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Spicy Bean
Enchiladas
8 cups water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon salt
Tomato-Chile Sauce
(Recipe Below)
½ cup water
2 teaspoons chili powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
12 (6-inch) corn tortillas or
flour
Vegetable cooking spray
1 cup (4-ounces) shredded
reduced-fat
Cheddar cheese
¾ cup fat-free sour cream
¼ cup chopped green onions
Sort and wash beans; place in a Dutch
oven. Cover with water to a depth of 2 inches above beans. Let soak 8 hours.
Drain well.
Return beans to pan; add 8 cups water
and next three ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer
1 ½ hours or until tender. Drain beans; remove and discard bay leaf.
Place beans in a large bowl; mash beans. Stir in ½ cup Tomato-Chile
Sauce, ½ cup water, chili powder, and pepper. Set aside. Place 2 or
3 tortillas in a vegetable steamer over boiling water; cover and steam 2
minutes or until softened and pliable. Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas.
Spread 1/3 cup bean mixture over surface of each tortilla. Loosely roll up tortillas,
and place seam side down in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish coated with cooking
spray. Spoon remaining Tomato-Chile Sauce over tortillas.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes
or until thoroughly heated. Top with cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 minutes or
until cheese melts. Top each serving with 2 Tablespoons sour cream and 2
teaspoons green onions.
¾ pound dried
pinto
beans
Yield: 12 servings. Calories - 225
and 7% Fat per serving.
Tomato-Chile Sauce
2 (8-ounce) cans no-salt-added tomato
sauce
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies, undrained
¾ cup chopped green onions
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon dried whole oregano
1 clove garlic, minced
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan; stir well. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.
Yield: 2 ¼ cups. Calories - 225; Fat - 3.5 gm.; Sodium - 227 gm.; Cholesterol - 6 gm.