Roasted Veggie Enchiladas with Black Bean Sauce

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These Roasted Veggie Enchiladas are packed with roasted vegetables and drenched in a chipotle garlic black bean sauce. Best served with sour cream, crushed tortilla chips or strips, avocado chunks, red onion and a squeeze of lime juice.

For more fun and delicious vegan enchilada recipes, check out my Skillet Enchiladas, Vegan Sour Cream Enchiladas, and Vegan Enchilada Casserole!

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These Roasted Veggie Enchiladas are loaded with a medley of warm roasted vegetables and smothered in a smoky black bean sauce before being baked to perfection. They’re a fun take on the classic enchilada recipe, a perfect “clean out your fridge” meal, and a great way to use up those cans of black beans in your cupboard.

Why you’ll love these veggie black bean enchiladas

  • Loaded with your favorite vegetables – I made these vegetarian enchiladas with a medley of fresh roasted vegetables, like potatoes, zucchini, and cauliflower. Feel free to swap what’s in the recipe card for any vegetables you like or need to use up.  
  • Warm and smoky black bean sauce – Instead of the classic fiery red enchilada sauce, I covered these enchiladas in an easy, no-cook blended black bean sauce. It’s smoky, savory, and has sneaky protein!
Roasted Veggie Enchiladas with Black Bean Sauce topped with avocado, onions, and cilantro in a baking dish.

Ingredients needed (with substitutions)

  • Vegetables – Onion, mushrooms, zucchini, potatoes, and cauliflower florets are lightly seasoned and roasted in the oven for the enchilada filling. Feel free to customize the recipe with the fresh or frozen veggies of your choice!
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Black beans – I like using canned black beans for convenience but cooked dry black beans will also work.
  • Garlic and onion
  • Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce – Both the chipotle peppers and adobo sauce add smoky, spicy-ish flavors to the black bean sauce. If you’re not a fan of spicy food, only use 1 chipotle pepper and 1 tablespoon of adobo sauce. 
  • Vegetable broth
  • Oregano
  • Tortillas – I used flour tortillas but corn tortillas work just as well and are naturally gluten-free.
  • Toppings – You can top the cooked enchiladas with tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips, vegan sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, shredded vegan cheese, lettuce, red onion, salsa, jalapenos, chipotle sauce, avocado, and/or guacamole.
ingredients for Roasted Veggie Enchiladas with Black Bean Sauce.

How to make roasted veggie enchiladas

Find the complete recipe with measurements in the recipe card below.

Place the chopped vegetables on a large sheet pan and drizzle the oil over top. Toss to coat, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Roast the vegetables until tender.

roasted vegetables on a baking sheet.

To make the black bean sauce, add all of the sauce ingredients to a blender and blend until silky smooth. Taste and adjust the salt or spice level as needed.

For an extra spicy black bean enchilada sauce, make it with 3 chipotle peppers.

black bean sauce in a blender.

To assemble, spread some of the black bean sauce on the bottom of a baking dish. 

Fill each tortilla with some of the roasted vegetables, roll to close, and place them seam-side down in the baking dish.

Pour the rest of the black bean sauce over the rolled tortillas.

assembling Roasted Veggie Enchiladas with Black Bean Sauce in a baking dish.
pouring black bean sauce over rolled tortillas in a baking dish.

Cover the dish with foil and bake until the enchiladas are warmed through and the sauce is bubbly.

baked veggie enchiladas covered in black bean sauce in a baking dish.

Top with your desired toppings, then serve the enchiladas right away. Enjoy!

Roasted Veggie Enchiladas with Black Bean Sauce topped with avocado, onions, and cilantro in a baking dish.

Frequently asked questions

What other vegetables can I use?

Chopped sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, butternut squash, broccoli, yellow squash, bell peppers, corn kernels, and poblano peppers would all be delicious in this roasted enchilada recipe!

Do frozen vegetables work?

Frozen veggies are a really quick and convenient substitute for fresh vegetables. Plus, there’s no chopping or thawing required! Season the frozen vegetables as normal and roast for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on what kind of vegetables you’re roasting.

Can I add vegan cheese?

Absolutely! Top the black bean sauce-covered enchiladas with a layer of shredded vegan cheese or my Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce, then cover and bake as normal before removing the foil and baking again until the cheese is melted or bubbly.

Can I make the enchiladas ahead of time?

Yes, the enchiladas can be assembled in the baking dish, kept covered, and refrigerated overnight or frozen for up to 3 months. Bake them as normal when you’re ready to eat but add an extra 5 to 10 minutes to the cooking time.

How long do the leftovers last?

