Beef and Bean Enchiladas

I have never made enchiladas before and I was very impressed at how easy they were and how also delicious they tasted. The meat mixture needs to be on the dryer side so they are easier to fill and roll up, if the mixture is too wet they will be sloppy and messy.

We really loved the crispy tortilla ends, the middle bit was a bit soggy, but still delicious but if you don’t ‘do’ soggy then just put grated cheese on top.

Serves 4 – 6

Low – calorie cooking spray

500g lean mince beef

2 onions, chopped

200g mushrooms, chopped

2 large carrots, grated

½ tsp lazy chilli

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

500g carton of passata

400g tin of green lentils

400g tin of cannellini beans

Beef oxo cube dissolved in 100ml boiling water

2tsp dried mixed herbs

1tsp ground coriander

1tsp ground cumin

8 whole wheat tortillas

200g low – fat natural Greek yogurt

100g low – fat cheddar cheese, grated

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200c, gas 6,400f

Heat a large lidded non-stick frying pan and spray with the low – calorie spray, cook the mince, onions, mushrooms and carrots for 5 – 8 minutes until soft. Add lazy chilli and cook for a further 5 minutes. Then add the tomatoes, passata, lentils, cannellini beans, beef stock, herbs and spices and cook for 15 – 20 minutes stirring occasionally until thickened. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper.

Spread a few spoonful’s of the meat mixture in the bottom of a large oven proof dish, reserve a few spoonful’s to place on the top of the finished dish. Lay a tortilla on a board, place a spoonful of the meat mixture in the middle, fold in the sides and then roll up. Place in the dish, do the same with the other tortillas, spoon over the reserved meat and bean mixture.

Mix together the low- fat natural Greek yogurt and half the grated cheese and spread over the top of the tortilla wraps, sprinkle over the remaining grated cheddar cheese and bake in the pre – heated oven for 35 – 40 minutes until golden brown and bubbling.

Serve with a crisp green salad.

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