With yesterday’s recipe for homemade enchilada sauce, I would be remiss if I did not provide a new recipe to try it out on. Enchiladas are one of my favorite dinners, but assembling them is a little tedious of a process. For a similar dish in much less time, we do this baked casserole. You could spoon it out onto tortillas and it is kind of a like a casserole that comes to life further at the table. Especially if you serve with lots more toppers.
ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
Serves 5-6
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 and 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup spinach
15 ounces black beans
4 and 1/2 ounces green chiles
3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1 batch homemade enchilada sauce
2 cups mexican cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground turkey (or beef) with taco seasoning. Brown ground turkey (or beef) with taco seasoning. Add onions to pan a few minutes before completely browned. Stir together sautéed onion, cooked quinoa, browned meat, spinach, black beans, green chiles, enchilada sauce, and half of cheese.
Spread into a 9×13 baking dish. Top with remaining cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Serve with tortillas or chips and cilantro.
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 and ½ cups cooked quinoa
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 15 ounces black beans
- 1 cup spinach
- 4 and ½ ounces green chiles
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
- 1 batch homemade enchilada sauce
- 2 cups mexican cheese, shredded
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Brown ground turkey (or beef) with taco seasoning. Add onions to pan a few minutes before completely browned.
- Stir together sautéed onion, cooked quinoa, spinach, browned meat, black beans, green chiles, enchilada sauce, and half of cheese.
- Spread into a 9x13 baking dish.
- Top with remaining cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Serve with tortillas or chips and cilantro.