The leftover enchiladas will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer. Wait for the leftovers to cool before transferring them to an airtight container.

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Roasted Veggie Enchiladas with Black Bean Sauce

These Roasted Veggie Enchiladas are packed with roasted vegetables and drenched in a chipotle garlic black bean sauce. Best served with sour cream, crushed tortilla chips or strips, avocado chunks, red onion and a squeeze of lime juice.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican-inspired
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 401kcal

Ingredients

Roasted Veggies

  • 1/2 medium white onion diced
  • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced
  • 1 medium zucchini chopped
  • 2 medium yukon gold potatoes peeled and diced
  • 3 cups cauliflower florets chopped small
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt + pepper, to taste

Black Bean Sauce

  • (2) 15-ounce cans black beans drained and rinsed
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1/2 cup chopped white onion
  • 2 chipotles in adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt more to taste

The Rest

  • 15 corn tortillas, or about 8 medium flour tortillas warmed
  • tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips
  • vegan sour cream
  • chopped fresh cilantro, lettuce, red onion diced, jalapenos, avocado

Instructions

  • Prep oven and dish – Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  • Roasted the veggies – Add the vegetables to a large sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and toss until coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables and potatoes are tender. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  • Make the black bean sauce – In a high powered blender, add all sauce ingredients and blend until silky-smooth. Taste; add more chipotles for spice, or more salt as desired.
  • Assemble – Evenly spread 1/2 cup of the black bean sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Fill each tortilla with about 1/4 cup of the veggies (more for flour tortillas), roll and place seam side down in the dish. Pour the rest of the black bean sauce over the rolled tortillas, leaving the edges a little dry.
  • Bake enchiladas – Cover and bake for 15 minutes, then uncover and bake for 10 more minutes.
  • Garnish with toppings of choice and serve immediately.

Notes

  1. Feel free to substitute any vegetables or potatoes that you want, like sweet potatoes, broccoli, butternut squash, kale and so on.
  2. For gluten free, use corn tortillas.
  3. Add some shredded vegan cheese on top before baking, if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 6 servings | Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 742mg | Potassium: 1240mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 243IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 5mg

Vegan Enchiladas

If you’re looking for the Best Vegan Enchiladas, look no further. Warm tortillas filled with vegan ground “beef,” hearty black beans, and vegan cheddar cheese, then smothered with a homemade sauce that will have you coming back for seconds!

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If you’re looking for the Best Vegan Enchiladas, look no further. Warm tortillas filled with vegan ground “beef,” hearty black beans, and vegan cheddar cheese, then smothered with a homemade sauce that will have you coming back for seconds!

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Unless you live in a really vegan-friendly city, it’s unlikely you’ll come across vegan enchiladas on the menu at your local Mexican restaurants. Thankfully we’ve figured out how to satisfy the craving in your home kitchen! 

These enchiladas we’re inspired by our very popular Vegan Enchilada Casserole made with our favorite Vegan Chipotle Cheddar Cheese Sauce

This version is equally delicious and satisfying, but made even easier with a couple of convenient store-bought swaps. Basically the perfect vegan dinner recipe for busy weeknights! 

salt, garlic, flour tortillas, vegan beef, dairy-free sour cream, black beans, green chilies, cilantro, cumin, onion, enchilada sauce, vegan cheese

Ingredients You’ll Need 

  • Red enchilada sauce: We prefer to use our Homemade Vegan Enchilada Sauce, but feel free to use any vegan-friendly store-bought version.
  • Onion: We prefer the stronger flavor of white onions here, but feel free to use yellow onion if needed. 
  • Vegan ground beef: Any vegan ground beef of choice will work well. We typically buy the Impossible ground beef. We find it to be more neutral in flavor than other brands.
  • Garlic: Freshly minced cloves of garlic will add the best flavor, but if needed, substitute with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. 
  • Black beans: The combination of vegan beef and black beans makes the best, hearty enchilada filling. We used a can of black beans to make it quick and easy, but feel free to cook your own beans from scratch if you’d like.
  • Green chiles: Adds a mild heat and subtle tangy flavor, enhancing the tanginess in the vegan enchilada sauce.
  • Cumin: Deepens the flavor in the filling with its warm, earthy undertones. 
  • Vegan cheese: Mexican cheese shreds are our personal favorite, but if you prefer to go the homemade route, our Vegan Mozzarella cheese will work well here. Just slice it thinly! 
  • Tortillas: We like to make our homemade enchiladas with eight 8″ flour tortillas because they are larger than corn tortillas and fill a 9×13 baking dish nicely. Corn tortillas will work, but you may need more to use all of the filling (10-12). 
vegan enchiladas topped with sour cream and cilantro on a plate

Equipment Needed

How to Make Vegan Enchiladas

Make the Filling

  1. Sauté the onions. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and salt, and sauté for 4-5 minutes, or until the onions soften. 
  2. Brown the “beef.” Add the vegan ground beef and garlic, Mix together, breaking up the beef with your spatula. Cook until the beef browns, 5-7 minutes, then lower the heat to low. 
  3. Add the remaining filling ingredients. Add the black beans, green chiles, cumin, and 1/2 cup of the vegan enchilada sauce. Mix until well combined, then add the vegan cheese shreds. Stir again to combine. Once the cheese has melted, remove the skillet from the heat. 

