This truly is the best vegan cheese enchiladas recipe you’ll ever try! The vegan enchilada sauce is super easy to make and a household favourite.
This recipe is made with vegan cheese, sweet potato, lentils and other healthy, simple and tasty ingredients!
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Vegan Cheese Enchiladas
DAIRY-FREE | MEAT-FREE
This enchiladas recipe is a vegan version of the classic Mexican dish, traditionally made with corn tortillas rolled around a filling and covered in a savory sauce.
In these vegan enchiladas, vegan cheese replaces the traditional cheese, and the filling consists of vegetables, lentils, and Mexican spices. The enchiladas are then baked until the tortillas are soft and the vegan cheese is melted, resulting in a delicious and satisfying Mexican-inspired meal for vegans and non-vegans alike.
INGREDIENTS FOR ENCHILADAS (VEGAN):
- Sweet potato
- Cumin
- Paprika
- Lentils (brown or green)
- Vegetable bouillon
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Chili powder
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Tomato paste
- Red enchilada sauce
- Tortillas
- Shredded vegan cheese
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT I USED:
- Oven
- Baking Sheet
- Baking Mat
- Measuring Utensils
- Saucepan or Pot
- Whisk
- Wooden Spatula
- Chef’s Knife
- 13×19 Baking or Casserole Dish
Vegan Cheese Enchiladas
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Sheet
- Baking Mat
- Measuring Utensils
- Saucepan or Pot
- Whisk
- Wooden Spatula
- Chef’s Knife
- 13×19 Baking Dish or Casserole Dish
Ingredients
- 2½ cups sweet potato cubes
- 2¼ tsp ground cumin divided
- 1¼ tsp paprika divided
- 1 cup green lentils or brown lentils, rinsed and sorted
- 3 tsp vegetable bouillon
- olive oil
- ½ onion diced
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cups red enchilada sauce
- 8 small flour tortillas about 6- 8inch (8-10 tortillas)
- 1½ cups vegan cheese shredded, your choice
- cilantro or green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
- Add sweet potato and drizzle with roughly 1 tbsp olive oil. Toss to coat and then season with ¼ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp paprika, and salt and pepper to taste, and toss.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are fork-tender.
- Reduce oven to 350F.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan add lentils, 3 cups of water and 3 tsp bouillon. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until the lentils are tender. Drain and reserve excess liquid. Set lentils aside.
- In the same pan, heat 1 tbsp oil. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Add ½ tsp chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp onion powder, and stir constantly for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add the tomato paste and stir and saute for another 1 minute. Add ¼ cup of the reserved cooking liquid, and stir to create a sauce.
- Add lentils, and sweet potatoes to the pot and stir to combine, adding reserved cooking liquid as needed.
- Warm the enchilada sauce. Then, wrap the tortillas in a clean kitchen towel and warm them in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
- Add a small layer of enchilada sauce to the bottom of your baking/casserole dish to prevent the tortillas from sticking. Make sure you're reserving enough to cover them with.
- One at a time, scoop equal amounts of the sweet potato/lentil mixture onto the center of each tortilla and roll it up. Place seam-side down into the dish width-wise.
- Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce on top of all the rolled tortillas and smooth out.
- Top with vegan cheese of choice, cover and bake for 15 mins. Uncover, and bake for another 5-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Garnish with cilantro or green onions and serve.
Notes
- freeze for up to 1 month
- Instead of vegan cheese, try pouring my homemade vegan cheese sauce recipe
Hi! I’m Candice aka The Edgy Veg! I veganize popular food recipes for vegans, plant-based diets, eco-conscious eaters & people who are trying to eat more plants over… y’know animals or by-products of animals. I hope you enjoy this tasty vegan recipe!
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Karen Christian says:
Flavor flave. This recipe definitely brought the flavor and it sure was good. I did tweek the enchilada saucerecipe by putting half chili powder and half chipotle powder. It was a bit spicy with the cayenne powder. Next time I probably will reduce the cayenne and chipotle powder. Made me forget about eating meat. Besides all that this recipe is definitely a keeper!