Veggie Enchiladas With Ranchero Sauce Recipes

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the sauce: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chile powder, cumin and cayenne, and continue to cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted, about 1 minute. Add 2 cups water, the tomato puree and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bring to a simmer. Continue cooking until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly (it should be looser and thinner than marinara sauce), 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• For the filling: Squeeze all the excess moisture out of the spinach. Put it into a large bowl with the pinto beans, and squeeze with your hands to combine and smash up the beans a little. Add half of both the Cheddar and the pepper Jack, half of both the sour cream and the scallions and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and stir to combine.
• Spread about 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Lay the tortillas out on a work surface, and spread 1 side of each with about 1 teaspoon of tomato sauce. Put about 1/4 cup of the filling across the middle of each tortilla. Roll each up, then shingle them in 2 even rows in the baking dish. Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the rolled tortillas, and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses. Cover the baking dish loosely with foil, and bake until the cheeses are melted and the filling is hot, about 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking to heat completely through, about 10 minutes more.
• For the topping: Whisk together the remaining sour cream, the lime juice and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Drizzle the mixture over the baked enchiladas, and sprinkle with the remaining scallions.

EASY VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 1 cup chopped onion in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and garlic; simmer uncovered until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.
• Divide refried beans, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup black olives, and 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend evenly among tortillas; roll up tortillas to enclose filling. Arrange rolled tortillas seam side-down in a shallow baking pan.
• Pour tomato sauce evenly over tortillas. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup black olives and 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through, about 30 minutes.

VEGGIE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Place a griddle pan over a high heat to get smoking hot.
• Halve and deseed the peppers, then add to the griddle with the corn. Grill for 8 to 10 minutes, or until charred and bar-marked, turning occasionally. Remove to a plate to cool.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. Drain and add the black beans, stir in the cumin and fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until crisp, stirring occasionally.
• Once cooled, cut the corn kernels away from the cob and chop the peppers into 1.5cm chunks. Reserving 1 tablespoon of the corn, add to a large bowl with the peppers and black beans.
• Trim, finely slice and add the spring onions, reserving a small handful to one side. Deseed, finely slice and add the chilli. Pick and add most of the coriander leaves, reserving the stalks.
• Squeeze in the lime juice and season well with sea salt and black pepper.
• Wipe the frying pan clean with kitchen paper, then return to a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Peel and finely slice the garlic and finely slice the coriander stalks, then add to the pan for 1 minute.
• Stir in the tomatoes and ½ a tin's worth of hot water, breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened and reduced.
• Season to taste, carefully transfer to a liquidiser and blitz until smooth.
• Divide the vegetable mixture between 8 corn tortillas and roll them up. Line them up in a snug-fitting baking dish (roughly 20cm x 30cm), with the scruffy ends tucked underneath.
• Pour over the tomato sauce, coarsely grate the Cheddar on top and crumble over the feta.
• Drizzle with a little oil, then pop in the hot oven for 25 minutes, or until bubbling and golden.
• Serve scattered with the reserved corn, spring onion and coriander leaves. Delicious with a crisp green salad.

VEGGIE ENCHILADAS WITH RANCHERO SAUCE

Steps:

• First make your sauce. Saute onions, jalapenos, and fresh tomatos in oil. Salt generously to release the water in the tomatos, it makes a better sauce. If you are using canned tomatos, add them after onions are cooked soft. Then add poblano, tomato sauce and oregano, cover and let simmer. If you use cilantro, don't add it until you are ready to put the sauce on the enchiladas, or it can turn bitter To make enchilada filling: Grate squash and then carrots in food processor, set aside. In a heavy skillet with a lid, saute onion, celery, carrot, garlic, spices and jalapeno in oil until onions soften, 5-7 minutes. Add grated squash on top of sauted mixture, cover and let simmer until squash is steamed, about 10 minutes. In a large bowl, mix cooked veggies with grated cheese. This is the filling for your enchiladas. To assemble enchiladas, first ladle 1/2 cup sauce into a cassarole dish. Heat about 2 T. oil in a small skillet, and sprinkle in a little chili powder. Using tongs, fry tortillas two at a time quickly in hot oil, just long enough to soften. Fresh tortillas will bubble up a little, so watch out for the steam. Set them on a plate and cover while you fry the rest, adding more oil and chili powder to the pan as needed. Put a softened tortilla in the cassarole dish, fill with about 2 T veggies and roll up tightly. Keep going until your dish is full. Pack them in fairly tight, so they will not unroll. Top with just enough sauce to cover all, then with cheese down the center of the pan so it looks nice. Bake at 350 until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot.