Cinco de Mayo

Well I'm on the topic of recipes... for Cinco de Mayo I decided to make a recipe from www.eatingwell.com. I still modify these recipes, but not as much.

It's a casserole, and it was delicious. We will probably have it again soon, we all really liked it (the munchkin included).

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium zucchini, sliced (original recipe called for grated, but based on comments, I decided to try it sliced)
1 19 oz can of black beans, rinsed (I replaced this with 1 cup of dry kidney beans, soaked for a day, and then cooked, we don't eat canned foods much and I have had a really tough time finding dry black beans)
1.5 cups corn (frozen or fresh)
1 tsp cumin
12 corn tortillas, quartered (I only ended up using 8)
1 19 oz can of enchilada sauce (I didn't have any, so looked up a recipe for making my own)
1.25 c shredded cheddar cheese

1. Coat 9x13 pan with cooking spray (I use extra virgin olive oil).
2. Heat nonstick skillet on med-high heat
3. Cook onion until it starts browning (I added in the zucchini here, so it was sauteed).
4. Stire in zucchini, beans, tomatoes, corn, cumin. Cook until the beggies are heated through (the recipe suggests 3 minutes, I did closer to 7-10 mins).
5. Scatter 1/2 the tortillas in the pan.
6. Top with 1/2 the veggie mix, 1/2 enchilada sauce, 1/2 cheese.
7. Repeat with 1 more layer.
8. Cover with tin foil.

I did all this in the morning and put it in the fridge (I had to work that afternoon) and I left instructions for dinner:

1. Preheat over to 400F.
2. Bake 15 minutes, remove tin foil, bake for 10 more minutes.
3. Remove from oven and let it sit for 15 minutes (this seemed to be the consensus for making sure it isn't soggy and it worked for us!). I would highly recommend it. Delicious and healthy.

Some other ideas:
saute some peppers with the zucchini and onions.

EASY 5 INGREDIENT ENCHILADA SAUCE from Ehow.com (with modifications)

2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin
dash of hot sauce

Mix together and voila, enchilada sauce! I don't know what enchilada sauce tastes like, so this may not compare... you can make it as spicy as you wish. This recipe is for red enchilada sauce, of course you can use green if you like, it's just not quite so simple to make. Good luck!