Description
These flavorful vegetarian enchilada recipe is packed with veggies like mushrooms, peppers, and onions. Enchiladas are easy to make and are ready to eat in about 45 minutes. A perfect weeknight dinner recipe that reheats well as leftovers!
Ingredients
- 14 oz jar red enchilada sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Half of a white onion (about 1 cup), diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 cups cremini or Baby Bella mushrooms, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can corn kernels, drained and rinsed
- 4 oz can mild green chiles
- 1/2 cup jarred salsa
- 8 8″ flour tortillas (or corn tortillas, if you prefer)
- 3/4 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
- For serving: avocado, sour cream/plain Greek yogurt, chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pour about half a cup of the enchilada sauce into a glass 9×13 baking dish and spread it out with a spoon into a thin layer to cover the bottom.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large saute pan or frying pan. Add the diced onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic to the pan. Cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes until soft.
- Stir in the chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and a generous pinch of salt and pepper and cook for another minute.
- Remove from heat, then add the black beans, corn, green chiles, and salsa. Stir it all together to combine.
- Spoon about one cup of the vegetable filling into the middle of a tortilla. Fold in the sides to wrap it up, overlapping the sides over each other.
- Place the wrapped fajita folded side down into the prepared baking dish.
- Repeat for a total of 8 times to fit 8 fajitas into the dish.
- Pour the remainder of the enchilada sauce over the fajitas and spread it out with a spoon so each one is covered with the sauce.
- Top with the shredded cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 20-23 minutes, until cheese is melted and the enchilada sauce is hot and bubbling up on the sides.
- Use a spatula to serve the enchiladas and add whatever toppings you like.
Notes
Can you make enchiladas ahead of time?
Yes! This recipe is a good make-ahead option. You can prepare the enchiladas a day in advance according to instructions, then cover the baking dish tightly with tin foil.
The next day, bake them right from the fridge. You may need to increase the cooking time by 5-10 minutes.
Reheating leftover enchiladas: Heat up individual portions of enchiladas in the microwave for 1 -2 minutes, or until warmed through.
Can you freeze enchiladas?
A batch of homemade enchiladas is great to have on hand in the freezer! Prepare the mushroom enchiladas, then cover the baking dish tightly with a few layers of plastic wrap. Follow with a layer of tin foil and freeze as is for up to three months.
Leave the enchiladas in the fridge overnight to defrost, uncover, and cook according to the recipe directions. You may need to add 5-10 minutes of cook time.