Meatless Monday-Black Beans

Here’s what you will need to make the quesadillas.

• cheese (I like colby jack cheese)
• flour tortillas ~~If you want to make your own tortillas check out this post on Clockwork Lemon
• 4 ounce can of diced green chilies (drained)
• 1/4 TBSP of cilantro leaves (chopped) or less…to taste

***typo fixed***

• sour cream (if you like it)
• guacamole (if you like it)
• salsa (if you like it) If you want to make your own salsa check out this post on from the Cookbook shelf
• green, red or yellow peppers (if you like) diced

Mix drained green chilies with cilantro and 2 cups of cooked and rinsed black beans.

I mash my black beans a bit.

If your adding peppers or extra onions sauté them and add them to the bean mixture.

Heat a skillet on medium heat. Spray pan with cooking spray.

Place 1 tortilla on the hot skillet and place 1 slotted spoon full of bean mixture on the tortilla. Cover with a generous helping of cheese. Place 2nd tortilla on top. Cook for about 1 1/2-2 min. Spray the top tortilla with cooking spray and carefully flip and cook for additional 1- 2 min.

Repeat until you have enough servings for your family and maybe a few to save for snacks.

Cut in 4th’s and serve with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream.

Cool the extra beans and save for future meals. These beans will also freeze well.

I also made rice.

Here are links to two “round two” black bean meals.

Tortilla-black bean casserole

Mexican black bean pizza

I’ll be making green chilie and chicken soup later in the week with my extra beans.

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