Cornbread and Black Bean Enchilada Bake
by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: February 18 2024
| dinner
INGREDIENTS
Enchilada Filling
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 medium bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup corn
- 1/2 cup dry or 1 cup soaked black beans
- 10 oz. can red enchilada sauce
- Taco seasoning
Cornbread Topping
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2/3 cup of your favorite plant based milk (e.g. almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, but avoid coconut milk)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Meanwhile, fry the onion and bell pepper over medium heat.
- Mix in the black beans, corn, enchilada sauce and taco seasoning. Turn off the heat.
- In a separate bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, and baking powder.
- In a measuring cup, combine the plant based milk and maple syrup.
- Combine the cornmeal mixture and milk mixture. It should be just on the edge of "thick". Add milk or flour if needed to get the right consistency.
- In your baking pan, layer the veggies and beans mixture with the cornmeal topping.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
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