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21
Oct
2011

Recipe Redux: Pumpkin Enchiladas

categories: Healthy Recipes, Main Dish, Recipe ReDux

Time for another Recipe Redux and this month’s theme is appropriately “Fresh from the Pumpkin Patch.” A delicious and versatile vegetable, pumpkin can be used in sweet dishes (like my pumpkin pancakes) or savory entrees. Fresh pumpkin is very easy to use but feel free to substitute the canned variety. I am a huge squash lover, I think I ate zucchini almost every day this summer and am starting to do the same with pumpkin. I can’t get enough. Besides eating it I recently made this body butter, a perfect way to use up leftover canned pumpkin- I highly recommend it!

These enchiladas are amazing. Homemade tortillas stuffed with black beans and pumpkin (can sub sweet potatoes) topped with a smoky chipotle-pumpkin sauce. These orange and black enchiladas would also be perfect for Halloween!

Black Bean & Pumpkin Enchiladas

Filling:

1 1/2 cups pumpkin and/or sweet potatoes, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
3 zucchini or squash, chopped
2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped

Flour tortillas (or corn tortillas)

Enchilada Sauce:
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 tsp. cumin
3 tbsp. enchilada sauce
4 dried chipotle chilis
salt/pepper

To make sauce: Reconstitute dried chipotle chilis in hot water. Let soak for 10 minutes. Drain water off chilis and place into a blender.  Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and puree until smooth. If too thick, add a bit more broth. Set aside until enchiladas are prepped.

To make enchiladas: Cook onion in a medium sauce pan with 2 tbsp. olive oil. Add spices and sweat for 5 minutes. Add the pumpkin/potatoes and cook for 15 minutes adding a bit of vegetable broth if potatoes start to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the squash and cook until soft. Stir into black beans.

Now you are ready to make the enchiladas. Pour 1/2 cup of the sauce into a 9X13 casserole dish. Place 1 tortilla on a cutting board and add ~1/4 filling, may need more or less depending on the size of your tortilla. Roll up and place seem side down in the casserole dish. Continue with the rest of the tortillas and cover with the rest of the enchilada sauce. Top with cheese, if using, and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Enjoy!

Check out what my other Redux-ers made with pumpkin this month:

Related posts:

  1. Enchiladas a la DK
  2. Recipe Redux: Stuffed Acorn Squash with Barley and Mushrooms
  3. Spiced Pumpkin Shake
  4. Pumpkin Fettuccini

33 Comments on Recipe Redux: Pumpkin Enchiladas

  1. Danielle Omar
    October 21, 2011 at 6:26 am (582 days ago)

    These look delicious! Can’t wait to try the combo of black beans and pumpkin — sweet and savory. Yum!

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  3. Regan
    October 21, 2011 at 5:58 pm (582 days ago)

    What a great idea… I’ve had sweet potato & black bean before, so I bet pumpkin is even more yummy!

    Reply
  4. EA-The Spicy RD
    October 22, 2011 at 7:46 am (581 days ago)

    Fabulous idea for a pumpkin recipe! Definitely can’t wait to try this. Have a wonderful weekend!

    Reply
  5. Kara
    October 22, 2011 at 10:36 am (581 days ago)

    Mmmm. My favorite foods – Mexican and pumpkin – combined into one dish! This sounds so delicious. I will definitely be making this for dinner soon – maybe for Halloween!

    Reply
  6. DK
    October 24, 2011 at 3:09 pm (579 days ago)

    Thanks for commenting! They are really good. The smoky, slightly sweet sauce is perfect for these. I have to admit- I liked them more using sweet potatoes but feel free to try either version or combine both sweet potatoes and roasted pumpkin!

    Reply
  7. Bryan
    November 1, 2011 at 9:03 pm (571 days ago)

    These were awesome!! I threw a little hot sauce and salsa on ‘em for an additional dressing and pow!!

    Reply
  8. Amy Wright
    November 12, 2011 at 9:32 pm (560 days ago)

    Aside from the good nutrition supplement athletes get for their endurance activities, this meal will be good source of nutrition.

    Reply

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