Enchiladas and Chili
Hey everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve tried out different recipes, but I finally cooked a couple yummy meals from scratch! Yay!
I made enchiladas and chili, and they tasted awesome 
Enchiladas
Christina, a publicist for MyRecipes.com, was kind enough to send me a recipe for
Chili-Cheese Black Bean Enchiladas.
Thanks, Christina! The great thing about this recipe is that it seems pretty quick to make, since it uses pre-made enchilada sauce. It also sounds really interesting because it has cream cheese in the filling!
However, even though that recipe sounded really good, I didn’t have any canned enchilada sauce so I just decided to try an enchilada recipe that said how to make homemade enchilada sauce.
So, I made Black Bean, Corn, and Zucchini Enchiladas , except I left out the corn and added a can of Red Kidney Beans instead.
Here’s the step-by-step process:
Diced zucchini
Black Beans and Red Kidney Beans
The filling for the enchiladas (zucchini and beans) on a tortilla
The enchilada filling topped with cheese
I forgot to take step-by-step pictures of the sauce, but I did make it from scratch! Here it is:
Enchiladas topped with homemade sauce and ready to bake
Finished product: Enchiladas topped with melted cheese!
I also made Chunky Vegetarian Chili.
Chili
The veggies: Zucchini, red onion, red pepper, green pepper, garlic
I didn’t take pictures of any of the steps after this, sorry! But here is the finished product:
Chili
Overall
I thought both the enchilada and chili recipes were fab! I liked that the recipes were quick and simple to make, and I thought they each tasted delicious! I also liked that they were very hearty and simple, which is great when you want a meatless meal, but also something very filling. The veggies and beans give the meals a nice texture, so you don’t even miss the meat at all! I would definitely make the enchiladas and chili again!
If you haven’t checked out MyRecipes.com yet, make sure you do so! As you can see, it has a ton of great recipes!
Have a good night, everyone!
June 30th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
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June 30th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I love myrecipes!! Thanks for the how to – they look great!
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Thank you, and me too!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Wow, great recipes!!! I want one of each, right now please
I have never made enchiladas from scratch, and I should. Chili is one of my favorite foods in the world. My dad used to make chili at least once a week, we’re a chili family!
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Haha, thanks! I had never made enchiladas from scratch either – until now! Chili is one of my favorite foods, too!
August 10th, 2009 at 10:43 am
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