Quick Quesadillas
Flour tortillas filled with melted cheese and black beans, crisped in a skillet and cut into wedges.

Total
15 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
Servings
Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 4 tortillas Flour tortillas (8-inch)
- 1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup Canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1/4 cup Salsa(optional)
- 1/4 cup Sour cream(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Rinse and drain the black beans and shred the cheese if not pre-shredded (about 5 minutes).
- 2
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt half the butter.
- 3
Place two tortillas in the skillet, sprinkle each evenly with cheese and black beans, then top with the remaining tortillas.
- 4
Cook 2-3 minutes until golden and crisp, then flip carefully and cook another 2-3 minutes until the cheese is fully melted. Repeat with remaining butter and tortillas.
- 5
Cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve warm with salsa and sour cream if desired.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
480
24% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 20 g |
| Carbohydrate | 48 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 820 mg |
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