Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls

By KTgalinCali

This version is vegetarian with black beans, corn, spinach, and cheese. I’m sure they would be wonderful with some cooked chicken mixed in as well, but I like them as they are. They were gobbled up in almost no time, and I probably should have made a double batch. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 2 cups Mexican cheese blend, shredded
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles, drained
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 package egg roll wrappers (about 24 total)
• Salsa for diping

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from annies-eats.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine everything but the egg roll wrappers. Mix well to blend.

Lay an egg roll wrapper out on a work surface so that one of the corners is pointing toward you and place ¼ cup of the filling in the center. Fold the tip closest to you up over the filling, roll a bit, then take the points pointing outward and fold them in toward the center. Continue rolling into an egg roll shape until a small part of the remaining point is still free. Dip a finger in water or beaten egg and lightly brush on the edges of the free corner. Finish rolling and press to seal closed. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.

Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Lightly oil a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the sealed egg rolls on the baking sheet seam side down and spray the tops of the egg rolls with cooking spray. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly brown, turning halfway through baking.

Serve warm with salsa.