Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas – C
Green salad and rice
  • Classic
  • kid favorite, meatless
Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas – C
Green salad and rice
  • Classic
  • kid favorite, meatless
Servings:

Ingredients

Prep
  • 15 oz black beans
  • 3 T frozen chopped onions optional
  • 1 C frozen corn
  • 1 T brown sugar or honey
  • 1/4 C salsa
  • 1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1/2 t ground cumin
  • 2 C Monterrey Jack cheese
On Cooking Day
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • 6 C salad greens
  • 1 bag frozen brown rice steamers
  • taco toppings (salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cheese)

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Rinse and drain black beans and add to large zipper bag with remaining ingredients. Zip to seal and squish to mix.
To Cook
  1. Scoop 1 cup bean mixture onto tortillas. Top with another tortilla and place on baking sheet sprayed with non stick spray.
  2. Spray quesadillas with cooking spray and bake in oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until brown and crisp.
  3. Cook rice according to package directions.
  4. Serve with green salad, and taco toppings.

Ingredients

Prep
  • 15 oz black beans
  • 3 T frozen chopped onions optional
  • 1 C frozen corn
  • 1 T brown sugar or honey
  • 1/4 C salsa
  • 1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1/2 t ground cumin
  • 2 C Monterrey Jack cheese
On Cooking Day
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • 6 C salad greens
  • 1 bag frozen brown rice steamers
  • taco toppings (salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cheese)

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Rinse and drain black beans and add to large zipper bag with remaining ingredients. Zip to seal and squish to mix.
To Cook
  1. Scoop 1 cup bean mixture onto tortillas. Top with another tortilla and place on baking sheet sprayed with non stick spray.
  2. Spray quesadillas with cooking spray and bake in oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until brown and crisp.
  3. Cook rice according to package directions.
  4. Serve with green salad, and taco toppings.

Double or triple this and freeze for easy weekend lunches.
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