Cheesy Veggie Enchiladas – A Flavor-Packed, Meat-Free Favorite.
These are a staple in our house, and easily catered to the fussiest of eaters!
These Cheesy Veggie Enchiladas are the perfect quick and easy meat-free meal, ready in just 35 minutes! Stuffed with a flavorful tomato, zucchini, corn, and black bean filling, then wrapped in soft tortillas, topped with cheese, and grilled until perfectly golden and bubbling—this dish is pure comfort food with a healthy twist.
Pair these delicious vegetarian enchiladas with a simple coleslaw, guacamole, or a side of Mexican rice for a flavorful, crowd-pleasing meal. Whether it’s a weeknight dinner or a fun weekend feast, this recipe is guaranteed to be a hit!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe:
✔️ Meat-Free & Satisfying – A hearty, protein-packed vegetarian meal.
✔️ Quick & Easy – On the table in just 35 minutes!
✔️ Family-Friendly – Serve with corn chips for the kids and hot sauce for the adults.
✔️ Customizable – Add extra veggies, swap in whole wheat tortillas, or make it spicy!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 zucchini grated
- 1 400 gram can of corn, rinsed and drained
- 2 x 400 gram cans of black beans, rinsed and
- drained
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 500 grams of pasta sauce
- Salt and pepper
- 8 tortillas
- 1 ½ cups grated cheese
To serve - Coriander and sour cream
I hope you love this as much as we do, be sure to check out my Beer Chilli too.
Onto my recipe for Cheesy Veggie Enchiladas
Cheesy Veggie Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- zucchini grated
- 1 400 gram can corn rinsed and drained
- 2 400 gram cans black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 500 grams pasta sauce
- salt and pepper
- 8 tortillas
- 1½ cups grated cheese
To Serve
- coriander and sour cream
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180 fan bake.
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Place a large pan on a medium heat and add the oil. Once hot add the zucchini and cook until wilted, around 4 minutes.
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Add the corn, beans, paprika, cumin, onion powder, coriander and half the pasta sauce. Simmer and stir occasionally.
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Cook for around 5-6 minutes until the sauce has come together nicely and beans and zucchini are tender. Taste and season with salt and pepper, it will need a lot of salt but add a little, then taste and add more if needed.
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Take a baking dish thats going to fit the enchiladas in and add a couple of spoonful’s of pasta sauce on the bottom and spread out with a spoon.
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Take the tortillas and warm in the microwave for 30 seconds so they don’t split when rolled. Take one tortilla, spoon 1/8 of the mix in the centre and roll up.
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Place the tortilla into the baking dish seam side down. Repeat until all tortillas are in the dish. If you have any bean mixture leftover, mix it with the remaining pasta sauce and spoon onto the top of the enchiladas. Sprinkle over the grated cheese.
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Cover with foil or a lid and bake for 20 mins. Remove the lid and bake for a further 5 minutes until golden and bubbling.
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Garnish with coriander and sour cream. Serve.
Recipe Notes
TIME SAVING NOTES
Make the bean mix the night prior or during the day
Make a double batch so you have a meal ready for another night. Once cooked, leave to cool, and
freeze. When ready to serve, bake from frozen for approximately 30 minutes at 200 degrees fan bake
until hot in the middle.
BUDGET NOTES
Skip the coriander and sour cream for garnish.
CHANGES & TIPS
You can swap out the zucchini for carrot.
You can swap the beans for mince, just fry off the mince with the zucchini.
You can add diced onion at the beginning too, sauté before adding other ingredients to the pan.
NOTES
I often make my own teriyaki sauce
Here is the recipe I use; this makes more than you will need for this recipe but trust me you will use it!
Teriyaki sauce
½ cup Soy sauce
½ cup mirin
½ cup sugar
Place a medium sized pan over a medium heat and add mirin, soy sauce and sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened a little, approximately 6 minutes. Take off the heat and set aside.
Extra uses for Teriyaki sauce.
Check out my teriyaki chicken sushi bowls or teriyaki chicken sushi.
Or use it in a stirfry or as a dipping sauce for dumplings.
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