Potato and spinach enchiladas are a delightful dish that combines the flavors of tender potatoes, fresh spinach, and a savory enchilada sauce. These enchiladas are a perfect vegetarian meal, packed with nutrients and bursting with flavor. The soft tortillas are filled with a mixture of creamy mashed potatoes, sautéed spinach, and a blend of spices, then smothered in a rich enchilada sauce and topped with melted cheese. This hearty and comforting dish is a great choice for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. Aside from the classic potato and spinach enchiladas, the article also offers variations such as sweet potato and black bean enchiladas for a more colorful and protein-packed option, and butternut squash and kale enchiladas for a unique and flavorful twist. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, this article provides all you need to create a delicious and satisfying enchilada meal.
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SPINACH ENCHILADAS
If you like spinach and Mexican food, you'll love these easy vegetarian enchiladas made with ricotta cheese and spinach.
Provided by SADONIA2
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 40m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion; cook for a few minutes until fragrant, but not brown. Stir in spinach, and cook for about 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat, and mix in ricotta cheese, sour cream, and 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese.
- In a skillet over medium heat, warm tortillas one at a time until flexible, about 15 seconds. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the spinach mixture onto the center of each tortilla. Roll up, and place seam side down in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour enchilada sauce over the top, and sprinkle with the remaining cup of Monterey Jack.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until sauce is bubbling and cheese is lightly browned at the edges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 509.8 calories, Carbohydrate 32.3 g, Cholesterol 95.3 mg, Fat 36 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 18.2 g, SaturatedFat 20.5 g, Sodium 353.6 mg, Sugar 1.3 g
POTATO AND SPINACH ENCHILADAS
Make and share this Potato and Spinach Enchiladas recipe from Food.com.
Provided by peachy_pie
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Simmer pasta sauce with spices and herbs on very low heat while preparing the enchiladas.
- Peel and dice the potatoes and boil them until tenders - about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Cook the oil and garlic over medium low heat, stirring occasionally. Add the kale, sprinkle with a little salt, and raise the heat to medium, stirring constantly to cover the kale with oil and garlic.
- Partially cover the pot to steam the kale until it has wilted - 4-6 minutes.
- Mix in the potatoes, stock, lime juice, pumpkin seeds, and salt. Use the back of a wooden spoon to mash some of the potatoes and cook another five minutes. Taste and season.
- Ladle some of the tomato sauce into the bottom of a casserole dish and spread it around. Take a warmed tortilla, run the potato mixture down the middle and roll up. Pack the tortillas into the casserole dish. Pour about a cup of sauce over the top when finished all the tortillas. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375°F for 25 minutes, Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes, until edges of tortillas look a little browned.
- Top individual servings with extra sauce. Serve with a green salad and some vegan guacamole.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Fat 18.5, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 2.3, Sodium 1581.4, Carbohydrate 71.8, Fiber 9.4, Sugar 12.9, Protein 13.8
SPINACH ENCHILADAS
Spinach Enchiladas are loaded with spinach and cheese, and topped with a green enchilada sauce. They are my favorite entrée at a local Mexican restaurant.
Provided by Emily Walker
Categories Dinner Main Course
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender, blend for a minute or two until everything is very well blended. Pour sauce into a medium saucepan and bring just to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, until sauce thickens.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Layer the bottom of a 9x13 pan with about 1/2 c. of the green enchilada sauce.
- Roll each tortilla with 1/2 cup fresh spinach and 1/3 cup shredded cheese then place each one, fold side down, into the pan. Top with remaining enchilada sauce and sprinkle with more shredded cheese, to taste.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until cheese is bubbling and enchiladas are heated through. Serve topped with sour cream, sliced avocados, and diced tomatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Sodium 351 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SPINACH AND MUSHROOM ENCHILADAS
Steps:
- For the sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until all of the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. If desired, you can puree with an immersion blender or an immersion blender for a smooth consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Thin with water, if necessary. While the sauce is simmering, make the filling.
- For the filling: Heat a 12-inch nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until they have released most of their liquid, about 6 minutes. Add a few tablespoons of water if the mushrooms get too dry. Add the spinach and cook until it is heated through. Combine the milk and the cornstarch to make a slurry. Add the milk mixture and bring to a simmer. Once the mixture comes to a simmer, the cornstarch will thicken the liquid. Cook for 1 minute. Add the cumin, chipotle, and lime juice and mix well. Remove from the heat and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cool slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Wrap the tortillas in a wet paper towel and microwave for 15 seconds to heat. Ladle 1/2 of the sauce into the bottom of a baking dish. Place a few tablespoons of the filling on each tortilla and roll into a cylinder. Place, seam side down in the dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling. Top with the remaining sauce and the cheese. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and bubbly, about 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calorie, Fat 3.4 grams, SaturatedFat 1.7 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fiber 6.7 grams, Protein 9 grams
KALE-POTATO ENCHILADAS VERDES
Provided by Marcela Valladolid
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 10 enchiladas
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the salsa verde: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add some salt. Add the tomatillos, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno and onion and bring back to a boil. Boil until the tomatillos turn olive green, about 10 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Transfer the ingredients from the pot to a blender with the reserved cooking liquid and puree until smooth. Return the mixture to the same (empty) pot, bring to a boil and boil until the sauce is darker green and reduced, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt or to taste and set aside.
