Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas: A Vegetarian Delight

Quesadillas are a classic Tex-Mex dish. This dish can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner or even it can be enjoyed as a snack. This dish is typically made with tortillas, cheese or some other fillings like meat or vegetables. But today we will share a perfect recipe of ‘Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas’ to prepare vegetarian quesadillas easily.

Quesadillas is completely a vegetarian meal. It is very easy to cook. It is one of the best options for a quick cooking and healthy meal for your whole family and surely they would love it. The black bean filling is very hearty and tasty. Moreover, the cheese also adds a delicious creamy element. Additionally, the quesadillas can be easily customized with any of your favorite toppings.

Following is the list of required ingredients to cook these Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas:

• Ingredients
  1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  2. 1 small onion, chopped
  3. 1 clove garlic, minced
  4. 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  5. 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel)
  6. 1/2 cup frozen corn
  7. 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  8. 1 teaspoon chili powder
  9. 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  10. 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  11. Salt and pepper to taste
  12. 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese)
  13. 4 large flour tortillas

• Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil in a large fry pan on medium heat. Put the onion inside and cook until it is softened for approximately 5 minutes.
  2. Put the garlic inside and again cook for an additional one minute.
  3. Stir in the black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
  4. Heat through and stir occasionally and wait for the filling to become warmed through.
  5. Fill approximately 1/2 cup of the filling in the center of every tortilla. Then do the topping with shredded cheese.
  6. Fold the tortillas one fold in half and cook it in a hot fry pan on medium heat for about 2-3 minutes each side until it becomes golden brown and feels crispy.

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Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas are a perfect choice for a quick, easy, delicious and satisfying vegetarian meal. Since it is easy to make and can also be customized with your favorite toppings, therefore it is very special for students in college hostels or those who love to have a good meal on the go. So next time if you are looking for a healthy, quick and easy meal choice then must give it a try. You would love it!

Following are few additional tips when cooking these quesadillas: –

1. In case of unavailability of diced tomatoes with green chilies, it is suggested to use canned diced tomatoes and also put a few chopped green chilies to the fry pan.
2. Instead of black beans, other types of beans can also be used to prepare this recipe e.g. pinto beans or kidney beans etc.
3. If you really want to make quesadillas more vegan then vegan cheese can also be opted or even you can omit the cheese altogether from this recipe.
4. Most importantly not that these quesadillas can also be frozen for later use. Simply you have to let them cool completely and then wrap them in a plastic wrap. Now freeze for up to 3 months. Whenever required, just reheat them in a fry pan on medium heat till it becomes warmed through. Enjoy with family and friends!

I hope you will enjoy this recipe for Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas