You’ll love every bite of these cheesy black bean enchiladas with sweet roasted red peppers. This satisfying vegetarian dinner is filled with flavor, requires only 7 ingredients, and is meat eater approved!
I don’t know about you, but I love me some enchiladas. Especially with some tasty beans and sweet roasted peppers! So so good.
These veggie enchiladas have been a staple in our home for awhile. I make them all the time and somehow we never tire of their delicious flavor!
Whether you’re in need of a meal to bring to a friend, or you’re tight on time to make a tasty family meal – these cheesy enchiladas are the perfect recipe.
Now, let’s get cookin’!
Ingredients Needed
To make this meal you’ll need just 7 simple ingredients. Here’s all that you’ll need to make it happen: flour tortillas, Mexican blend cheese, garlic powder, black beans, red peppers, enchilada sauce, and oil.
How to Make Black Bean Enchiladas – Step by Step
- (1) First, core the peppers and wash the seeds out. Brush with oil and broil on HIGH for 10=15 minutes (rotate every 2-3 minutes until equally charred).
- (2) Let peppers cool before removing charred skin with paper towel. Then dice peppers.
- (3) Simmer black beans on stove top for 8-10 minutes with garlic powder and salt.
- (4) When black beans are finished fill in tortilla with red peppers, then roll. Repeat until finished.
- (5) Spread thin layer of enchilada sauce on bottom of baking dish, then add folded enchiladas. Cover with generous amount of sauce and then cheese. Bake uncovered at 350F for 15 minutes.
Extra Enchilada Tips
The filling: I only added peppers to this recipe, but you can certainly add more roasted vegetables such as small chopped broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, or corn.
The sauce: I absolutely love Siete enchilada sauce – the ingredients are super clean, fresh, and the taste is perfection. If you have a yummy homemade sauce for enchiladas, feel free to use it up in this recipe!
Tortilla choices: I’ve used both corn and flour tortillas when it comes to enchiladas, both are delicious in different ways. Corn will have more flavor but less doughy texture, flour holds super well and has a soft texture with less intense flavor. For a happy medium use a blended tortilla of corn + flour!
Toppings: we love serving this up with avocado slices and cilantro over top!
Tips for Freezing & Storing Leftovers
Keep leftovers fresh by storing in a glass airtight container chilled in the fridge for 3-5 days. Reheat in oven at 350F covered with foil or microwave.
Freeze by assembling enchiladas in a dish with sauce and cheese – do not bake. Wrap thoroughly with plastic wrap, then freeze for 1-2 months. When ready to prepare, remove and let thaw before baking at 350F for required cook time.
I hope you love these soft & cheesy black bean stuffed enchiladas. They have all the flavor you could ask for – and all the veggies too!
Enjoy, friends! xoxo
More Vegetarian Meals to Try
We are big fans of veggie-forward dinners. If you love recipes like this one, we think you’ll also be big fans of these as well:
Roasted Red Pepper & Black Bean Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 10 flour tortillas (small to medium sized)
- 2 red bell peppers, cored and deseeded
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 14 oz canned black beans, drained
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup enchilada sauce
- 3/4 cup Mexican blend cheese
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Peppers: Set oven on HIGH broil. After coring and deseeding peppers, brush them with oil. Lay on a pan and carefully place in oven. Broil peppers for 3ish minutes before removing pan and turning peppers, repeat until peppers are fully cooked and very charred/roasted (10-12 minutes total). Remove and let cool. Use a paper towel to carefully peel away peppers skin. Then dice peppers and set aside.
- Black Beans: Add beans to pot on low to medium heat, simmer for 8-10 minutes with salt to taste and garlic powder. Stir occasionally. The beans & liquid should should reduce and thicken.
- Assemble enchiladas: Spread a thin layer of enchilada sauce on the bottom of your baking dish. Then assemble tortillas with a spoonful of black beans (2-3 tablespoons) and sprinkle of diced peppers, roll up and place in baking dish. Repeat until ingredients are finished up. Cover evenly with remaining sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered at 350F for 15 minutes – top with avocados and chopped cilantro. Enjoy!
I think pepper enchinlanda is very cheesy and cute