Enchilada Bake

Since we've been gone for almost the ENTIRE month of August, we don't have much in the pantry right now. But instead of ordering something or going out to eat, I decided to see what I could throw together. We had some flour tortillas, so I decided to do an enchilada bake.

I usually make an enchilada bake with corn tortillas, so this is the first time I've made it with flour ones. I have to say, it turned out so much better! I also used fewer ingredients than usual and less sauce because I was limited by what was in the pantry. No green chilies this time and no black beans. Instead I use spicy fat free refried beans, and I think that is part of why this enchilada bake is better than any other one I've made!

I started off by spraying a casserole dish and just placing two tortillas on the bottom (which covered most of it). Usually I would use 4.

Then I started boiling some water for my brown rice while I put a little olive oil in the pan for my Boca crumbles. I used taco seasoning on the crumbles and cooked about 10 minutes. I added a little water to help dissolve the taco seasoning and a little more olive oil as needed. When it was done, I set it aside in a bowl and added more olive oil to the pan and tossed in some frozen corn, seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne, and some "slap yo mamma" Cajun seasoning. Once this was sizzling I added in the brown rice and cooked it all together, seasoning with the above spices as needed and finally adding in a little enchilada sauce.

While the rice was cooking, I rinsed out the pot I used for the rice and put my refried beans in there with a little water and some fresh lime juice. Because they were spicy refried beans, I didn't need to season them.

My oven was already heated to 400, so I assembled my enchilada bake with the rice/corn layer first, then the Boca crumbles, followed by the refried beans, and topped with flour tortillas. I covered and baked for 20 minutes, then topped with the rest of the enchilada sauce and baked uncovered for another 10 minutes.

Usually I would top with some soy cheese and green onions, but I didn't have any. However, I don't think this really needs anything else. It's really good as it is! I'll see if I can get a pic of it later to post on here (because I KNOW I will be having another helping after Matt gets home!). : )