- For the enchiladas: Put the potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover, add some salt and cover the pot. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the garlic and onion and saute until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the kale and saute until wilted, about 5 minutes more. Mix in the butter and 1/4 cup of the crema until melted and smooth. Gently mix in the potatoes and 1 cup of the cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set the filling aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Heat enough vegetable oil to come 1 inch up the sides of a skillet to 350 degrees F over medium heat. Make an assembly line close to the stove top. Place half of the salsa verde in a cake pan (reserve the rest for topping) and put a cutting board and the potato-kale filling nearby.
- Dip a tortilla in the hot oil until golden but still pliable. Using tongs, transfer it to the cake pan with the salsa verde and turn to coat. Place the dipped tortilla on the cutting board, stuff with a scant 1/4 cup of the potato-kale filling and roll up. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, salsa verde and filling.
- Transfer the stuffed tortillas to the prepared baking dish. Top with the reserved salsa verde and remaining 1/4 cup crema and 1/4 cup cheese. Bake until darkened in spots, about 30 minutes. Serve slightly cooled.
CREAMY SPINACH ENCHILADAS
Try a lighter touch for a Mexican favorite by filling tortillas with frozen spinach and cottage cheese, then baking with prepared sauce and cheese.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Melt margarine in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup onions; cook and stir 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add spinach; cook 1 minute or until spinach is thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in cottage cheese, sour cream and 1 cup of the cheese.
- Spoon 1/4 cup filling down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam side down, in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Pour enchilada sauce evenly over tortillas; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake at 375°F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with sliced green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 5 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 670 mg, Sugar 4 g
POTATO AND BEAN ENCHILADAS
A great vegetarian main dish that can be spiced up with the addition of jalapenos to either or both sauce and filling.
Provided by Syd
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). In a bowl, toss diced potatoes together with cumin, chili powder, salt, and ketchup, and place in an oiled baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tender.
- Meanwhile, boil tomatillos and chopped onion in water to cover for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, puree with half of the cilantro until smooth.
- Fry tortillas individually in a small amount of hot oil until soft.
- Mix potatoes together with pinto beans, 1/2 cheese, and 1/2 cilantro. Fill tortillas with potato mixture, and roll up. Place seam side down in an oiled 9x13 inch baking dish. Spoon tomatillo sauce over enchiladas, and spread remaining cheese over sauce. Bake for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.5 calories, Carbohydrate 41.5 g, Cholesterol 9.2 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 384.7 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
POTATO ENCHILADA
This dish is a favorite of my family's. It sounds awful and even looks that way, but it is very tasty as well as having a bit of your veggies. My kids don't know that it's better for them than a cheeseburger!
Provided by Teresa Woodward Plowman
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook the shredded potatoes until golden brown on both sides. In a small bowl combine the melted processed cheese with the diced tomatoes with chiles.
- Stir in half of the peas and half of the corn, and mash them into the hash browns. When well combined, add the remaining peas and corn; continue mashing to combine. Stir in about 1 cup of the cheese and tomato mixture and mix well. Cook for 10 minutes, or until heated through.
- Spoon the potato mixture into the tortillas and roll like a burrito. Smother with cheese/tomato mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.7 calories, Carbohydrate 53 g, Cholesterol 14.9 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 10.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 728.4 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients. Fresh potatoes and spinach will give your enchiladas the best flavor.
- Don't overcook the potatoes. You want them to be tender but still slightly firm.
- Use a good quality cheese. A sharp cheddar or Monterey Jack will give your enchiladas a delicious cheesy flavor.
- Don't be afraid to experiment. You can add other ingredients to your enchiladas, such as black beans, corn, or diced tomatoes.
- Serve with your favorite toppings. Sour cream, guacamole, and salsa are all great options.
Conclusion:
Potato and spinach enchiladas are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for any occasion. They are packed with flavor and nutrients, and they can be customized to your liking. So next time you are looking for a new recipe to try, give potato and spinach enchiladas a try. You won't be disappointed.
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