My favorite grocery store is Wholefoods. I love just walking through their prepared foods and gazing at all of the deliciousness. One day I saw these black bean quesadillas there that sparked my imagination. The insides were all black bean, and they almost looked like black bean burgers stuck into tortillas – just flattened. So when my girlfriends and I were pondering what to whip up for a Sunday dinner, I knew I wanted to make a spin on these. We added some veggies, and swapped out the old Mexican blend cheese for a more sophisticated gorgonzola. The best part? You can stir in any add-ons that you’d like. We found pineapple salsa and spicy bean dip to add into ours. We then put together a lime sour cream and some guac as accompaniments.
Ingredients (makes enough for 2-3 people):
2 Whole Wheat Tortillas
1 Can of Black Beans – drained and rinsed
1 Green Pepper – chopped
1 Medium Red Onion – Chopped
3 Portabella Mushroom caps – chopped
½ Cup Gorgonzola Cheese
½ Tsp Cayenne Pepper
½ Tsp Paprika
2 Tbsp Chopped Cilantro
Oil for sautéing and frying
¼ Lime
Directions
Heat oil for sautéing veggies in a pan. Add chopped onion.
Once onions begin to appear translucent, add green peppers.
After a minute, add mushrooms.
Add black beans, and begin mashing with a fork until you have a mashed bean texture. We stirred bean dip into ours to give it more creaminess.
Squeeze lime, and stir in cheese, herbs, and spices
Set aside in a large bowl.
In a new pan, heat up your tortilla with a bit of oil.
Spoon out bean mixture to cover 1/2of the tortilla. Fold over and fry both sides until slightly browned.
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Looks delicious – I am definitely going to make these!
Looks and sounds great. I dont cook but I may start after seeing and reading this.
ooooh, thank you for the dinner inspiration! These look amazing!
ohhhh YUM I love this.
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I love Wholefoods! can’t wait to try this!
I shall try this also,always looking for new ideas to take to work sounds yummy.
I love Whole Foods, too! Such much great stuff in there. I love black beans & will definitely be trying these out.
Thanks so much for the idea!
Have a lovely Monday.
Cheers,
Savannah Marie
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I just made these!! They are amazing! The cheese really makes the misture more creamy, therefore I didnt need to use any bean paste. Delicious recipe, keep them coming!
cheers,
J
made this tonight- veganized…soooo good :)
keep ’em coming!
this looks sooooo good! I actually made quesadillas today but these look so much better :)
This looks so good. I’m going to try it this weekend! Thanks for the recipe.
coool cant wait to cook this my bf loves this kind of stuff
i love ti! i’m going to cook it for the fam.this weekend 8)
These look awesome! I started replacing sour cream and cheese with Trader Joe’s Cilantro Jalepeno Hummus, and it is TO DIE FOR! Just as creamy as dairy, but much more flavorful!
Absolutely delicious! One of the best recipes I have tried in a long time. Makes a great dip as well!