Healthy Black Bean Spinach Enchiladas Food

BLACK BEAN SPINACH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Make the sauce: in a saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add tomato paste, flour, 2 teaspoons cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and chili powder. Cook 1 minute, whisking. Whisk in broth, bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer, and cook until slightly thickened about 8 minutes. Salt/pepper to taste, and set aside.
• Saute the spinach in olive oil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until slightly wilted.
• In a large bowl, combine beans, 2 cups cheese, spinach, corn, green onions, 2 teaspoons cumin, and cilantro.
• Preheat oven to 375. Lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking dish, and pour a small amount of the sauce to coat the bottom.
• Generously fill tortillas with mixture, roll up tightly with ends tucked in, and place seam side down in dish.
• Pour remaining sauce over the enchiladas, coating evenly. Sprinkle 1 cup cheese on top.
• Bake about 20 minutes, and garnish with cilantro and/or green onions (optional).

BLACK BEAN AND SPINACH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375.
• In a large pan or skillet, thaw the frozen spinach over medium high heat.
• When completely thawed, add black beans and pepper.
• Add cream cheese to the skillet and work with it to combine the ingredients.
• Add cheddar, stirring to help it melt and combine. Remove from heat.
• Divide the mixture into the center of the six tortillas, folding both ends over and rolling to the center.
• Pour one can of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 glass baking pan.
• Arrange the enchiladas in the pan, pour the remaining can of sauce over them and top with more shredded cheddar to garnish.
• Bake approximately 15-20 minutes, until sauces is bubbling and cheddar garnish is browned slightly.

BLACK BEAN SPINACH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil. When hot, carefully add tomato paste, flour, 2 tsp. cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and chili powder. Cook 1 minute, whisking.
• Slowly whisk in broth, and bring to a light boil. Then reduce to simmer, and cook until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes. Salt/pepper to taste and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• In a pan over medium heat, sauté the spinach for 1-2 minutes until lightly wilted. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, combine black beans (rinsed and drained), 3/4 cup vegan cheese (more/less as desired), wilted spinach, corn, green onions, cilantro, and 2 tsp. cumin.
• In a 9×13 inch baking dish (lightly sprayed if desired) pour a small amount of the sauce to coat the bottom.
• Generously fill tortillas with mixture, roll up tightly with ends tucked in, and place seam side down in dish.
• Pour remaining sauce over the enchiladas, coating evenly. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on top if desired.
• Bake for about 20 minutes. Garnish with additional cilantro and/or green onions before serving if desired.

SPINACH AND BLACK BEAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet to medium and add the olive oil. Stir fry the onion and pepper in the cumin, salt, and pepper.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and add the spinach and stir occasionally until wilted.
• Add the black beans and combine with the other ingredients.
• Remove from the heat and toss with the green onions.
• Add a few spoonfuls of the enchilada sauce into a baking dish. Assemble the enchiladas by combining a bit of cheese in each enchilada with a bit saved for baking on top.
• Place them side by side in the dish and cover the remaining sauce and then cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with sour cream, salsa, and green onions.

MELISSA'S CHICKEN, SPINACH & BLACK BEAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Saute the chopped onion in a little olive oil, add the frozen spinach and cook about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the rotel tomatoes, cumin, chili powder to the spinach mixture and mix well. Cook about 5 minutes, then add cream cheese and cook until melted on medium low heat. Stir frequently while it melts.
• Add black beans to mixture, then add shredded cheese. Mix well then take off heat and put to the side.
• To make the Sauce:.
• Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan and mix well. Heat until bubbly.
• Spread enough sauce to make a thin layer onto the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Heat the tortillas in the microwave for about 30 seconds until warm. Spread spoonfuls of the spinach filling onto each tortilla, then wrap it and place seamside down in the pan. When pan is full, pour the remaining sauce over enchiladas, the top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 about 30 minutes until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.

HEALTHY BLACK BEAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat and saute onion and garlic until tender.
• Add beans, tomatoes, corn, salsa and spices, stir and bring to a simmer. Simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened.
• Stir in rice and heat 3 more minutes.
• Warm tortillas on a skillet or by microwaving for 20 seconds.
• Spoon about 1/6 of the filling into each tortilla (this will be somewhere around 3/4 cup), sprinkle with some cheddar cheese and roll up.
• Pour a little enchilada sauce to coat the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish and place tortillas in dish and cover completely with enchilada sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or you can refrigerate it for later.
• Garnish with some fat-free or lowfat sour cream and extra cheese if desired.