Grammy's Kitchen · Enchiladas · Christmas Enchiladas
One of 122 enchiladas recipes we measured
from cookieandkate.com
It ranks #4 of 122 for heat level among the enchiladas recipes we compared. 41 cooks on cookieandkate.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 122.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 5% | 0% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 30% | 6% |
| vegetables and beans | 113% | 1% |
| liquid | 0% | 39% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1/2 batch (1 cup) red enchilada sauce | |
| 1/2 batch (1 cup) green enchilada sauce | |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 large yellow onion, cut into 2” long thin strips |
| 240 g | 2 medium red bell peppers, cut into 2” long thin strips |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon fine salt, divided |
| 227 g | 8 ounces Baby Bella mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced |
| 142 g | 5 ounces baby spinach |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 425 g | 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed, or 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans |
| Freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| 113 g | 4 ounces (1 packed cup) Monterey Jack cheese or pepper jack cheese (for extra kick) |
| 10 corn tortillas | |
| Garnishes: Chopped red onion or radish or green onion, cilantro leaves and crumbled Cotija or feta cheese |
Method: 9 steps, published by cookieandkate.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Made these last night for Christmas Eve dinner - Delicious! I had prepared the red and green sauces the day before and had them waiting in the fridge. I poured the sauces the long way down the pan, so each enchilada was half red, half green. Sprinkled cotija c” — a cook, 5.0★
“Great recipe Thanks Kate for the inspiration. In the end, I just found a jar of salsa verde in the supermarket and spiced it up as per your recipe. We served it with a chick pea and roasted veges salad. Most excellent.” — a cook, 5.0★