Bean and cheese quesadilla
A Mexican ‘frying-pan sandwich’. Crispy on the outside, stretchy on the inside.
⏱ 20 min · serves 3 · World cooking · Mild
419kcal
19 gprotein
58 gcarbs
13 gfat
9 gfibre
Per serving, out of 3. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.
Allergens: Gluten and Milk · may contain traces of soya (check the labels)
Ingredients (serves 3)
- Wheat tortilla (3 pcs)180 g
- Red kidney beans, cooked / tinned240 g
- Hard cheese60 g
- Bell pepper150 g
- Sweetcorn (tinned, drained)100 g
- Rapeseed / sunflower oil5 g
- Lettuce leaves60 g
Also: Cumin, smoked paprika, garlic, coriander, salt
Method
- Get ready: drain the beans (240 g) and sweetcorn, cut the pepper (150 g) into small cubes, grate the cheese (60 g) and wash the lettuce leaves.
- Heat 5 g oil (1 tsp) in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the pepper for 3 min, until slightly soft. Set aside on a plate.
- Mash the beans with a fork with the cumin, smoked paprika, chopped garlic and a little salt.
- Spread the beans over half of each tortilla, add the pepper, sweetcorn and cheese and sprinkle with coriander. Fold in half.
- In the same pan, without oil, cook the quesadillas over medium heat for 2–3 min on each side, until the cheese melts.
- Cut into triangles and serve with the lettuce leaves.
Tips
- Cook in a dry pan over medium heat – the cheese has time to melt and the tortilla won't burn.
- Cut into triangles and serve with salad.
- Want it hotter? Hot sauce or fresh chilli in the filling.
- Want it milder? Leave out the chilli – the cumin and paprika are tasty without it.
- Want it lighter? Half the cheese.
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