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Kidney Bean Enchiladas

These vegetarian enchiladas take just a few minutes to make.

Serves 2

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes to 1 hour
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Spice rating
Medium
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Ingredients for  2  Servings

  • 1 tbsp
    Sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 1
    Medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1
    Yellow pepper, de-seeded and sliced
  • 400g
    Tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 400g
    Tin of red kidney beans in chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp
    Freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp
    Chopped fresh coriander, plus extra to garnish
  • 4 x 40g
    Ready-made flour tortillas
  • 75g
    Mature cheddar, coarsely grated
  • -
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    30 minutes to 1 hour

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and peppers and fry for 3–4 minutes, or until softened and beginning to turn golden-brown. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and kidney beans.
  2. Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat until the mixture is simmering. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, or until the sauce is thick and glossy.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat, then stir in the lime juice (or lemon juice) and coriander. Season, to taste, with salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6.
  5. Brush the insides of a shallow ovenproof dish all over with a little oil. Place one of the flour tortillas in the dish and spoon one-quarter of the bean mixture into the centre. Roll up the tortilla and push it to one side of the dish. Repeat the process with the remaining flour tortillas and bean mixture, lining the rolled tortillas up against each other.
  6. Sprinkle the enchiladas with the grated cheese and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and turned golden-brown. Just before serving, garnish the enchiladas with fresh coriander.
  7. To serve, divide the enchiladas equally among the serving plates. Serve with a mixed green salad.

Notes

This dish is not suitable for freezing.

If you can't get hold of red kidney beans in chilli sauce, use plain red kidney beans and add ½ tsp hot chilli powder, 1 tsp ground cumin and 1 tsp ground coriander to the onion mixture before adding the tinned tomatoes and drained kidney beans.