Cheesy Black Bean Enchiladas

Cheesy Black Bean Enchiladas

🥘 Ingredients

  • Mexican cheese blend
    1 c
  • Roma tomato
    2 unit
  • Southwest spice blend
    2 tbsp
  • black beans
    26.8 oz
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • cilantro
    ¼ oz
  • cooking oil
    2 tsp
  • enchilada sauce
    10 oz
  • flour tortillas
    12 unit
  • lime
    1 unit
  • long green pepper
    2 unit
  • pepper
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • salt
  • sour cream
    1/2 c

🍳 Cookware

  • large pan
  • small pot
  • potato masher
  • baking dish
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 475 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Dice Roma tomato . Roughly chop cilantro . Halve, peel, and finely dice red onion . Quarter lime . Core, deseed, and dice long green pepper . Drain black beans over a small bowl, reserving liquid.
    Roma tomato: 2 unit, cilantro: ¼ oz, red onion: 2 unit, lime: 1 unit, long green pepper: 2 unit, black beans: 26.8 oz
  2. 2
    In a second small bowl, combine tomato, cilantro, 2 TBSP onion (4 TBSP for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper . In a third small bowl, combine sour cream with a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.
    salt, pepper, sour cream: 1/2 c
  3. 3
    Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add remaining onion; cook until just softened, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add Southwest spice blend , half the beans, and 2 TBSP reserved bean liquid (you'll use more of each in the next step). Cook, stirring, until fragrant and warmed through, ⏱️ 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat.
    cooking oil: 2 tsp, Southwest spice blend: 2 tbsp
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add remaining beans; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add 3 TBSP remaining bean liquid (1/3 cup for 4 servings). (You may have some bean liquid left over.) Simmer until warmed through, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Lower heat, then stir in 1 TBSP butter and salt (we used 1/2 tsp). (For 4, use 2 TBSP butter and 1 tsp salt.) Turn off heat; mash with a potato masher or fork until mostly smooth. Season with pepper.
    butter: 2 tbsp
  5. 5
    Spread flour tortillas with mashed beans. Place a small amount of filling on one half of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas, starting with filled sides, to create enchiladas. Place seam sides down in an 8-by-11-inch baking dish or large ovenproof pan. (For 4 servings, use a 9-by-13-inch dish or two smaller ones.)
    flour tortillas: 12 unit
  6. 6
    Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas to thoroughly coat. (TIP: You might not need all the sauce.) Top with Mexican cheese blend . Bake on top rack until sauce is bubbly and cheese melts, ⏱️ 7 minutes . Top enchiladas with lime crema and pico de gallo. Serve directly from baking dish with any remaining lime wedges on the side.
    enchilada sauce: 10 oz, Mexican cheese blend: 1 c