Cauliflower and Pepper Enchiladas with Spicy Sour Cream Sauce
These enchiladas are packed with veggies and smothered in a lightly spicy sour cream sauce.
Course Main Course
Keyword cauliflower, enchilada, vegetarian
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
8taco sized flour tortillas
1large head cauliflower
1tablespoonolive oil
1/2teaspooncumin
1/2teaspoongarlic powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1large poblano pepper
1jalapeño pepper
1cupcotija cheesecrumbled
Sour cream enchilada sauce
2tablespoonbutter
2tablespoonflour
1 1/2cupvegetable stock
2/3cupsour cream
1/4teaspooncayenne pepper
1jalapeñofinely diced
Salt to taste
Instructions
Set oven to broil. Roast poblano and 1 jalapeño in the oven until the peppers blister, about 10 minutes, flipping the peppers halfway through. Once peppers have blistered, remove them from the oven and let them cool. Set oven temperature to 375F. While waiting for the peppers to blister, begin prepping cauliflower
Cut cauliflower into roughly 1/2 inch pieces. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Place cauliflower in a large bowl and add olive oil, cumin, garlic, salt, and pepper, tossing to combine until cauliflower is evenly coated in spices. Add olive oil to the hot skillet and cook, tossing occasionally, until cauliflower have browned, about 5-7 minutes. Once they have cooked, remove cauliflower from the skillet and return them to the large bowl.
Once peppers have cooled enough to handle, peel off the blistered skin, cut off the tops, and remove the seeds. Cut the peppers into 1/2 inch pieces. Add the chopped peppers into the bowl with the cauliflower, and toss together until peppers and cauliflower are evenly distributed.
Make the sour cream sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until combined. Let flour cook for about 1 minute, then whisk in vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer, and let simmer for about 2-3 minutes. Add sour cream, cayenne pepper, and diced jalapeños, and let simmer until thickened, about 2-3 additional minutes. Season to taste with salt.
Once the cream sauce is complete, it's time to start assembling the enchiladas! Pour just under 1/2 of the cream sauce into the bottom of a 9'x13' baking pan. Assemble the enchiladas by filling each tortilla with about 1/4 cup of the pepper and cauliflower mixture and a generous sprinkle of cheese. Place enchiladas side by side in the pan, seam side down. Pour remaining cream sauce evenly over enchiladas.
Cover the pan with aluminum foil, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake uncovered for an additional 10 minutes.
Let cool slightly, and serve with sour cream, more crumbled cotija, lime slices, or sliced avocado.
Notes
These are pretty spicy as is. If you're not as much of a fan of spice, I'd recommend using 2 poblanos for the filling instead of 2 jalapeños and 1 poblano.