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Black Bean & Cheese Enchiladas with Spanish Rice

Vegetarian enchiladas stuffed with beans and cheese, baked and paired with Spanish rice – nut‑free and calorie‑dense.

60 min
4 servings
Lunch
Mexican
80.0 TrueMetrics Score

Ingredients

Instructions

Prep ahead
- heat oven to 375 °f; grease 9×13 dish.
- blend enchilada sauce if canned variety thick.
- warm tortillas in damp towel.
- mix rinsed black beans with 1 c shredded cheese.
- begin spanish rice: sauté rice, onion, tomato paste; simmer with broth 20 min.
Cooking steps
Dip tortilla in warm sauce; spoon bean-cheese mixture down center; roll and place seam-down in dish.
Repeat until dish is packed; pour remaining sauce over top; sprinkle extra cheese.
Bake 20 min until bubbly.
Rest 5 min; plate two enchiladas with scoop of spanish rice; garnish cilantro.
(active time ≈ 25 min | total ≈ 50 min)