enchiladas for your face

i had some friends over recently and i decided to make some homemade enchiladas.  i really love having friends over.  creating a meal and sharing it with people in my home is one of the ways i express love and friendship.  inviting people into your home is such a great form of community… do it!

so, onto the food.  Texas has better enchiladas than Mexico in my opinion, so they have a little Texas flair (of course).

Ingredients:  olive oil, 1 large white or yellow onion , 3 tbs flour, 29 ounce can tom sauce, 2 tbs chili powder, 2.5 tbs cumin, salt, cayenne pepper, 1 lb white cheddar cheese, 1 can black beans, 1 small can chopped green chilis, whole wheat tortillas, fresh cilantro (chopped)

1.  preheat oven 400.  in large bowl mix black beans, 2/3 cheese, green chilis, cilantro, salt and pepper to taste

2.  heat oil.  add 1/2 onion and cook until translucent (maybe 5 min).  stir in flour slowly and cook 2 min.  add 1.5 cups water, tom sauce, chili powder, cumin, salt, pinch of cayenne pepper.  bring to boil.  simmer 5 min.

3.  spread 1 cup sauce in bottom of a baking dish.  dip tortillas in remaining sauce mixture then fill with stuffing.  don’t overfill these badboys… maybe 2 tbs of stuffing in each one.  roll them and place them in the baking dish side by side really close to each other

4.  top the pan with remaining sauce, cheese, and onion.

5.  bake for about 30 minutes.  (until cheese is bubbling on the sides of the enchiladas)

6.  turn the oven to broil.  broil for 5 minutes until the cheese on top browns a little.. soooo good.

oh my gosh, i’m hungry all over again…

it’s good to make some fresh pico to place on the top of the enchiladas when you serve them…