Main Dishes · No. 103
Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas
These Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas are an easy vegetarian snack or light meal that are filling, flavorful, and freezer-friendly!
Serves 10Total time 15 min289 calories per servingMexicanDinner, Lunch
Ingredients
- 1 15oz.can black beans
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 cup red onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro (about ½ cup chopped)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 batch taco seasoning (see notes)
- 10 flour tortillas (7-inch diameter)
Method
- Drain the black beans and add them to a bowl along with the frozen corn (no need to thaw)
- Finely dice the onion, mince the garlic, and roughly chop the cilantro.
- Add the onion, garlic, cilantro, shredded cheddar, and taco seasoning to the bowl with the beans and corn. Stir until everything is evenly combined and coated in seasoning.
- Place a half cup of the filling on one side of each tortilla and fold over. Cook the quesadillas in a skillet over medium heat on each side until brown and crispy and the cheesy filling has melted. Slice into triangles then serve.
- To freeze the quesadillas, stack the filled and uncooked quesadillas with a piece of parchment paper between each quesadilla. Place in a freezer bag and freeze for up to three months. To reheat either microwave (for a soft quesadilla) or cook in a skillet on low heat (make sure to use low heat so that the filling has time to thaw and melt before the outside burns).
Notes
- From the family list: about 15 min, ~289 cal each. Beans, corn, and cheese. Freeze extras.
- Recipe notes from the site:
- * To make these black bean quesadillas super fast and easy, you can use a packet of store-bought taco seasoning. Or, if you have a well-stocked spice cabinet, you can use my homemade taco seasoning recipe, as I did here.
- Times from the recipe page: prep 5 min, cook 10 min, total 15 min.
- 289 calories per serving, from the recipe page (yield as listed: 10 quesadillas).
- Recipe and photo from Budget Bytes (budgetbytes.com), by Beth Moncel. Saved for personal use.