Saturday, July 30, 2016

BLACK BEAN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE




Good meatless meal- adapted from The Meaning Of Pie


Ingredients:

2 cups chopped onions
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 (14½ ounce) can diced tomatoes
¾ cup picante sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed
1 small can tomato sauce
12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 In a skillet with a tablespoon of olive oil, sauté the onions and the bell peppers for 3-4 minutes.

 Add garlic and continue to saute  for 1 minute. 

Add the tomatoes, cumin, and picante sauce to the onions, peppers, garlic and stir to combine.

 Simmer for about 5 minutes.

 Add the drained and rinsed beans and stir until incorporated.

 Remove from heat and set aside.


In a 9″ X 13″ casserole dish, layer -

 ⅓ of bean mixture

 6 tortillas- if they overlap -no problem

 ½ of cheese

 ⅓ of bean mixture

 6 tortillas- same directions as above

 ⅓ of bean mixture

 Pour the tomato sauce on top of the casserole -especially around the edges.

Cover  dish with foil and bake in the 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.

 Remove the dish from the oven.

 Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of the casserole and put the foil back over the dish. Let the casserole stand, covered, for 10 minutes.

 By this time, the cheese should have melted thoroughly. Cut into squares and serve.



29 comments:

  1. Yummmm.....This is just my style!!! I used to make something like this with ground beef, but meatless is the name of the game these days. I am going to put the ingredients I need on my shopping list, and make this !! This Week !! I bet I could make half a recipe, since it is only me, and I don't want to waste it. Thanks Linda, you gave me a great idea for a great meal. :-)

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  2. this really sounds so good. thanks so much for this great recipe.

    Enjoy your weekend.

    Mary

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  3. I want to try this also.Looks so good..

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  4. I don't think I'd miss the meat at all!

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  5. YUM! I love that this is meat free :)

    Blessings,
    Edye | Http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com

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  6. That looks good Linda.....I love to have a recipe like this on stand by for nights that I don't know what I feel like having and didn't thaw meat out.

    Thanks! :)

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    1. Not one of my better photos but it tasted good!

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  7. Looks like a winner for Meatless Monday! Thanks for posting on #overthemoon!

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    1. Hope you like it.

      Thanks for stopping by.

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  8. I think the photo is really good Linda. composition and color is great. I love the fact that this is meatless and it's better for you. i'll sub out the canned tomato for fresh because my tomatoes are doing pretty good right now and I make my own salsa so that will be fresh too. Thanks GF, I can always count on a something delicious here

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    1. Thanks Cyndy. I wish I had fresh tomatoes, you and Carol are so lucky to have fresh vegetables.

      Would love to sit and have a drink with you and Randall and share some salsa!

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  9. This looks so good! Thanks for sharing the recipes! Blessings, Janet

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  10. My husband will truly love this. Just Pinned it and will be making soon. Thank you

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  11. What a great way to take some of the time out of enchiladas by just layering it instead! It looks delicious!

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  12. Perfect for Meatless Monday night dinners. Thank you for sharing your recipe at the #HomeMattersParty

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  13. Delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning

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  14. I'm a lover of Mexican Food and this looks great!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday Pinned!

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    1. I remember that from the restaurant in California I never heard of and you mentioned how much you really likes it!

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