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Vegetable & Black Bean Quesadillas with Greek Yogurt Avocado Crema

This delicious quesadilla is filled with healthy veggies & black beans, it's great light lunch or dinner or a fabulous party appetizer

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword quesadilla
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8
Author www.recipeforaparty.com

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 cups zucchini, chopped
  • 1 cup corn
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • 5 10 inch flour tortillas
  • 2 1/2 cups sharp white cheddar, shredded

Greek Yogurt Avocado Crema

  • 2 large avocados
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt, plain
  • 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Heat a medium skillet over medium/high heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add the bell pepper, onion, garlic, zucchini, corn, salt, chili powder and cumin and cook, stirring occasionally for 7 to 10 minutes until vegetables are browned
  2. Add the black beans, lime juice and cilantro stir until well combined, set aside 
  3. Place all the ingredients for the avocado crema in a blender of food processor and mix until smooth, depending on how thick you want it, you may need to adjust the thickness by adding a touch more water

  4. Lay the tortillas onto a prep space and spread each one with a 1 cup of the vegetable/bean mixture on one half of the tortilla and sprinkle ½ cup of cheese on top of that, leave a ½ inch border around the tortilla without filling to give room for it to spread out while it cooks and fold in half. 
  5. In another large nonstick skillet or grill pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil or spray with cooking spray, heat to medium/high and cook 2 of the quesadillas, turning once until brown and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes per side; repeat with the remaining quesadillas. 
  6. