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Whole Enchilada

Try this make-ahead version of the classic Mexican favorite for a quick weeknight supper.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red or green bell pepper

  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder

  • 1/ 2 cup water

  • 1 1/2 cups tomato salsa

  • 1 cup tofu sour cream

  • 2 cups cooked pinto beans, chopped

  • Eight 8-inch flour tortillas

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350oF.
  2. Lightly oil a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
  3. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  4. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
  5. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, or until softened.
  6. Stir in the chili powder, water, and salsa, and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened.
  7. Remove from heat and add the tofu sour cream.
  8. Combine 2 cups of the sauce with the beans.
  9. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the bean mixture onto each tortilla and roll up.
  10. Arrange the filled tortillas in the prepared baking dish.
  11. Top with the remaining sauce, cover, and bake for 25 minutes.
  12. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer.

Serves 6 to 8.

About The Author

ROBIN ROBERTSON is the author of five cookbooks: 366 Healthful Ways to Cook Tofu and Other Meat Alternatives, 366 Simply Delicious Dairy-Free Recipes, The Soy Gourmet, Some Like It Hot, and The Vegetarian Chili Cookbook. She writes a weekly newspaper column on vegetarian cooking and is a Vegetarian Times contributor. 
JON ROBERTSON is the author of The Golden Thread of Oneness: A journey Inward to the Universal Consciousness. He is the senior writer and editor at A.R.E. Press. This recipe was excerpted with permission from The Sacred Kitchen, ©1999, published by New World Library, www.nwlib.com. Toll free ordering number for New World Library,  800-972-6657 Ext. 52. 

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