This vegan enchilada recipe is simple, easy, delicious but I would not say "authentic." That's because I've only had food court Mexican food and I don't know if Taco Bell counts 😉 But since I got this request from a viewer…and I had these ingredients on hand, I thought I'd share my version of baked enchiladas. Much healthier than the original but still satisfying and super tasty.
NOTE: I made a typo! 350 Fahrenheit is about 175 Celsius, not 170. Also, I like my food on the spicy side. Feel free to reduce the amount of chili powder in the red sauce. When in doubt, start with less and taste as you go. 🙂
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Rice and Bean Enchiladas
Full printable recipe:
INGREDIENTS (US)
6 small soft tortillas
chopped scallions and cilantro if desired
RED SAUCE
1 1/2 cups vegetable stock, divided
5.5 fl oz tomato paste
3 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon flour
FILLING
1 cup cooked brown Rice
1 cup cooked beans
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper (capsicum)
1/2 cup double strength vegetable broth
1 cup chopped onion (about one small onion)
4fl oz can of green chiles
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
INGREDIENTS (Metric)
6 small soft tortillas
chopped scallions and cilantro if desired
RED SAUCE
355ml vegetable stock, divided
150ml tomato paste
45cc chili powder
2.5cc cumin
2.5cc dried oregano
15cc flour
FILLING
170g cooked brown Rice
160g cooked beans
90g chopped red bell pepper (capsicum)
120ml double strength vegetable broth
120g chopped onion (about one small onion)
125ml can of green chiles
5cc minced garlic
1.25cc teaspoon cumin
5cc chili powder
Preheat oven to 350F or 175C
Heat a sauce pan over medium heat. When hot, add flour. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes while stirring. You want to toast the flour but not burn it so reduce the heat if necessary.
Add the spices and cook for another minute, stirring regularly.
Add the tomato paste and vegetable broth. Whisk until no lumps remain.
If you're using cold vegetable broth, allow the mixture to come to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low, cover the pot and cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
If you're using hot broth, the mixture will probably start bubbling quickly so cover it and lower the temperature to low. Cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
In the meantime, puree the beans together with 1/2 cup of double strength vegetable broth and set aside.
In a pan, saute onion for a few minutes over medium high heat until quite soft. You can choose to saute with a teaspoon of cooking oil or water saute.
Add the garlic and spices. Cook, while stirring regularly for one minute.
Add bean puree and green chiles. Turn the heat to high and cook, allowing the excess moisture to evaporate.
When the mixture is fairly dry. Add the rice and fold in. Cook for one minute more to heat through while continuing to stir.
Remove from heat.
Prepare a baking pan with parchment paper for easy clean up afterwards.
Cover the bottom with a thin layer of Red Sauce.
Place about a third cup of filling into the middle of each tortilla and roll up. Place the filled tortillas in the baking pan, then cover with the remaining red sauce.
Top with your choice of vegan cheese shreds, store-bought or homemade, or Foxy moxy cheese sauce.
Bake at 350F or 176C for 20 minutes.
Garnish with chopped scallions and cilantro if desired.
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DELICIOSO! 😛
@Laura Castillejos
I’m so excited about this recipe! I can’t wait to try it!!! Thank you, Mary!!!!!!
@NOLA Vegan Girl I hope you love it, dear. My boyfriend couldn’t believe how amazing this tasted.
This recipe is wayyyy toooooo amazing! Your channel is so awesome 😀😊😃😄😋
@sweetiepie9411 It’s pretty darn tasty. 🙂 I hope you get to try it. Thanks for the kind comment.
This dish is not authentic, but if you like it who am I to say you should not enjoy it. :o)
Real enchilada sauce uses dried chiles as the primary ingredient and tomatoes play only a small role. Otherwise you are just covering it in spicy spaghetti sauce. New Mexico chiles, for example, can be used for an enchilada sauce. Real enchiladas also use corn tortillas.
@Vegan Bartender Like I said in the description, my experience with Mexican food doesn’t extend much past food courts and Taco Bell unfortunately. This is just my take on the dish at the request of a viewer 🙂 Thanks for your input as always, my dear
@Mary’s Test Kitchen | Vegan Cooking No worries veggie curries.
this video is giving me a craving for lasagna! in addition to enchiladas! 😛 hahah
@Karen Budig Oh, I have been wanting lasagna for a while too. @The Veggie Nut has a Christmas Lasagna video with two different kinds on her channel. I have made the “traditional” one lots of times and it is my favourite thing. 🙂 Thanks for the comment, dear
Can you make an Asian sesame peanut noodle recipe?
Love your vegan, effortless to make videos:)
Yum! Such a great and easy looking recipe! I have always wanted to make my own enchilada sauce, and yours looks amazing! Thanks!
@longlivepassion Thanks, my dear. It’s certainly not as “authentic” as some but it’s quick and it’s easy and it’s deeeelicious. 🙂
This looks incredible, Mary!
Made them. Easy and absolutely delicious!! Thanks for the recipe :D!
I love enchiladas, I thought that you’ve made a kind of mole, the recipe that is more easy and authentic also, if you use chile nopalero, garlic, onion and salt, all blended and then fried until thick; and the filling is with fried beans or smashed potatoes (with the less liquid possible)and finally soak the soft corn tortillas with the hot sauce, fill’em and top with chopped lettuce, salsa (tomatoes, onion, oregano, water, salt) and of course… more hot sauce (different, hottest), that’s my recipe, I’m from Mexico and love mexican food….
your recipe sounds amazing
yummy and healthy. thank you for sharing.
thank you so much for the metric ingredients part 😀
+Matteo Alberta You’re most welcome 🙂
I made these today and they were delicious. i added tofu and leftover cous cous to the filling. definitely going to make them again 😀😄😘
Not how you pronounce enchilada lol
THESE. Theses turned me vegan
woohoo!
Wow, these look amazing!!! I need to try it!
I love ONchiladas!
This recipe was very good, but your pronunciation of enchiladas made me very uncomfortable
+Izaya Orihara Yeah. I’m not the best at pronouncing non-english words. Even English ones sometimes… 😉
I even said it out-loud and laughed.
Yum!
These look amazing! Can’t wait to try them out! 🙂