Assemble the Enchiladas

  1. Prepare the dish. Spread 1 cup of enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9×13″ baking dish. 
  2. Fill the tortillas. Place a flour tortilla on a flat work surface and add about 1/2 cup of the enchilada filling down the middle of the tortilla. Roll the tortilla, leaving the ends open, and place in the baking dish, seam side down. Repeat the process until all tortillas are filling and seam side down in the baking dish. 
  3. Top with sauce and cheese. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the enchiladas and spread evenly. Sprinkle with additional shredded vegan cheese on top. 
  4. Bake. Transfer the baking dish to the oven, uncovered, and bake for 30 minutes or until the edges of the enchiladas are crispy. 
  5. Serve! Let cool for a few minutes in the baking tray, then serve while warm with your favorite toppings. Enjoy! 

Our Favorite Toppings

We typically serve our enchiladas with a dollop of vegan sour cream and fresh cilantro, but there are several toppings that pair well. 

two enchiladas on a plate

Side Dishes that Pair Well

There’s no shame in enjoying these enchiladas as a standalone main loaded with your favorite toppings, but the right sides can take this meal to the next level. Here are a few of our favorites:

It also never hurts to enjoy these enchiladas with a Mexican Horchata or Classic Margarita in hand! 

enchiladas on a plate with the baking dish in the background

Recipe FAQs

Do I need to warm the tortillas before rolling?

This really depends on the type of tortillas you’re using. We used really pliable, room-temperature flour tortillas that didn’t rip when rolled straight out of the bag. 

If you’re using corn tortillas or refrigerated tortillas, they’ll likely roll best if they’re slightly warmed beforehand. Give it some trial and error – if they rip when you bend them, Warm Up Your Tortillas before assembling!

Can I make these enchiladas without the “beef”?

If mock meats aren’t your thing, no problem. Replace the 12 ounces of vegan beef with an additional can of drained and rinsed black beans. 

How long will leftovers keep?

Once baked, these enchiladas will keep for up to 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Alternatively, you can refrigerate them directly in your baking dish. Just be sure to tightly cover the dish with plastic wrap or tinfoil before refrigerating! 

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Vegan Enchiladas Recipe


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  • Author: Sweet Simple Vegan
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

If you’re looking for the Best Vegan Enchiladas, look no further. Warm tortillas filled with vegan ground “beef,” hearty black beans, and vegan cheddar cheese, then smothered with a homemade sauce that will have you coming back for seconds!


Ingredients

Filling

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces vegan ground beef
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can (4 ounces) green chiles
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 cup enchilada sauce 
  • 1 cup vegan Mexican-style shreds (or cheddar shreds)

Assembly

  • 6 flour tortillas
  • ¾ cup vegan Mexican-style shreds
  • 3 1/2 cups enchilada sauce
  • Vegan sour cream, for serving
  • Chopped cilantro, for serving

Equipment


Instructions

Prepare the filling

  1. Sauté the onions. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and salt, and sauté for 4-5 minutes, or until the onions soften. 
  2. Brown the “beef.” Add the vegan ground beef and garlic. Mix together, breaking up the “beef” with your spatula. Cook until the vegan beef browns, 5-7 minutes, then lower the heat to low. 
  3. Add the remaining filling ingredients. Add the black beans, green chiles, cumin, and 1/2 cup of the vegan enchilada sauce. Mix until well combined, then add the vegan cheese shreds. Stir again to combine. Once the cheese has melted, remove the skillet from the heat. 

Assemble

  1. Prepare the dish. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spread 1 cup of enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9×13″ baking dish. 
  2. Fill the tortillas. Place a flour tortilla on a flat work surface and add about 1/2 cup of the enchilada filling down the middle of the tortilla. Roll the tortilla, leaving the ends open, and place it in the baking dish, seam side down. Repeat the process until all tortillas are filling and seam side down in the baking dish. 
  3. Top with sauce and cheese. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the enchiladas and spread evenly. Sprinkle with additional shredded vegan cheese on top. 
  4. Bake. Transfer the baking dish to the oven, uncovered, and bake for 30 minutes or until the edges of the enchiladas are crispy. 
  5. Serve! Let cool for a few minutes in the baking tray, then serve while warm with your favorite toppings. Enjoy! 


