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terryblakey:

It’s my birthday next week so I’m putting on a Tex-Mex themed BBQ but can any of my Tumblr buddies give me ideas for simple recipes other than chillie (I’m looking at you robotheart, as a Texan)?

I’m not sure how old this is, but one of my favorite recipes is vegetarian enchiladas:

You need:

• 1 large can of tomatilla sauce
• 1 20-pack of large tortillas
• 1 pack of cream cheese
• 1 can of Mexicorn (or some variation thereof)
• 2 bell peppers
• A couple of small green chilies
• 1 onion
• 2 cups of grated cheese (cheddar, pepperjack, monterrey jack…whatever you like.)
• cumin
• chili powder
• salt
• pepper
• any other vegetables you want to add to the mix

You will:

1. Finely chop bell peppers, chilies and onions and sautee (I prefer to do so in vegetable stock, but you can use chicken or beef stock as well, or vegetable oil)
2. Once peppers, chilies and onions are soft, add corn.
3. Then stir in the cream cheese a little at a time. Stir until it melts.
4. Season to taste. (Note: I prefer a lot of cumin and chili powder. Add a little at a time and see what you like.)
5. Turn the burner down to low and start working on the enchiladas.
6. You will need a long, oven-safe dish that is deep enough to put two layers of enchiladas.
7. Pour a small amount of the can of tomatilla sauce on the bottom of the pan.
8. Fold 10 tortillas in half, then sit them fold-side down in the pan.
9. Put 2 spoonfuls of your cream cheese/veggie concoction in each of the tortillas, folding the outsides inward to make a roll as you go.
10. Pour a little more of the tomatilla sauce over them.
11. Sprinkle about a cup of cheese.
12. Then repeat steps 7-11 with the remaining tortillas, placing these on top of the other enchiladas.
13. When done, cook at 375 for 45 minutes.

I prefer to serve with white rice, with lime squeezed over and sauteed vegetables mixed in. :)

I’ve had these enchiladas from Robot-Heart. They are delicious. I must convince the hubby to make me some this weekend. :)

On a side note, I just remembered the time you made meat loaf and it exploded. That was awesome. /giggle