Herbed Vegetable Enchiladas Recipes

GRILLED VEGETABLE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Brush all the vegetables lightly with olive oil. Grill until just done and still crispy. Cut all the vegetables into 2" strips - pat dry and set aside. Use the same system in the oven - set the temperature at 500 degrees so that the vegetables will char and not steam. This recipe makes one large pan of enchiladas or 2 small ones.
• To make the sauce combine the last 5 ingredients in the list and simmer till the tomatillos are soft. Puree using an imersion blender and set aside.
• Spray a large 9 x 11 casserole dish with a non-stick spray and then place 1 cup of the sauce on the bottom of the pan - spread to cover the entire bottom of the pan. Dip each tortilla in the hot sauce and then fill with one to two strips of each vegetable, some of the corn and the beans - add some cheese and roll and place in the pan. Pour over the rest of the sauce and top with more shredded cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly.

HERBED VEGETABLE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Spanish Sauce:.
• In large skillet saute 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup green pepper, and 1/2 cup celery in oil just until tender.
• Add chili powder and garlic powder to the sauteed vegetables. Add 1 cup tomatoes, 2 cups water, and sugar or honey to vegetable mixture and bring to a boil.
• In a cup mix 1 tablespoon water with cornstarch until cornstarch is dissolved completely. Pour this dissolved cornstarch mixture into the vegetable mixture and bring to a boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Mixture will thicken. Set aside.
• Enchiladas:.
• Spray a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with nonstick vegetable spray and set aside.
• In a large skillet saute onions, garlic, green chilies, carrots, and zucchini in oil or cover and steam in water. Cook until vegetables are just tender. Add cilantro and spinach leaves and heat just until spinach leaves are wilted.
• Add to sauteed vegetable mixture: tofu sour cream or low-fat sour cream, tomatoes, and salt. Set filling aside.
• In a large skillet, warm tomato juice, add cumin and garlic powder, mix thoroughly. Dip tortillas in seasoned tomato juice to soften and stack them on top of each other on a plate.
• Spoon 1/2 cup filling down the center of each tortilla; roll up. Arrange tortillas, seam side down, in the prepared baking dish.
• Pour the Spanish sauce over enchiladas.
• Cover and bake in a 350°F oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.