Fiesta Quesadillas with Black Beans

Fiesta Quesadillas with Black Beans

This recipe serves: 4

Preparation time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 10 minutes

Ingredients For the salsa:

1/2 cup chopped tomatoes

3 tablespoons chopped red onion

1 teaspoon minced jalapeño chili pepper, or to taste

3 tablespoons diced red or green peppers

1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice salt to tastefreshly ground black pepperhot sauce (optional), to taste

For the Quesadillas:

4 large whole wheat flour tortillas

1 cup low-fat Monterey jack cheese1

15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

3/4 cup chopped red onion

3/4 cup chopped tomatoes

Cooking Instructions

For the salsa:1. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients. (This can be made up to 2 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator.)

For the quesadillas:

1. Preheat the oven to 200F.

2. Lay the tortillas out on a work surface and arrange the cheese, beans, cilantro, red onion and tomatoes on half of each tortilla. Fold the tortilla in half to cover the filling.

3. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Carefully cook one quesadilla at a time in the skillet until lightly browned on both sides. Transfer the browned quesadillas to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while cooking the rest.

4. Slice each quesadilla into 4 wedges and serve with salsa and sour cream.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 quesadilla

Amount Per Serving

Calories 356

Protein 19 g

Total Carbohydrate

55 g Dietary Fiber

6 g Soluble Fiber

0 g Insoluble Fiber

1 g Sugar 10 g

Total Fat 8 g

Saturated Fat 4 g

Monounsaturated Fat 1 g