Spinach & Zucchini Enchiladas
Ingredients:
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8 cups fresh spinach or 1 package of frozen
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3/4 cup finely diced onion
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1 1/2 cups grated pepper jack cheese
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3 tablespoons sour cream or greek yogurt
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1 tsp cumin
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1 tsp salt
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1/2 tsp pepper
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1 medium zucchini roughly chopped- I cut it down the middle into 4 spears and then cut into quarter sized pieces
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10 corn tortillas
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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3 tablespoons canola oil for lightly frying
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1 can green (medium heat) Las Palmas Enchilada Sauce
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cilantro for topping
Directions:
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Chop up the spinach in a food processor until it resembles chopped parsley. I like to do it in batches and pulse it 7-8 times for about 2 seconds per pulse.
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Set all the chopped spinach aside and put into a bowl – if using frozen spinach just defrost and set aside.
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Using the same food processor, chop the onion until finely diced. If you don’y have a food processor you can just use a knife to finaly dice.
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Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a medium sized pot and turn to medium heat.
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Add the onion and 1/2 tsp of salt to the pan with olive oil and saute for 5 minutes.
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Next add in your spinach in batches until its all added into the pot. Stir every few minutes until the spinach is cooked down – about 4-5 minutes.
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Add in the zucchini, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cumin and 1/2 tsp pepper.
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Saute for 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring every minutes or so.
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Then turn the heat off and add 3/4 cup of pepper jack cheese and sour cream. Stir until melted and set aside.
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In saucepan add 3 tablespoons of canola oil on medium high heat.
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Using tongs, quickly flash fry the tortillas, one at a time in hot oil – about 15 seconds per side. Just enough to get them a little cripsy to prevent the enchiladas from getting soggy. Set tortillas on paper towels after lightly frying.
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In a large casserole pan add 1/2 cup of Las Palmas sauce.
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Coat the tortilla in the sauce and then add 2-3 tablespoons of spinach filling and roll up the tortilla.
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Repeat until all 10 tortillas are filled.
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Place the enchiladas in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
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Remove them from the oven and pour 1/2 cup of Las Palmas on top and the top with the remaining pepper jack cheese and pop it back into the oven at 450 degrees for 8 minutes.
Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving! I like to garnish with a little cilantro.
ENJOY ~with love + salt

