Field Roast and Spinach Enchiladas (a.k.a. Best. Enchiladas. Ever.)
 
 
These were seriously enchilada magic. They were also very easy to make, which may have been because The Eighth Grader helped out. With or without help in the kitchen, you'll have plenty of help eating these! This is also a great dish to trick those meat-lover friends and family and later, you can do the happy "Ha-Ha That Was Vegan And You Loved It" dance. (But try not to gloat too much.) ;-) The homemade roasted red pepper sauce is so simple to make and rounds out the entire dish rather nicely.
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Ingredients
  • Sauce:
  • 28-oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • ½ C vegetable broth
  • 2-1/2 tsp Ancho chile pepper
  • 1-1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1-1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 jarred roasted red peppers
  • 2-3 large cloves of garlic
  • Filling:
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 2 Field Roast sausages, Chipotle style, crumbled
  • 1 C onion, diced
  • 5-6 C fresh spinach, torn into pieces, or chopped
  • 1 15-oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • The rest:
  • 6 large flour tortillas
  • Daiya cheese shreds
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a medium saucepan, combine the diced tomatoes, broth, Ancho chile pepper, cumin, oregano, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minute
  3. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and cook five minutes, or until the onion softens and begins to brown. Add the Field Roast and black beans and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
  4. While the filling is cooking, place the roasted red peppers and garlic in the food processor. Add just half of the sauce and puree until smooth, then return it to the saucepan and combine with the other half of the sauce.
  5. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  6. Stir the spinach into the filling mixture. You may need to add a tiny bit of water to get the steam going. I poured a little vegetable broth in. Cook until the spinach just begins to wilt, then remove from the heat.
  7. To assemble the enchiladas, place about a third of the sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Fill each tortilla evenly with the filling and top with a sprinkle of Daiya cheese. I used a combo of cheddar and jack.
  8. Roll up tightly and place fold-side down in the pan.
  9. Top with the remaining sauce and sprinkle some more Daiya on top.
  10. Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Top with some Tofutti sour cream, cilantro, and green onions (diced avocado is great, too). Enjoy!
Recipe by Epicurean Vegan at http://epicureanvegan.com/2012/10/23/field-roast-and-spinach-enchiladas-a-k-a-best-enchiladas-ever/