Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas

[the1stdrop]

Don't know if you've had Vegan Gourmet but, it doesn't melt as good as that stuff, but it tastes WAY better (I think VG is repulsive...)

I would recommend it, but I don't want to be responsible if you end up hating it, lol.  My boyfriend is an omni and he loves it, so that's probably a good review...

Oh, also, I wouldn't try to make grilled cheese with it... I tried and it takes too long for it to start melting so by the time it was just starting to melt, the bread was already burning.

Anyway let me know if you try it and like it.  Where are you from?  You might have a supplier near you depending on where you are.

Yeah, I've had the Vegan Gourmet, and I'm not crazy about the cheese.  I haven't been able to find the teese anywhere around me, but I'll keep looking.  I'm in Sherman Oaks, CA and I keep checking at Whole Foods but no luck yet.  Maybe Follow Your Heart has it, I'll have to check.  If I don't find it, I'll break down and order some... but I promise I won't be mad at you if I hate it.    

[Tweedle]

Don't know if you've had Vegan Gourmet but, it doesn't melt as good as that stuff, but it tastes WAY better (I think VG is repulsive...)

I would recommend it, but I don't want to be responsible if you end up hating it, lol.  My boyfriend is an omni and he loves it, so that's probably a good review...

Oh, also, I wouldn't try to make grilled cheese with it... I tried and it takes too long for it to start melting so by the time it was just starting to melt, the bread was already burning.

Anyway let me know if you try it and like it.  Where are you from?  You might have a supplier near you depending on where you are.

Yeah, I've had the Vegan Gourmet, and I'm not crazy about the cheese.  I haven't been able to find the teese anywhere around me, but I'll keep looking.  I'm in Sherman Oaks, CA and I keep checking at Whole Foods but no luck yet.  Maybe Follow Your Heart has it, I'll have to check.  If I don't find it, I'll break down and order some... but I promise I won't be mad at you if I hate it.    

Teese is made by Chicago SoyDairy.  I just went to their website and pulled a list of where it's sold in Cali... I don't know how close Sherman Oaks is to any of these places but here you go:

California

Costa Mesa
Restaurants

Native Foods Costa Mesa
2937 Bristol St

Avanti Cafe
259 E. 17th St.

Stores
Mothers Market & Kitchen
225 East 17th Street

El Monte
Restaurants

All Vegetarian
4300 Baldwin Avenue

Jamestown
Restaurants

U-Knead A Pizza
18256 Highway 108

Los Angeles
Restaurants

Jax Café
1783 Westwood Blvd

Locali Conscious Convenience
5825 Franklin Avenue

Lucifer's Pizza
1958 Hillhurst Ave

2nd St. Cafe
442 E. 2nd St.

Masa of Echo Park
1800 W. Sunset Blvd.

Stores
Locali Conscious Convenience
5825 Franklin Avenue

Los Angles
Restaurants

Purgatory Pizza
813 E. Kensington Rd.

Monterrey
Restaurants

Croce's Pizza
404 Tyler St.

Oakland
Restaurants

Pizza Plaza
6211 Shattuck Ave

Palm Desert
Restaurants

Native Foods
44489 Town Center Way - Suite 543

San Diego
Restaurants

Ranchos Natural Foods
2476 Presidio Dr

San Francisco
Restaurants

The Usual Suspects
450 Broadway St.

Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom St.

IKE'S PLACE
3506 16th St.

Other Avenues
3930 Judah St.

Stores

Other Avenues
3930 Judah St.

Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom St.

Thousand Oaks
Restaurants

PIZZASALAD
1655 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard

Ventura
Restaurants

Lassen's
4071 E. Main St.

Stores

Lassen's
4071 E. Main St.

Brea
Stores

Veggie Land
1027 E. Imperial HWY # D2

Canoga Park
Stores

Follow Your Heart
21825 Sherman Way

Lakeport
Stores

Nature's Food Center
495 N. Main St.

Moreno Valley
Stores

Shannons Health Foods
23701-C Sunnymead Blvd

Santa Cruz
Stores

Staff of Life
1305 Water St


hope that can help you!

[aurora1124]

This turned out really well! I used 2 cans of black beans (3 would've been too much) and the food was enough for dinner, lunch for 2 people! The flavors turned out better than I thought...this is definitely a keeper!

[cupmycakes]

very good recipe to work with!

 I made my own batch of gluten free "flour" tortillas that made about 8.

With the cheese sauce I used a little more N.Y.F. and added some potato milk powder to the water (it sweetens and thickens), added a slice of soy chedder cheese and cut the garlic in half.

