Monday, October 27, 2008
Black Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
I am never a fan of Mondays. The weekends always go too fast!
Last night we made enchiladas for dinner. We did black bean/cheese enchiladas and Josh added some of his cilantro lime chicken to his side. I made sure they were divided in the pan, no chicken for me please!! It was easy to tell which ones were Josh's, he likes a ton of cheese and I don't like very much:)
We rolled up the enchiladas in no time and then baked them until the cheese and sauce was nice and bubbly. I also made some guacamole for an appetizer. I don't know why we haven't been making these more often. They were awesome!!
Black Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
(Chicken too if you want to add it!)
10 corn tortillas
1 big can of red enchilada sauce
1 15 ounce can of black beans, low sodium, rinsed and drained
1 small can of diced green chilies
1 small onion
Chopped fresh cilantro
Salt
Pepper
Shredded marbled cheddar and pepper jack cheese (or whatever kind you like) Use whatever amount you want. We didn't measure!
Cilantro Lime Chicken-optional. Josh used his leftovers!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl mix the black beans, green chilies, onion, cilantro, salt, and pepper together.
In a small casserole dish, spread some of the enchilada sauce on the bottom. Dip the corn tortillas in the sauce as you go to keep them moist. This will prevent them from breaking. Fill the tortillas with the bean mixture, sprinkle some cheese on top, and add chicken if you are using it.
Roll up ten tortillas with filling.
Pour the remaining sauce over all of the tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. We added extra green chilies and cilantro on top. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.
I love to make enchiladas at home. I haven't added black beans, but that's a great idea. It would really boost the nutrition.
ReplyDeleteI may just make these for dinner tonight - they look great.
ReplyDeleteThese look perfect, just perfect. I'm adding the Cilantro Lime chicken to mine! Making these will definitely make Mondays seem a little less dreary.
ReplyDeleteYum- these look absolutely delicious! Perfect for a weeknight!
ReplyDeleteYour enchiladas look great. Enchiladas don't last long at our house.
ReplyDeleteYour enchiladas look divine! and so do you cinnadoodles!
ReplyDeleteYum, Yum !! Enjoy your visit with your Dad & Theresa! Tell them hello for me.
That is so funny- I have enchiladas on my menu for tonight! What a bummer that you have to work while your dad is in town! Maybe you can get out early? I will keep my fingers crossed for you!
ReplyDeleteLove the enchiladas! Those cinnadoodles look good, too.
ReplyDeleteI hate Mondays too! I think that is why Sunday is depressing sometimes. But would sure brighten it up.
ReplyDeletelovely meal... :)
ReplyDeleteI love enchiladas, and the addition of cilantro lime chicken sounds delicious to me! You've photographed your meal quite nicely. My photos of enchiladas usually look like mush though they taste good!
ReplyDeleteIt must be the season for a little spice!
ReplyDeleteThe enchiladas look great - I'll have the chicken. ;)
Those look so good. Yum!
ReplyDeleteOh man, that guac looks fabulous, just fabulous and I'll have your share of the cilantro lime chicken if that's ok.
ReplyDeleteoh yummy! that looks soo good....guacamole is soo good!
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of Mondays myself either. I went into work 2 hours late today & it felt like a holiday. I wish all Mondays could be like that. Anyhoo, these enchiladas look great!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I also made the artichoke gratinata from Giada's and it was just OK. I love artichokes but on their own even with some other good stuff was just too artichoky.
Great minds think alike, we just had enchiladas!
ReplyDeleteEnchiladas are a great Monday food - easy to put together and oh so yummy. Quick comfort food!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, my mouth is watering! These look so yummy! I LOVE black beans!
ReplyDeleteThese look awfully good. I love enchiladas.
ReplyDeleteThese will make any monday fell better!
ReplyDeleteWOW! This looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.... looks yummy. I've never had enchilada, at first I thought it was lasagne ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm drooling over the enchiladas...and ESPECIALLY the guacamole!
ReplyDeleteEnchiladas with black beans...delicious!
ReplyDeleteEnchilada night looks like fun...can I have an invite next time? I'll bring the pico de gallo and chipotle sour cream!
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I love enchilada night - I need to plan one now!!
ReplyDeleteOh, that had to be the best dinner. My husband has been begging for enchiladas.
ReplyDeleteenchiladas are a personal favorite, especially when black beans and guacamole are involved. i must say, your guac is particularly gorgeous. :)
ReplyDeleteHow was last night with your dad and step mom? Hope you had fun! Do you ever partipate in the Blogger Secret Ingredient Challenge? If not, I was in charge of picking the ingredient for this week- check it out :)http://itzyskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/10/blogger-secret-ingredient-bsi.html
ReplyDeleteIf you're interested, you just make a recipe that involves the secret ingredient and submit the recipe. At the end of the week, a winner is chosen.
I just LOVE enchiladas and yours look great. I highly recommend that you make your own enchilada sauce though it is just so good.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to make these! They look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteIt has been forever since I had enchiladas. These look GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteThose look amazing! I made some black bean and pumpkin enchiladas last week, but these look so good!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - these look absolutely delicious!!
ReplyDeleteRosie x