Potato and Bean Enchiladas

Description

A great vegetarian main dish that can be spiced up with the addition of jalapenos to either or both sauce and filling.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 pound fresh tomatillos, husks removed
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped, divided
  • 2 (12 ounce) packages corn tortilla
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
  • 1 (12 ounce) package queso fresco
  • oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). In a bowl
  2. toss diced potatoes together with cumin
  3. chili powder
  4. salt
  5. and ketchup
  6. and place in an oiled baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes
  7. or until tender.
  8. Meanwhile
  9. boil tomatillos and chopped onion in water to cover for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Once cooled
  10. puree with half of the cilantro until smooth.
  11. Fry tortillas individually in a small amount of hot oil until soft.
  12. Mix potatoes together with pinto beans
  13. 1/2 cheese
  14. and 1/2 cilantro. Fill tortillas with potato mixture
  15. and roll up. Place seam side down in an oiled 9×13 inch baking dish. Spoon tomatillo sauce over enchiladas
  16. and spread remaining cheese over sauce. Bake for 20 minutes
  17. or until hot and bubbly.

Prep Time: 1 hr

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 12

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