Baked Veggie Toquitos




We were looking to eat something healthy, but also didnt want to spend too much money.  I looked around to see what we had on hand, and realized that we had most of the stuff to make the baked toquitos that i made another time.  The only thing that we didn't have at the time was the tortillas, so it didn't require us to spend a lot of money.  I first thought of this when we were having enchiladas once and didnt like how the sauce doesn't let the tortilla crisp up.  Toquitos are better because they have that crunch but they are usually deep fried.  I decided that i would bake the enchiladas before putting the sauce on so they can get that crispiness in the oven, and people can put the sauce on top after if they wanted.  This is the kind of meal we like to make when we want something real fast with stuff we usually have on hand.

Ingredients
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper
  • 1 bag Brown Rice, boil in a bag
  • 1 can Kidney Beans
  • 1 small bottle of Salsa
  • 2 tbsp Paprika
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tbsp Onion Powder
  • 2 tsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp Chili Powder
  • Tortillas, I used whole wheat for sticking to the healthy theme
  • Mexican Cheese
  • Enchilada Sauce
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 
  2. Place enchilada sauce in a pot and heat up on low.
  3. Cook rice according to the directions.
  4. Dice onion and pepper
  5. When rice is done cooking take it out and set aside.
  6. Saute onion and pepper in olive oil, i used the same pot that i cooked the rice in so i didnt have to clean as much
  7. Let the veggies cook down a bit then add the kidney bean.  cook for 2 mins.
  8. Add brown rice, salsa, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, chili pepper and let cook for a bit
  9. If it looks dry add some more olive oil
  10. Put some of the mixture down the middle of the tortilla, roll up and place on baking sheet
  11. Do until you run out of mixture, tortillas or space on the sheet
  12. Put sheet in oven and let cook for about 10 mins or until crispy.
  13. Plate some toquitos, and put some enchilada sauce over it.
  14. Enjoy!



2 comments:

Unknown said...

It looks and sounds delicious, I didn't know you were such a chef.

Jason said...

Thanks. I really enjoy cooking and then I get to eat it. Its a win win situation. =)