Vegan Black Bean Quesadillas

Description

These quesadillas pack a big punch, minus the fat of all that cheese! Serve with guacamole!

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
  • ¾ cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • ½ cup black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ¼ cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
  • 8 whole grain tortillas
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Blend great Northern beans
  2. 3/4 cup tomatoes
  3. and garlic in a food processor until smooth; add nutritional yeast
  4. cumin
  5. chili powder
  6. salt
  7. and red pepper flakes and blend again.
  8. Transfer bean mixture to a bowl. Stir black beans and 1/4 cup tomatoes into bean mixture.
  9. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  10. Place a tortilla in the hot oil. Spread about 1/4 cup filling onto the tortilla.
  11. Place another tortilla on top of filling; cook until filling is warmed
  12. about 10 minutes.
  13. Spray the top tortilla with cooking spray and flip quesadilla to cook the second side until lightly browned
  14. 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 4

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