We bought a few recipe books for some of our family members this Christmas that are vegan and vegetarian friendly (my brother is vegan, my stepmom was looking to cook more vegetarian, my father in law eats more vegan foods for his headaches). We tried one of the recipes and ended up buying ourselves a copy! The book is Quick-Fix Vegetarian and I highly recommend it!
Anyway, this is the recipe we tried that made us want to get a copy for ourselves. What's nice about it is that you can adapt it to your desires. Use whatever cheese you like (the recipe suggests soy cheese but we use a part-skim mixed cheese), use sprouted grain tortillas to clean it up more, or even leave out the cheese.
So, you ready for it? This one is a crowd pleaser. I'm not a big meat eater (in fact, if there is a veggie option available I will always eat it), but this is very satisfying for those that love meat. Promise. And it's got 4 ingredients.
LAYERED TORTILLA CASSEROLE
INGREDIENTS:
1 (24-ounce) jar tomato salsa
8 tortillas (we usually use no-lard whole wheat)
2 (16-ounce) cans refried beans (we use organic vegetarian fat free black refried beans)
1 cup shredded cheese (you can use soy, Monterey Jack, Mexican Blend, etc.)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread a thin layer of salsa in a lightly oiled shallow baking dish (9x13 works fine). Arrange 4 of the tortillas on top, overlapping as needed.
In a bowl, combine the beans with 1 cup of the salsa, stirring to blend well. Spread the bean and salsa mixture over the tortillas and top with 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Arrange the remaining 4 tortillas over the cheese and top with a layer of salsa. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake until hot, about 30 minutes.
Take out and uncover, then put under the broiler on low for a few minutes (3-5 minutes, depending on your oven).
Top with sliced avocado or guacamole, if desired. I would put an entire avocado on it if I had no restraint.
10 comments:
yummm! anything with avocado, sign me up!
This looks REALLY good. I was hoping you would share the recipe when I saw your picture on Instagram yesterday. I can't wait to make this!!!
This not only looks fantastic but sounds delicious! I wonder how I could convince my carnivore of a husband to eat this???? I've started weaning him off regular white pasta onto whole wheat, by mixing them and altering the proportions. He can't even tell!!! I'm sneaky like that lol
Looks and sounds amazing will have to try this one!
YUM!!!!
When this popped up in my IG feed I said to myself, "she better blog that"! :) YUM!
looks sooooo yummy!
That looks incredibly good, and I don't think there's anything wrong with eating an entire avocado! :) It's good fat, so it's justifiable. :)
I've been a vegetarian for most of my life, so I basically don't know any different. I have a billion recipes & food ideas for veg stuff if you ever want them!
This looks delicious!! I need to start making meals like this that are healthier for post-baby when I'm trying to drop all of this weight!!
I am attracted to pictures of recipes, and then I see the list of ingredients and if it's longer than 5 lines long, I turn the page. I am so grateful for this recipe you've shared -- this mama desperately needs more recipes in her reputoire. xoxo
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