Veggie Enchiladas

Veggie Enchiladas

What you need:

1 batch of green enchilada sauce—see my earlier blog post for recipe (or a bottle of store bought green sauce)

1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
2 Bell peppers of any kind chopped
1 Red onion chopped
1 Small package(8 oz) of baby portobello mushrooms chopped
1/2 lime (just the juice)
1 TSP sea salt
1 TSP season salt
1 TSP ground black pepper
1 Can pinto beans rinsed and drained
6 Whole wheat soft taco tortillas

What you’ll do:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Put the chopped peppers, onion and mushrooms on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper

Coat the veggies with the olive oil
Sprinkle the salt and pepper on veggies

Bake for about 10-15 minutes stirring halfway through

Remove veggies from oven and stir in rinsed pinto beans

Coat the bottom of a large glass baking dish with the green sauce

Fill each flour tortilla with green sauce and veggie mixture

Roll each tortilla tightly and place seam side down in the baking dish

Continue this until baking dish is full

Pour the remaining sauce on top of the enchiladas

Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes

Optional:
Add fresh salsa (see previous blog post)

Enjoy!!!

Homemade green enchilada sauce

Homemade green enchilada sauce

What you need:

1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
1 Green bell pepper
1/2 Yellow onion (chopped)
2 Garlic cloves (or pre diced garlic)
2 Vine ripened tomatoes
1 Cup vegetable stock
1/2 Bunch of fresh cilantro (chopped)
1 Jalepeno (chopped)
2 TSP sea salt (or to taste)
1 TSP ground black pepper
1 TSP Chili powder
1 TSP turmeric powder

What you’ll do:

In a medium skillet add the olive oil, onion, bell pepper, jalepeno and all seasoning and cook over medium until soft or about 4-5 minutes

Add chopped tomatoes, stock and cilantro

Continue simmering over medium, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes until tomatoes have broken down

Pour mixture into a blender and puree (be careful with hot liquid when blending!!)

Enjoy!!

You could use this recipe as a chip dip also (I would add a bit of lime juice in that case)