Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Bean and cheese enchiladas
Bean and cheese enchiladas brings together tortillas, black beans, and enchilada sauce. Keep the tortilla-warming step close to serving. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 5 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Beans & lentils
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Tacos
A few quick notes
1. Warm the tortillas near the finish
Keep the tortilla-warming step close to serving. Get the filling through its cooking steps first, then follow the method for warming and filling.
2. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
3. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Get to know the ingredients
Tortillas
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Warm tortillas, fill and roll.
Black beans
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Drain beans and mash half; mix with finely diced onion and half the cheese.
Enchilada sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Arrange in a baking dish over a thin layer of sauce.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Uncover and bake 10 minutes more until bubbling. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven and baking dish. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Heat oven to 375°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Keep the tortilla-warming step close to serving. Get the filling through its cooking steps first, then follow the method for warming and filling.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Uncover and bake 10 minutes more until bubbling.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
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