Black Bean Quesidillas
It was suppose to be TACO SALAD night ... and I was excited about the new recipe to try ... but alas, I had to run out west (40 minutes from my office in pouring rain) to drop off some meds for my dad, did a quick stop at Aldis and then in between all that, Princess was calling to tell me her car would NOT start at the store. Thankfully (perhaps?) Hubby had chosen NOT to go to the gym, so he went and took care of her and the car.
Needless to say, by the time I got home at 8:30pm, they came straggling in after me and still not finished with the car. So I decided, at the last minute, to make something else.
Ummm. Not a 'big' deal, as this said it was quick and easy. Yes, it was. And yes, there are things I would do differently:
For instance:
1. Spread the cheese spread on inside of tortilla instead of trying to add after the fact
2. Drain beans more (I only drained the top bit off)
2. More seasonings needed in beans
3. Less bean mix in the quesidilla as they really spread while cooking. Of course, if they didn't have as much liquid, it may not have been as bad.
Either way, they were good, and it was an excellent way to use up the bag of coleslaw I got for 25 cents from Aldis...
Ready to find out what you need and how to do it?
2 cans black beans, drained
2 tsp cumin (definately use more)
1 bag of coleslaw mix
1 lime
2 tsp olive oil
2 wedges Laughing Cow Queso & chipolte
8 corn or flour tortillas
cilantro, finely chopped, optional
Empty the beans into a small bowl and add the cumin. Lightly mash beans and set aside.
In another bowl, add lime and oil, lightly mix. Dump the bag of coleslaw and toss (with clean hands) to coat. Set aside.
Take a griddle and place over medium heat. Add a little oil and let heat up.
In the meantime, spread each of the 8 tortillas with a 1/4 of the wedge of cheese. Add tortilla to griddle (cheese side UP) and add about a 1/4 cup on bean mix.
Fold over in half and allow to cook til one side is golden brown, flip and continue til golden brown.
Remove to board while you fix the rest.
When ready to serve, open each up gently and toss in a generous amount of coleslaw mix. Garnish with cilantro if using and serve up.
Princess came in and was like "yummm...what are those!?" even though she had just eaten before the breakdown! She ate 2 ... Hubby ate 4 I ate 2 ... I seriously don't think Hubby missed his usual protein, MEAT and they were pretty filling!
I will make these again!
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Needless to say, by the time I got home at 8:30pm, they came straggling in after me and still not finished with the car. So I decided, at the last minute, to make something else.
Ummm. Not a 'big' deal, as this said it was quick and easy. Yes, it was. And yes, there are things I would do differently:
For instance:
1. Spread the cheese spread on inside of tortilla instead of trying to add after the fact
2. Drain beans more (I only drained the top bit off)
2. More seasonings needed in beans
3. Less bean mix in the quesidilla as they really spread while cooking. Of course, if they didn't have as much liquid, it may not have been as bad.
Either way, they were good, and it was an excellent way to use up the bag of coleslaw I got for 25 cents from Aldis...
Ready to find out what you need and how to do it?
2 cans black beans, drained
2 tsp cumin (definately use more)
1 bag of coleslaw mix
1 lime
2 tsp olive oil
2 wedges Laughing Cow Queso & chipolte
8 corn or flour tortillas
cilantro, finely chopped, optional
In another bowl, add lime and oil, lightly mix. Dump the bag of coleslaw and toss (with clean hands) to coat. Set aside.
Take a griddle and place over medium heat. Add a little oil and let heat up.
In the meantime, spread each of the 8 tortillas with a 1/4 of the wedge of cheese. Add tortilla to griddle (cheese side UP) and add about a 1/4 cup on bean mix.
Fold over in half and allow to cook til one side is golden brown, flip and continue til golden brown.
Remove to board while you fix the rest.
When ready to serve, open each up gently and toss in a generous amount of coleslaw mix. Garnish with cilantro if using and serve up.
Princess came in and was like "yummm...what are those!?" even though she had just eaten before the breakdown! She ate 2 ... Hubby ate 4 I ate 2 ... I seriously don't think Hubby missed his usual protein, MEAT and they were pretty filling!
I will make these again!
Linking up to these GREAT hops (you really should just randomly click on one of these links and check out some of the coolest stuff: Frugal Fridays, Food on Friday, Anything Goes, Dwell on Fridays, Friday Foodfight, Foodie Friday, Simple Living Foodie Friday, Inspirations, Weekend Wander, Simply Delicious Saturday, Weekly Roundup, Feature Yourself Saturday, I Gotta Create, Strut Your Stuff Saturday, Saturday Link& amp; Greet, Saturday Show & Tell, Say G'day Saturday, Not Bad Sunday, Potluck Party, Sunday Showcase, Savory Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Mop It Up Monday, Mangia Monday, Creative Monday, Melt In Your Mouth Monday, Show Me What You Got, Made By You Monday, Muffin Monday, Hunk of Meat Monday, Meatless Monday, Marvelous Mess, Mix and Mingle, Making It Cuter, Motivated Monday, Whats In The Gunny Sack, Makin You Crave Monday, I Gotta Try That Mondays, Creative Corner Blog Hop, Monday Mania, Make Your Own Monday, Melt in Your Mouth Monday, Mix it Up Monday, Tempt My Tummy, Made From Scratch, Tasty Tidbits, Tuesday At The Table, Tasty Tuesday, Tuesday Timeout, Handmade Tuesday, Totally Tasty Tuesday, Frugal Tip Tuesday, Tuesday Talent Show, Teach Me Tuesdays, Tiny Tip Tuesday, Totally Tasty Tuesdays, Fat Tuesday, Penny Pinching Party, The Gathering Spot, Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays, Kitchen Tip Tuesdays, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Frugal Tuesday Tip, Show Me What Ya Got, Show Me What You Got, What's Cooking Wednesday, Its a Party!, Show and Tell, Recipe Swap, Works For Me Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Wednesday Whatsits, Homemade By You, Lil Luna Link Party, Whole Foods Wednesday, Whole Food Wednesdays, Healthy 2Day Wednesday, Hearth and Soul, Super Link Party, Ultimate Recipe Swap, Show Your Stuff, Taste This Thursday, Thrifty Thursday, Frugal Food Thursday, Somewhat Simple, Showcase Your Talent, Simple Lives Thursday
These look so delicious and I want to eat less meat. Thanks for sharing this on foodie friday. I will pin it too.
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ReplyDeleteI think you are pretty awesome for forging ahead with cooking dinner after dealing with all of that!
These sound sooo yummy! Gotta try!
ReplyDeleteMy husband will love these. Thanks so much for linking up this week at The Gathering Spot! Hope you stop back next week.
ReplyDeleteOur families love quesadillas and these look so delicious! We appreciate you linking up to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". Hope you'll come back soon! -The Sisters
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy filling, you put into the quesadillos.
ReplyDeleteWe love quesadillas, this looks awesome! Thanks for sharing this great post on Saturday Show & Tell @ Cheerios and Lattes last week! :) Hope to see you again this weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteMackenzie
That sure does look delicious! We are really getting into Mexican food at our place so I'm going to try this for sure. I'm going to Google + this post right now too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Say G'day Saturday. This week's post is now live so I hope that you can join in again this weekend!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
The cabbage gives a nice crunch I bet. Reminds me of a little Salvadoran place I used to eat at in college. Now I really want some of that. Thanks so much for sharing!
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