Roasted Salsa Verde Enchiladas
These enchiladas are packed full of flavor and healthy ingredients! Garbanzo are rich in protein, calcium, and fiber making them a wonderful alternative to meat in this dish.
RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
For the Garbanzo’s
2 cans garbanzo ( drained and mashed)
1tsp onion
1tsp garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp chilli powder
For the Cashew Cream
1 cup cashews ( soaked overnight)
1 cup water
1tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp salt
For the Enchiladas
2 cups roasted salsa verde
1 tsp olive oil
1 small white onion (chopped)
1 bell pepper (chopped)
1 small can green chilies
4-5 garlic cloves
3 regular sized sweet potatoes(cubed & roasted)
16 white corn tortillas
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 450 Prepare sweet potatoes, toss in a small amount of olive oil and salt. Set to roast for about 20 min or until tender.
Drain garbanzo cans and set in a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Season with ingredients listed and set aside.
While sweet potato is cooking in a large frying pan heat a small amount of olive oil
Sauté onions until translucent ( about 5 min) Then add garlic and chopped bell peppers and continue to cook together. Add the green chilies and mashed garbanzo’s. Heat on low while you make your cashew cream.
Take 1 cup of soaked cashews and add 1 cup of water, and seasonings. Blend in a high powered blender until smooth. ( Will yield 2 cups total)
Add your roasted sweet potatoes to garbanzo’s and other ingredients already on the stove. Mix well.
Add 1 cup of roasted salsa verde and 1 cup of cashew cream to everything and stir.
Take mixture and do big spoonfuls onto a corn tortilla. Roll up and place in a 9x13 baking dish. Place tortilla’s tightly side by side.
Once you’ve finished with all of them. Pour the remaining cup of salsa verde and cup of cashew cream over the enchiladas.
Bake covered for 10 min at 450 then uncovered for 5 min.
Serve with extra roasted salsa verde, avocado, and chopped cilantro!
Serves 8!
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