

Instructions

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Special equipment: a 9-by-13-inch baking dish
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
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Add the onions, and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
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Add the garlic, chile powder, cumin and cayenne, and continue to cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted, about 1 minute.
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Add 2 cups water, the tomato puree and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bring to a simmer. Continue cooking until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly (it should be looser and thinner than marinara sauce), 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
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For the filling: Squeeze all the excess moisture out of the spinach. Put it into a large bowl with the pinto beans, and squeeze with your hands to combine and smash up the beans a little.
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Add half of both the Cheddar and the pepper Jack, half of both the sour cream and the scallions and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and stir to combine.
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Spread about 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
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Lay the tortillas out on a work surface, and spread 1 side of each with about 1 teaspoon of tomato sauce. Put about 1/4 cup of the filling across the middle of each tortilla.
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Roll each up, then shingle them in 2 even rows in the baking dish.
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Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the rolled tortillas, and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses. Cover the baking dish loosely with foil, and bake until the cheeses are melted and the filling is hot, about 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking to heat completely through, about 10 minutes more.
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Whisk together the remaining sour cream, the lime juice and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
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Drizzle the mixture over the baked enchiladas, and sprinkle with the remaining scallions.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 40 m.
Servings6
Health Score41
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