Some weeks are celebratory with buttery steak and elaborate dishes, others are budgetary with beans and tacos. This was a budget meal but it still managed to keep a celebratory edge, I’m sure the bag of lime chips we crunched on while cooking helped! You might have all of the ingredients lingering in your fridge and freezer at this very moment. Either way, it’s a great comfort dinner that comes together quickly and makes delicious leftovers. We served ours with a pile of refried beans (canned) and a mound of spicy brown rice (just make your rice normally and at the end put in a few Tbsp of spicy salsa, stir to combine and whala!).

*Apologies for the blur on the plated photo…I think someone was ready to dig in!

Ingredients:
(feeds 2 with leftovers)
1 10 oz package frozen spinach, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1/2 lb monterey jack cheese, shredded
6 corn tortillas
4 oz can green chiles, chopped
1 Tbsp veggie or corn oil
2 Tbsp water
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp cumin

Heat your oil over medium heat in a large cast iron or high sided saute pan. Added chopped onions, mix in cumin, garlic salt, cayenne pepper, oregano and saute until translucent. Add green chiles and saute for a minute then add spinach and water (I just dropped in the frozen chunk of spinach, if you defrost yours first, the water probably won’t be needed). Let mixture cook down and preheat oven to 350.

Using a casserole pan, put 1 Tbsp spinach filling in center of tortilla, drop 1/2 Tbsp of cheese and roll. Layer side by side. If you soak or lightly heat your tortillas, they’ll be more pliable. I didn’t and mine cracked but in the end, does it really matter? This was a fast easy meal, not something fit for company! Once you’ve filled your pan with enchilada rolls, fill in the openings with extra spinach filling and sprinkle cheese over the top. Stick in the oven and heat until the cheese is melted and bubbly and any exposed tortilla is lightly browned.

Take out of oven and enjoy with your favorite enchilada sides!