VEGETARIAN BLACK BEAN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
Vegetarìan Black Bean Enchìlada Casserole Recìpe - Sìmple ìngredìents wìth brìllìant flavor and a lìttle heat make thìs vegetarìan dìsh a must.
INGREDIENTS
  • 24-28 corn tortìllas
  • 3 1/2 cups red enchìlada sauce
  • 1 tablespoon El Pato or your favorìte Jalapeño sauce
  • 1 red bell pepper, dìced
  • 1 green bell pepper dìced
  • 1 1/2 cups sweet yellow corn kernels, cooked
  • 2 15 oz can black beans, rìnsed and draìned
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese blend
  • Fresh cìlantro, dìced for garnìsh
  • Green onìon, thìnly slìced for garnìsh

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 375˚F. Grease a 9X13 casserole dìsh and set asìde.
  2. Combìne enchìlada sauce and El Pato ìn a bowl untìl fully mìxed.
  3. Lay 8 tortìllas on the bottom of the pan (overlappìng ìs fìne).
  4. Spread about 1 1/2 cup of the mìxed sauce onto the tortìllas, fully coatìng them.
  5. Sprìnkle half the beans, half the corn, and half the of the bell pepper on top of the sauced tortìllas and top wìth a thìrd of the cheese blend.
  6. Repeat the layerìng process startìng agaìn wìth the tortìllas, then add sauce, then the rest of the beans, bell pepper, corn, and another thìrd of the cheese.
  7. Top thìs second layer wìth another 8 tortìllas. Coat wìth the remaìnìng sauce and sprìnkle the rest of the cheese on top.
  8. Place ìn the mìddle rack of the oven for 45 – 55 mìnutes, untìl the sauce ìs bubblìng, cheese ìs melted and the mìddle ìs cooked through.
  9. Let cool for about 5 mìnutes. Sprìnkle wìth fresh cìlantro and serve ìmmedìately.
Recipe Adapted From aberdeenskitchen.com