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Cheesy Veggie Enchiladas

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Servings: 6
Course: Dinner

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients
  • 2 large yams about 12 oz.
  • cups about 12 oz. frozen spinach
  • 1 can 14.5 oz. diced, no-added sodium tomatoes in juice
  • teaspoons ground cumin
  • teaspoons chili powder
  • 9 6-inch corn tortillas
  • ¾ cup grated reduced fat cheddar cheese
  • ¾ cup grated part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 can 13 ½ oz. drained, low sodium black beans

Equipment

  • Paring Knife
  • Blender
  • Bowl
  • Baking dish
  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Directions
  2. Wash hands with warm water and soap.
  3. Wash fresh vegetables before preparing.
  4. Poke 2 or 3 small holes in each yam and bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until soft. Cool until able to handle. In blender, combine canned tomatoes with juice, yams, cumin, and chili powder. Blend until smooth to make a vegetable sauce.
  5. Set aside ¼ cup of the grated cheddar.
  6. In a small bowl, mix remaining cheddar cheese with the mozzarella cheese.
  7. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour ½ cup of the vegetable sauce on bottom of pan.
  8. Lay in half of the tortillas on top of the sauce in the pan. Sprinkle with half of the spinach, half of the beans and half of the cheese. Pour ½ of the remaining vegetable sauce over the top and spread over everything.
  9. Repeat step 7 one more time. Top with reserved cheddar cheese.
  10. Bake covered at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Remove covering for the last 15 minutes.
  11. Serve hot.

Notes

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)
Calories, 272; Carbohydrate, 45 g; Protein, 16 g; Total Fat, 5.5 g; Saturated Fat, 2 g; Trans Fat, 0 g; Cholesterol, 11 mg; Fiber, 10 g; Total Sugars, 6 g; Sodium, 395 mg; Calcium, 372 mg; Folate, 139 mcg; Iron, 3.9 mg; Calories from Fat, 18%.
Makes 6 servings, approximately 1 ½ enchiladas (1/6th of a pan) each

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