HEALTHY ONE POT ENCHILADA PASTA VEGETARIAN GLUTEN FREE

This wholesome one-pot enchilada pasta is quick, easy, and in a position to rock your plate! Vegetarian + Gluten Free

Ingredients 8 oz Chickapea Pasta 2.5 cups red enchilada sauce (homemade or store-bought) 1/2-1 cup refried beans 1 cup overwhelmed tomatoes 2 cups vegetable broth 1 cup frozen corn (canned works too!) additional if desired 1-2 cups black beans to type (drained + rinsed) 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin salt and pepper to taste 4 oz grated cheese (I used sharp cheddar + havarti) TOP WITH... Plain Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream Fresh Cilantro and/or Green Onion Chopped Tomato Finely Diced Jalapeño Serve with lime wedges for a burst of citrus flavor! Instructions If you propose on popping this bad boy within the oven to soften the cheese, use an oven-safe pot/pan and pre-heat your oven to 350 levels F. Prefer to stir the cheese into the pasta? Skip ze oven. First combine your enchilada sauce and refried beans and whisk collectively to blend well. This unsuspecting combo amps up the flavor, provides luscious thickness, and boosts the protein/fiber content material of your zest red enchilada sauce. In a enormous skillet over excessive heat, upload half of the bean-spiked enchilada sauce, overwhelmed tomatoes, vegetable broth, and chickapea pasta. Bring to a boil, then upload corn and black beans (as a lot as you'd like!) and season with chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cover and cut back warmth to low/simmer, permitting the pasta approx. 20 minutes to cook dinner or till your correct degree of al-dente. Stir occasionally to stay away from sticking. Once ready, upload any additional enchilada sauce to taste. I desire to retailer a few to pour over my pasta while reheating leftovers, simply due to the fact the pasta tends to take in a few of the sauce within the fridge (hello taste infusion!) Add your cheese. You can swirl it into the pasta or sprinkle on best and use an oven mit to move pot to oven, uncovered, for about 10 minutes or till hot and melty!  Top with all of your favourite toppings and enjoy! This delish dish tastes vast the primary day and both superior the next. Recipe Notes Vegan? Let's do this! To veganize this veg-tastic dish merely omit the cheese and skip any dairy-based toppings entirely! Plant-based shredded cheese makes a beautiful addition as does vegan sour cream as a topping if you'd like! You can also upload a few contemporary guacamole on top

It’s no marvel that I’m madly in love with creating Mexican-insipired dishes. It’s a social gathering on a plate and ALL my favourite meals are invited!

Wow that was cheesy.

Equally cheesy, is my insanely superior wholesome one-pot enchilada pasta!

I might consume this as soon as every week and be the happiest of pleased simply due to the fact no longer just can I blend up the veggies (Hello possibility to drain the crisper drawer!) but in addition play round with the protein and toppings too.

No additional boring pasta, ever!

As a result, this dish has been a staple in my kitchen. After making it t-rex variety for years, I decided it was time for a plant-based protein-packed upgrade. Instead of reaching for meat, we’re enlisting the assist of 4 tremendous legumes: black beans, pinto beans, chickpeas, and lentils.

Ain’t no social gathering like a legume social gathering ’cause a legume party… fiiiiine I’ll cease the jokes! Maybe.

Organic, and 100 percent sketch-free… this legume-based pasta is made up of just NULL ingredients: chickpeas and lentils. Seriously! Thats it! Put ’em collectively and the end end effect is a gloriously gluten-free pasta packing 27 grams of protein and thirteen grams of heart-healthy fiber in every serving. While the stats had me fully sold, the type is what retains me coming again for more. It’s comfortable with an addictive chewiness, perfectly al-dente, and has a delicate nuttiness that pairs vast with pretty a lot everything below the sun.

So far I’ve had it with a home made bolognese, pesto, and enchilada-style and I can’t get enough! After inhaling my first box, I jumped on the possibility to enroll within the Chickapea Pasta crew and can’t wait to share this deliciousness together with your face!

Healthy One-Pot Enchilada Pasta
This wholesome one-pot enchilada pasta is quick, easy, and in a position to rock your plate! Vegetarian and gluten-free, this wholesome one pot pasta makes an simple + delicious dinner!

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