Notes

  • Enchilada Sauce: You can use 32 ounces of storebought enchilada sauce if you don’t want to make your own! 
  • Storage: Once baked, these enchiladas will keep for up to 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Alternatively, you can refrigerate them directly in your baking dish. Just be sure to tightly cover the dish with plastic wrap or tinfoil before refrigerating! 
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Category: Entree
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Mexican

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If you love taco recipes, you have to try Tacos Al Pastor, Korean Beef Tacos, Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos, or Salmon Tacos!

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This recipe isn’t difficult, but if you’re taking the time to make homemade birria tacos you may as well double the batch and freeze the leftovers for another meal. You can also make beef birria a few days ahead of time, so it’s ready to go for you tacos.

Ingredients Needed:

  • Sauce Ingredients: Dried chiles, tomatoes, onion, garlic, and spices.
  • Beef: I like a combination of bone-in short ribs and chuck roast.
  • Corn Tortillas: use my recipe to make your own or buy soft white or yellow corn tortillas.
  • Oaxaca Cheese: The most authentic choice and melts perfectly. Mozzarella and Monterey jack cheese are good substitutes.
  • White Onion: chopped finely. Red onion would also work.
  • Cilantro and lime: for a must-have garnish.
  • Optional Homemade Hot Salsa: the best way to elevate these tacos even more! You’ll need dried pasilla chiles and arbol chiles, tomatillos, garlic, onion, salt & pepper.

How to make Birria Tacos (in a nutshell):

Prep Meat and Chiles: Trim fat from roast and cut into a few large pieces. Use gloves to remove stems and seeds from chiles.

Make Sauce: It comes together quickly and simmers for 15 minutes before blending smooth, and straining it back into the pot, to cook the meat.

Two images showing onion, tomatoes, garlic, and chile peppers cooking in a pan with spices, then after it's blended to make a sauce for an authentic birria tacos recipe.

Add Beef and cook until tender, about 2 ½ hours.

Two images of beef in a homemade broth, then after it's removed and shredded to make an easy birria tacos recipe.

Assemble Tacos: Dip corn tortillas in the broth, top with shredded meat, cheese, onion, and cilantro, then fry that beauty until crispy.

Two images showing how to make birria tacos by dipping the corn tortilla in a homemade sauce then filling it with meat, cheese, onion, and cilantro and pan frying until crispy.

Serve quesabirria tacos with a cup of consommé broth for dipping.

Two images showing birria beef tacos pan frying until crispy then when it's being dipped in a cup of sauce for eating.

Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:

To Make Ahead: The birria meat and broth can be made a few days in advance, stored in airtight containers in the fridge until ready to assemble and serve.

To Freeze: Store leftover beef birria and broth in a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge, then warm and assemble your tacos.

Recipe Variations:

  • Chicken Birria Tacos: Make the broth as instructed, and instead of adding beef, add bone-in, skinless chicken thighs to the sauce. Cook chicken for 30 minutes, or until tender and cooked through. Shred chicken and assemble and serve tacos as instructed.
  • Crockpot Birria Tacos: Make broth, as instructed, then add to slow cooker with beef. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, until meat is tender. Assemble tacos as instructed.

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Birria Tacos

There's nothing quite as good as delicious quesabirria Tacos, with shredded beef and melty cheese inside a crispy taco, dipped in broth. These tacos are next-level.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 366kcal
Cost $66

Ingredients

Birria Beef:

  • 3 lb beef chuck roast , fat trimmed
  • 4 bone-in beef short ribs
  • 8 dried guajillo chile peppers*
  • 3 dried pasilla chile peppers*
  • 2-3 dried arbol chile peppers*
  • 5 Roma tomatoes , quartered (about 1.5lbs)
  • 1 white onion , roughly chopped
  • 1 head garlic (10-12 cloves)
  • 1 Tablespoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1 Tablespoon whole cumin seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1 Tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole coriander seed
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
  • 1 inch piece Mexican cinnamon stick* or ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 Tablespoon kosher salt

For the Tacos:

  • 15 corn tortillas , white or yellow
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded Oaxaca cheese , or use mozzarella or Monterey jack
  • 1/2 of a white onion , diced
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro , chopped
  • 2 limes cut into small wedges

