zucchini and cheese enchiladas
A great recipe for using up that fresh zucchini. This recipe tastes almost like lasagna. Very tasty and quite different to say the least. It's easy to put together and gets a lot of people wanting the recipe because they have many more zucchinis, and they don't know what to do with them. You can also brown a pound of hamburger and add it to the spaghetti sauce if you choose. You can substitute cottage cheese for ricotta cheese.
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This zucchini and cheese enchilada recipe is a delicious twist on enchiladas. Is it Mexican or Italian? It doesn't matter, because they're that good. Shredded zucchini blends into the filling with creamy ricotta cheese and hearty sliced mushrooms. Melted cheese inside and on top adds a nice touch of decadence. A great dinner recipe for a meatless night, but you could add ground beef to bulk the meal up.
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups shredded zucchini
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce (24 oz)
- 8 large flour tortillas
How To Make zucchini and cheese enchiladas
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Step 1Heat oven to 350 degrees F. -
Step 2In a medium bowl, mix zucchini, ricotta or cottage cheese, garlic, mushrooms, diced onion, and 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese. Add the seasonings, stir well.
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Step 3Pour 1/2 of the jar of spaghetti sauce into a 13"x9" casserole dish. Set aside.
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Step 4Spoon a big dollop of the zucchini mixture onto the center of a flour tortilla. Roll up, burrito style, the filled tortilla. Place, seam sides down on top of the spaghetti sauce in the dish. Repeat until you have made 8 filled tortillas.
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Step 5Pour the remaining spaghetti sauce over the filled tortillas. Then sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese.
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Step 6Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly, and the cheese is melted. Serve.
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