And I used half refried jalepeño beans and half whole black.


nomnomnomnom

[NicsWife]

THis is one of the best things we've ever made. Wow!

[akgrown79]

I thought the flavor was good i tried to make a layered casserole like some others had suggested, not so good  
i used some heart smart flour tortillas and they ended up being sticky and gooey
BUT the recipe was great! I ate mine on top of lettuce with some hot sauce and vegan sour cream

[GuybrushThreepwood]

We all thought this recipe was amazing! I did differ because it was late at night and the health food stores were closed, so I couldn't get any nutritional yeast, SO instead of the entire cheese sauce I just used extra salsa. I also forgot to add the onions, but it still turned out really good. I used some hot fire-roasted salsa and we thought that it was the best part.

[Mernie]

Everyone in my house LOVED this recipe.  The "cheese" sauce was great and the flavor of it blended so well with the beans and enchilada sauce.  I had just cooked a big batch of pinto beans and was looking for a way to use the leftovers.  I left them whole, but next time I think I'll refry them first.  I rolled-up the tortillas, which was messy and fun, but next time I'll do the layered casserole as everyone suggests.  Great recipe!

[Tweedle]

We all thought this recipe was amazing! I did differ because it was late at night and the health food stores were closed, so I couldn't get any nutritional yeast, SO instead of the entire cheese sauce I just used extra salsa. I also forgot to add the onions, but it still turned out really good. I used some hot fire-roasted salsa and we thought that it was the best part.

oh my god, you have to try this using the nutritional yeast sauce... it's the best part!!

I use the nutritional yeast sauce recipe part of it for sooo many other purposes!  this sauce over broccoli... SO GOOD!

[fwchan]

This dish is sooooooooo good and am happy to find out about the cheesy sauce. The sauce is so rich and super delicious.  I also add some spinash together with the bean mix and it turned out so good!  I rolled up all tortillas and they looked beautiful..thanks for sharing this recipe! 

[hollyward]

What?!  Are you sure theres no ecstacy in these enchiladas??!  I was taken to a whole new level of taste when I ate these.  remind me again why anyone would eat animal products??  The sauce is INCREDIBLE, the enchiladas were the most delicious Mexican dish I have ever tried, hands down.  They tasted absolutely cheesy, saucy, and deliciously BURSTING with fresh flavors! 
I put two kinds of beans (kidney and black) into the filling, and then I added a layer of refried (vegan) beans over top of the enchiladas, then covered it with the enchi sauce, then the cheese.  I filled 6 medium sized tortillas in 2 8x8 casserole dishes (i need a 9x13! grrr) and that was just perfect.  We thought we were going to have to freeze one dish, but ummmm, by the next morning....freezing was no longer an option because they are all gone!! 
It's recipes like this that make me want to share with the world how good vegan food can be.  When it came out of the oven, I couldn't believe that I actually made it, it looked awesome.  Whomever came up with this one deserves a gold medal.     Thank you for the UH-MAZING recipe!

[Melissa2525]

So I changed these up a little bit and kinda felt like they were good but not great for all the work. I added a minced jalapeno, fresh corn and soyrizo to the mix. I think if I had cooked up the soyrizo first before adding it it would have tasted better. I did however fry up my tortillas and then dip then in the enchilada sauce before filling and rolling them. This prevents tears and tastes pretty good (not good for ya but whatever it's enchildas go all the way). I will try this again but omit the soyrizo thanks!

[rnlane]

These are delicious!  I made them tonight for myself, my vegan daughter and my non vegan hubby.  My daughter LOVED them, as did I.  My husband liked them as well but he isnt much of a "burrito" type person, he prefers a steak haha.  I used flour tortillas and one can of vegetarian refried beans and one can of black beans.  I also added diced green peppers (small can) and put the olives on top so that my daughter could pick them off.  I served it with a salad and chips and guacamole.  I have a lot of leftovers so I will be eating it all week!

[wannabe]

I goofed up the cheese sauce the first time but then tried it again and cooked it less. It turned out great. I made it according to the recipe except that I only added two cans of beans.

[CrumbledCookie]

I made these two times since last Thursday which was basically my first time making a cheese sauce. I only needed enough to feed me and my son so didn't measure anything and ended up layering corn tortillas sort of like a lasagna. I'm super excited about how good the cheese sauce came out, especially the second time ( the first time I had to strain lumps out and wasted a lot of the sauce which I didn't like doing) so today when I made these only used 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup nutritional yeast, then just eyeballed the amount of water and added it slowly and it was perfect.