Instructions

  • Cut chuck roast into a few large pieces and season with salt.
  • Prep chiles: rinse (use gloves if desired) and use scissors to open and remove stem and seeds. (For extra spice, leave arbol chiles whole).
  • Birria broth: Add tomatoes and onion to a large stock pot (at least 5.5qt pot or bigger) over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes, stirring. Add whole garlic cloves, chile peppers, and all of the spices except the bay leaf. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add vinegar and 4 cups water. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes, uncovered.
  • Blend: Add mixture to a blender and blend as smooth as possible. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer, back into the pot. Add 4 cups of water to the blender and swirl it around to clean excess sauce from the blender, then add it to the pot.
  • Cook beef: Add 1 Tablespoon kosher salt. Bring to a boil. Add short ribs, chuck roast and 3 bay leaves. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2 ½ hours. Check beef to make sure it’s tender, then remove to a plate and shred. Discard bones and bay leaves.
  • Assemble Tacos: Heat a large griddle or skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with a small amount of oil. Dip a corn tortilla into the birria sauce and lay tortilla on hot pan. Quickly top some shredded meat, cheese, chopped onion and cilantro. Fold tortilla over, in half. Fry for several minutes, until crispy and browned on the bottom. Flip and cook until crispy and browned on the other side. Remove to a plate, for serving.
  • Serve: Sprinkle remaining chopped white onion and cilantro on top of prepared tacos. Serve quesabirria tacos with a cup of warm consommé broth, for dipping. We also like to serve with the hot salsa recipe in the notes below.
  • *Save any leftover sauce by freezing for up to 3 months, and reheating to cook another roast inside.

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Notes

Peppers Spice Level: Guajillo and Passilla peppers are mild. Passila peppers could be swapped for mulato chiles, or use 1-2 extra guajillo chiles. Arbol chiles are spicy, so for very mild heat you can leave them out, or for medium heat, remove the seeds.
Cinnamon Stick: Mexican cinnamon sticks are softer than cassia cinnamon sticks, so be sure to use Mexican cinnamon sticks so they blend well, or substitute ground cinnamon.
Make Ahead Instructions: The birria meat and broth can be made a few days in advance, stored in airtight containers in the fridge until ready to assemble and serve.
Freezing Instructions: Store leftover beef birria and broth in a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge, then warm and assemble your tacos.
Chicken Birria Tacos: Make the broth as instructed, and instead of adding beef, add bone-in, skinless chicken thighs to the sauce. Cook chicken for 30 minutes, or until tender and cooked through. Shred chicken and assemble and serve tacos as instructed.
Crockpot Birria Tacos: Make broth, as instructed, then add to slow cooker with beef. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, until meat is tender. Assemble tacos as instructed.
Optional Hot Salsa, for serving:
  • 2 chiles pasilla
  • 5 arbol chiles
  • 10 tomatillo
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • Small piece onion
  • Salt and pepper
Cover chiles and tomatillos with water and boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Turn off heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove everything chiles and tomatillos from the liquid and add to a blender. Add ½ cup of the water from the saucepan, garlic cloves, onion, and season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Serve as hot sauce for birria tacos.

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 852mg | Potassium: 490mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1192IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg

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Bring this 7-layer dip to your next watch party. Football season is in full swing (go Chiefs!), and I’ll make this recipe again this weekend. I’ve enjoyed the leftovers for lunch, so you don’t need a big occasion to make this recipe. I hope you love it as much as I do.

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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Make restaurant-quality chicken fajitas at home on a sheet pan! Juicy chicken, roasted veggies, and a custom spice blend for unbeatable flavor.
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Make restaurant-quality chicken fajitas at home on a sheet pan! Juicy chicken, roasted veggies, and a custom spice blend for unbeatable flavor.

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Pickled Jalapeños

I consider myself a pickle connoisseur, and I dare say that these pickled jalapeños are the best. These pickled jalapeños are fresh and lightly crisp, with the…

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pickled jalapenos with taco ingredients

I consider myself a pickle connoisseur, and I dare say that these pickled jalapeños are the best. These pickled jalapeños are fresh and lightly crisp, with the perfect level of heat. They’re so much better than their store-bought counterparts, which have been sitting on the shelf for who knows how long.

To make this recipe, you’ll need fresh jalapeños, vinegar, water, an optional garlic clove, and salt. That’s it—the rest of the magic is due to the method.

how to prepare jalapenos

These pickles will taste fully pickled after a four-hour rest in the refrigerator, so make them earlier in the day or the night before you need them. They retain their lovely flavor for about one month in the refrigerator.

These pickled jalapeños offer the perfect spicy pop to my meals! I hope you love them as much as I do.

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