Beef and Black Bean Enchilada Verde Bake

Apple-Pepita Chopped Salad
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Ingredients

  • ½ lb lean ground beef
  • 1 (8-oz) pouch green chile enchilada sauce (such as Frontera)
  • 5 corn tortillas, divided
  • ½ (15-oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • ¼ cup crumbled cotija cheese
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes or until browned and crumbly.
  2. Coat a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Pour 2 Tbsp sauce in dish. Top with 2½ tortillas, tearing as needed to fit. Top with beef, beans, 6 Tbsp sauce, and Monterey Jack cheese. Top with 2½ tortillas, tearing to fit as needed. Pour ½ cup sauce over tortillas.
  3. Bake 15 minutes or until sauce is bubbly. Sprinkle with cotija cheese and onion. Serve with sour cream.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 Honeycrisp apple, thinly sliced
  • ½ Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • ½ (5-oz) pkg arugula
  • 1 cup tricolor coleslaw, coarsely chopped
  • 3 Tbsp cilantro-lime vinaigrette
  • 2 Tbsp roasted, salted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  • ⅛ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Toss together apple and lime juice in a bowl. Add arugula, slaw, vinaigrette, pepitas, and pepper; toss.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 3 3
Calories
413
101
514
Fat (g) 20 3 23
Sat. Fat (g) 12 1 13
Protein (g) 28 3 31
Carb (g) 33 12 45
Fiber (g) 7 3 10
Sodium (mg) 936 109 1045

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