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The ingredients needed to prepare Enchilada Casserole:
- Prepare 9 Corn Tortillas
- Prepare 10 oz can, Enchilada Sauce
- Prepare 1 Onion, chopped
- Use 1 Green Bell Pepper, chopped
- Provide 2 Zucchini, sliced small
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Cumin, ground
- Take 1 tsp Oregano
- Provide 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper, or more to taste
- Provide 1 Salt & Pepper
- Prepare 1 can Green Chili, chopped
- Take 1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
- Provide 15 oz can, Black and/or Pinto Beans
- Provide 1 box Spinach, frozen and thawed or fresh chopped
- Use 1 Bag of Cheese, shredded
- Use 1 can Black Olives, sliced
Steps to make Enchilada Casserole:
- Note: You can use any vegetables you have on hand. I'd recommend keeping the onion and bell pepper though.
- Saute the onion and bell pepper in large pan. Add the zucchini and saute for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add all seasoning and oregano. Stir for one minute.
- Rinse beans.
- Add green chili, cilantro and beans. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- To large casserole dish, pour 1/2 cup sauce and spread to cover bottom of dish. Add tortillas to cover bottom of dish.
- Pour bean and vegetable mixture from pan over tortillas. Spread evenly with a spoon.
- Sprinkle a little bit of cheese on top
- Wrap thawed frozen spinach in three layers of paper towel and squeeze all liquid out of spinach.
- Add spinach on top of bean and vegetable mixture. If using thawed spinach, tear apart with hands and layer on top. If using fresh, sprinkle on top.
- Layer tortillas on top covering spinach.
- Pour enchilada sauce on top. Spread sauce to completely cover tortillas.
- Cover dish with foil tenting foil to try and keep the foil from touching the sauce.
- Bake in oven for 40 minutes
- Remove foil. Cover with remaining amount of cheese. Sprinkle on olives and cilantro (optional).
- Raise oven temperature to 400° and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until cheese is lightly brown.
- Let casserole rest for 10 minutes before cutting and serving. Recommended step.
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