Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas are so tasty for a quick lunch or appetizer.

Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas are so tasty for a quick lunch or appetizer.

Another school year is winding down, with summer vacation, packed with camps and other fun activities, right behind it. During our summers some weeks we find ourselves running hither and there often cramming in lunch (many times an unhealthy one) in the middle of it all.

Easy and healthier options, like this Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas recipe from Bush’s Beans, are always good to have in your back pocket. It’s a quick one too, with a few ingredients you can easily keep stocked in your pantry. Roasted salsa verde was a nice substitution for the regular tomato salsa.

Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas are so tasty for a quick lunch or appetizer.Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas are so tasty for a quick lunch or appetizer.

Play with different beans, spices and cheeses to create your own bean quesadilla. This recipe is made with Bush’s Black Beans, a favorite of ours that we keep a stockpile of, but I think pintos, cannelloni, or kidney beans could work well for this recipe too.

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Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas Recipe

Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas are so tasty for a quick lunch or appetizer.

Black Bean Cheese Quesadillas

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 21 minutes

For a quick and hearty lunch, these black bean and cheese quesadillas with salsa and cumin are perfect.

Ingredients

  • 2 (15 ounce) cans BUSH’S® Black Beans, drained
  • 1 1/2 cups salsa, mild or spicy
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese mix
  • 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • 1/3 cup sour cream

Instructions

  1. Empty one can of beans into a bowl and mash gently with a potato masher or the back of a fork. Mix in remaining can of whole beans, 1 cup of salsa and cumin.
  2. Spread mixture evenly on 4 tortillas; top each with cheese. Cover with remaining tortillas.
  3. Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook quesadillas 2-3 minutes per side.
  4. Cut into wedges and serve with remaining salsa and sour cream on the side for dipping.

Notes

Recipe from Bush's Beans.

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(This post is sponsored by Bush’s Beans. I have an ongoing relationship with the nice folks from Bush’s Beans. This post is sponsored by Bush’s Beans, but as always, all opinions are my own.)