Enchilada Casserole
- 9 Corn Tortillas
- 10 oz can, Enchilada Sauce
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 Green Bell Pepper, chopped
- 2 Zucchini, sliced small
- 1/2 tsp Cumin, ground
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper, or more to taste
- 1 Salt & Pepper
- 1 can Green Chili, chopped
- 1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
- 15 oz can, Black and/or Pinto Beans
- 1 box Spinach, frozen and thawed or fresh chopped
- 1 Bag of Cheese, shredded
- 1 can Black Olives, sliced
- Note: You can use any vegetables you have on hand.
- I'd recommend keeping the onion and bell pepper though.
- Saute the onion and bell pepper in large pan.
- Add the zucchini and saute for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add all seasoning and oregano.
- Stir for one minute.
- Rinse beans.
- Add green chili, cilantro and beans.
- Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- To large casserole dish, pour 1/2 cup sauce and spread to cover bottom of dish.
- Add tortillas to cover bottom of dish.
- Pour bean and vegetable mixture from pan over tortillas.
- Spread evenly with a spoon.
- Sprinkle a little bit of cheese on top
- Wrap thawed frozen spinach in three layers of paper towel and squeeze all liquid out of spinach.
- Add spinach on top of bean and vegetable mixture.
- If using thawed spinach, tear apart with hands and layer on top.
- If using fresh, sprinkle on top.
- Layer tortillas on top covering spinach.
- Pour enchilada sauce on top.
- Spread sauce to completely cover tortillas.
- Cover dish with foil tenting foil to try and keep the foil from touching the sauce.
- Bake in oven for 40 minutes
- Remove foil.
- Cover with remaining amount of cheese.
- Sprinkle on olives and cilantro (optional).
- Raise oven temperature to 400 and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until cheese is lightly brown.
- Let casserole rest for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.
- Recommended step.
corn tortillas, enchilada sauce, onion, green bell pepper, zucchini, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, salt, green chili, cilantro, beans, of cheese, black olives
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/343056-enchilada-casserole (may not work)