Easy enchilada casserole

Mexican Cuisine: Casserole
Written By Christine Davis Ross

Whether you're looking for a quick weeknight dinner or planning a festive gathering, this enchilada casserole is sure to impress. Plus, with its simple preparation and versatile ingredients, you can easily customize it to suit your taste preferences and dietary needs. Treat yourself to a hearty and wholesome meal that's as nutritious as it is delicious!

By incorporating nutritious elements like organic corn tortillas and hearty beans, this enchilada casserole offers a wealth of vitamins, minerals, and fiber to support your overall well-being. It's a satisfying meal that's not only delicious but also nourishing for your body and soul. Enjoy the added benefits of antioxidants from the colorful vegetables, fiber to support digestive health, and plant-based protein for sustained energy throughout the day.

Ingredients:

  • Avocado oil (for preheating and lightly oiling the pan)

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 1 bell pepper, chopped

  • 1 jalapeño, chopped

  • 1 zucchini, chopped

  • Your favorite red or green enchilada sauce

  • Organic corn tortillas

  • 1 can refried beans

  • 1 can black beans

  • Healthy nacho cheese sauce (Please find this Recipe on this website under Sauces)

  • Guacamole and salsa (for serving)

Directions:

  1. Preheat your pan and lightly oil it with avocado oil.

  2. Sauté the diced onion in the pan until it turns brown.

  3. Add the chopped bell pepper, jalapeño, and zucchini to the pan, and cook until slightly tender (about 3 minutes). Remove from heat.

  4. Spread a few spoonfuls of your chosen enchilada sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish.

  5. Begin layering the casserole: Place a layer of organic corn tortillas over the sauce, followed by half of the refried beans, half of the black beans, and half of the sautéed veggies. Reserve enough of each ingredient for another layer.

  6. Repeat the layering process: enchilada sauce, tortillas, refried beans, black beans, and sautéed veggies.

  7. Top with a final layer of tortillas, and then generously spread healthy nacho cheese sauce over the top, along with any remaining enchilada sauce.

  8. Bake the casserole in a preheated 350°F oven with the lid on for 20 minutes, then an additional 10 minutes without the lid.

  9. Once baked, serve the enchilada casserole topped with guacamole and salsa. Add love and enjoy the layers of deliciousness!

Christine Davis Ross

Christine Davis Ross is a Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author, speaker, and founder of Radiate Health & Wellness. She assists individuals in creating meaningful, lasting change through evidence-based health and wellness coaching, empowering them to improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being with sustainable lifestyle habits, nutrition, movement, mindfulness, stress management, and behavior change.

For more than two decades, Christine has assisted people move beyond quick fixes and perfectionism to create healthier, more intentional lives rooted in resilience, self-discovery, and authentic living. Her whole-person approach recognizes the powerful connection between mind, body, and lifestyle, helping clients build habits that support long-term health and lasting transformation.

Christine's professional expertise is deeply enriched by her own journey through childhood trauma, a faith transition, the loss of her brother to suicide, breast cancer, and the profound grief of losing her mother. These experiences shaped not only her life but also her philosophy: that healing is not about becoming someone new—it is about returning to who we have always been beneath fear, expectation, and self-doubt.

Christine is the author of the IndieReader-praised memoir Beautiful Hell: Where the Life I Was Given Ended—and the One I Chose Began, described as "a thoughtful and emotionally candid account of healing after trauma." She is also the author of Discover the Adventure of You, an interactive workbook for personal growth and self-discovery, and Health BEAMS, a practical guide to creating vibrant health through balanced nutrition, movement, relationships, mindfulness, and sustainable lifestyle habits.

Through her books, wellness coaching, speaking engagements, and online resources, Christine's mission is to help people reconnect with themselves, trust their inner wisdom, and create lives rooted in health, purpose, and authenticity.

https://Radiatehealthandwellness.com
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