Gingey Bites Mushroom Enchiladas

When I think of summer food my mind doesn’t always jump to what you’d expect. Don’t get me wrong, I do love salad on occasions but for me, summer food is holiday food. Things that are exciting, colourful and in my world, spicy!

I love Mexican food and since visiting on holiday at the end of 2014, there have been several Mexican recipes pop up on Gingey Bites. Here is another – spicy mushroom enchiladas – which features mushrooms as the main ingredient and actually features a Piri Piri hot sauce I bought when I was there. It’s the last of a small collection I came home with!

This is a play on a typical enchilada recipe which usually features either chicken strips or beef mince. By using mushrooms, I’ve switched it to a vegetarian version and used chestnut mushrooms, finely diced and cooked to give a mince-like texture. Mushroom ‘mince’ is a great meat substitute for vegetarian and vegan dishes and would work really well in spaghetti bolognese, lasagne and chilli dishes. The bold flavour you get from chestnut mushrooms really held up against the sharp tang of the jalapeños and worked beautifully with the smoky tomato salsa.

Spicy Mushroom Enchiladas and a cold beer! Ingredients for Mushroom Enchiladas

Spicy Mushroom Enchiladas

For 2 people as a main or 4 with sides

 
For the Mushroom mince:
  • 500g chestnut mushrooms
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 50g water
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 crushed garlic clove
  • 1/2 red chilli (seeds removed)
  • Salt & Pepper to season
 
For the rest of the dish:
  • 4 large flour tortillas
  • 200g tomato salsa – I used a smoky chipotle salsa from La Costena.
  • Jarred jalapeños
  • 75g grated mature cheddar (or vegan alternative)
  • Small bunch of fresh coriander
  • ¼ red onion thinly sliced
  • 4 -6 tbsp sour cream (or vegan alternative)
  • Hot sauce
A food processor with a grater attachment will make this all much quicker. If you don’t have one, just chop the mushrooms up very finely and unevenly.
Making Mushroom mince in a food processor
The mushroom filling ready to roll
spicy mushroom enchiladas ready for the oven

Method:
  • Start by making your mushroom mince. Clean and trim the chestnut mushrooms.
  • Push the mushrooms through your food processor with a grater attachment on. Or, hand chop to a fine consistency.
  • Heat the olive oil on a medium heat in a large frying pan and add the garlic, onion and chilli allowing them to soften for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the mushrooms and fry for 1-2 minutes (so they start to release their flavour) stirring to ensure they don’t stick.
  • Add up to the whole 50ml water a little at a time and continue to stir.
  • Allow the mushrooms to simmer on a medium heat for around 10-12 minutes until the water has evaporated and the mushrooms are softened down.
  • Drain any extra liquid away and your mushroom mince is ready for use.
  • Lay out your tortillas and line each one with 2-3 tbsp of the mushroom mix. Top with a couple of thin slices of red onion, some jalapeños and (if you want) a couple of drops of hot sauce.
  • Fold your tortilla up from the bottom so that the filling is covered and then fold in the sides and tuck them underneath. Place snugly in a line into a shallow oven dish.
  • Pour your tomato salsa over the enchiladas and top with grated cheese, jalapeños, coriander and sour cream.

  • Bake the mushroom enchiladas in the oven for around 15-20 minutes until the cheese is bubbling like so:

 

For a family of four, serve with a big green salad on the side and maybe some refried beans. Or, if you’re greedy like me, split the dish down the middle and have two large mushroom enchiladas each! Worried about how to roll your tortilla without losing your middle? Here’s Wiki How’s suggestion!
 
Spicy Mushroom Enchiladas ready to eat
Although it was a bit of extra work to make the mushroom mince, the texture and flavour were both worth the effort. I’m sure these mushroom enchiladas would work with most robust mushroom varieties but I chose chestnut for their earthy flavour. To find out more about cooking with mushrooms and for loads of recipe ideas, visit Just add mushrooms online or check out the mmm mushrooms facebook page here.  

0 Comments

  1. I love this! I've been a vegetarian for 25 years, but I never even thought about making mushroom mince. I adore mushrooms, so I will definitely be trying your recipe and I can imagine it becoming a staple in my house.

  2. Love this recipe! I like to make mushroom mince too – usually to add a bit more flavour and bump up the nutritional conent of a spag bol. I haven't tried it as a main component though. Thanks for the idea 🙂

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