Weeknight Enchiliadas

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 45 min 6
Weeknight Enchiliadas
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Ingredients


2 tbsp Canola oil (for sauce)
2 tbsp Chili powder (for sauce)
2 tbsp All-purpose white flour (for sauce)
2 cup Water (for sauce)
86 gm Tomato paste, canned (for sauce)
1/2 tsp Cumin (for sauce)
1/2 tsp Garlic powder (for sauce)
1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper (for sauce)
16 small tortilla(s) Tortilla, corn
4 cup Refried beans, canned, traditional style
2 cup Pepper jack cheese (shredded)
1/2 avocado(s) Avocado (thinly sliced)
1/4 bunch Cilantro (coriander)

Instructions


Begin by making the sauce. In a small sauce pot, combine the chili powder, flour, and oil. Heat over a medium flame, while stirring, for one to two minutes to toast the spices and flour. Whisk in the water, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. Allow the mixture to come to a simmer, at which point it will thicken. Once thick enough to coat a spoon, taste and add salt as needed (1/2 to ¾ tsp). Set the sauce aside.

Toast the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium flame until they are just flecked with brown on each side. The tortillas should be slightly more firm, but still pliable enough to roll. Stack the tortillas on a clean plate as they come out of the skillet.

Prepare a casserole dish by coating with non-stick spray, then spread a layer of enchilada sauce over the bottom (1/2 to 1 cup). Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Add about ¼ cup of refried beans to each tortilla, plus a small pinch of shredded cheese. Roll the tortilla tightly around the beans and cheese, then place seam side down in the casserole dish. Continue until all of the tortillas are filled. Pour another ½ to 1 cup enchilada sauce over the rolled enchiladas in the dish, leaving some of the edges exposed so they can become brown and crispy. Top with the remaining shredded cheese.

Bake the casserole in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until the sauce is thick and bubbly around the edges and the center is heated through.

Top with thin slices of avocado and chopped cilantro leaves (or sliced green onions).


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 516
Calories from fat 254
Calories from saturated fat 104
Total Fat 28.3 g
Saturated Fat 11.6 g
Trans Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.0 g
Cholesterol 48 mg
Sodium 1032 mg
Potassium 897 mg
Total Carbohydrate 48 g
Dietary Fiber 11.2 g
Sugars 3.2 g
Protein 23.3 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 1.1
Meat Alternative 0.9
Milk Alternative 0.9
Vegetables 1.7

Energy sources


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