Best Low Fat Vegetarian Enchiladas Recipes

EASY VEGAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat
• While the oil is heating, prepare the tempeh mixture. If you have a food processor, rip the block of tempeh into smaller chunks and place it in your food processor. Pulse the tempeh until it is the size of ground beef. If you don't have a food processor, just cut or crumble the tempeh into small pieces.
• Once the oil is hot, add in the chopped onion and sauté until translucent.
• Add in the minced garlic and tempeh and cook until the tempeh starts to brown.
• Add in the drain and rinsed black beans as well as the spices and stir to combine. Lastly pour over the soy sauce and liquid smoke and stir again to make sure all the tempeh and black beans have been well seasoned.
• Taste the mixture and add more salt or spices to taste.
• Preheat your oven to 350°F / 177°C and start assembling the enchiladas. Pour about 1/2-1 cup of enchilada sauce over the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish and spread it out to coat the bottom of the dish.
• Place a tortilla flat on a clean surface and spread a spoonful of the tempeh/bean mixture across the tortilla. Next sprinkle over a small handful of the shredded vegan cheese. Roll up the tortilla and place it seam-side down into your prepared baking dish. Continue this process until all 8 tortillas have been filled and placed in the dish. You'll want to use about 1 cup of the shredded vegan cheese, or more as needed.
• Pour over the remaining enchilada sauce and spread it evenly over the tortillas. Sprinkle the top of the enchiladas with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded vegan cheese.
• Bake the enchiladas uncovered for about 20 minutes.
• Serve warm with your favorite toppings such as shredded lettuce, salsa, vegan cashew sour cream, guacamole, cilantro, etc.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container for a few days.

LOW FAT VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Sauté garlic and one onion in a non-stick pan until soft.
• Add ground burger, taco seasoning, and water. Cook thru and remove from pan for later use.
• Saute second onion in pan until soft.
• Add beans, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, cumin, chili powder, bring to boil then simmer for 15 minutes, or to desired consistency.
• Stir in sour cream, remove from heat.
• Divide meat mixture among the 6 tortillas and roll up.
• Place rolled tortillas in ungreased, 12x8 casserole dish.
• Pour bean sauce evenly over tortillas.
• Top with green onions, then cheese.
• Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium. Once the oil is hot, add the onion and cook until beginning to soften, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in the squash, garlic, chipotle chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Sauté until the squash is softened but still has a bit of chew, about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste a few pieces of the squash to make sure it's the right texture overall. Stir in the beans, cooking just to warm through, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat.
• Spread a thin layer of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Fill the tortillas with a heaping 1/2 cup of the squash and bean filling, roll snugly, then arrange side by side in the dish, seam-side down. Pour the remaining sauce over the top, then sprinkle the top with cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Let cool slightly, then serve with desired toppings.

BEST, EASIEST & LOW FAT! CHICKEN VERDE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil the chicken breasts in water until done.
• While the chicken breasts are boiling, coat a frying pan in oil to fry Tortillas to medium brown. You'll want them firm.
• Drain Chicken and shred.
• Add 1/2 of the Verde Enchilada Sauce to the chicken and mix.
• Put 4 tortillas on the bottom
• Spoon 1/2 the Chicken mixture.
• Add 1/2 can of Sweet Corn.
• Add 1/3 bag of cheese.
• Repeat with 4 tortillas,.
• Spoon remaining 1/2 the Chicken mixture.
• Add other 1/2 can of Sweet Corn.
• Add 1/3 bag of cheese.
• One more tortilla layer.
• Pour remainder of the Verde Enchilada Sauce on top and down the edges.
• Top with last portion of cheese.
• Bake 375 for 20 minutes.

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the sauce: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chile powder, cumin and cayenne, and continue to cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted, about 1 minute. Add 2 cups water, the tomato puree and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bring to a simmer. Continue cooking until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly (it should be looser and thinner than marinara sauce), 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• For the filling: Squeeze all the excess moisture out of the spinach. Put it into a large bowl with the pinto beans, and squeeze with your hands to combine and smash up the beans a little. Add half of both the Cheddar and the pepper Jack, half of both the sour cream and the scallions and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and stir to combine.
• Spread about 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Lay the tortillas out on a work surface, and spread 1 side of each with about 1 teaspoon of tomato sauce. Put about 1/4 cup of the filling across the middle of each tortilla. Roll each up, then shingle them in 2 even rows in the baking dish. Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the rolled tortillas, and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses. Cover the baking dish loosely with foil, and bake until the cheeses are melted and the filling is hot, about 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking to heat completely through, about 10 minutes more.
• For the topping: Whisk together the remaining sour cream, the lime juice and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Drizzle the mixture over the baked enchiladas, and sprinkle with the remaining scallions.

LOW-FAT VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mince mushrooms and onion, and mix together with beans, yogurt, cumin, garlic, and 1/4 cup enchilada sauce in a frying pan over medium-high heat until excess moisture boils off and onions are soft.
• Mix in most of the shredded cheese, reserving a small amount for garnish.
• Prepare a pan by spraying with Pam and coating the bottom with a little enchilada sauce.
• Place a scoop of the mixture into each of the 8 tortillas, roll, and place in pan seam side down.
• Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce evenly over enchiladas.
• Cover with foil and bake until bubbly. Add reserved cheese and bake until melted.
• *Optional: add a small can of green chiles or jalapenos if you like more spice.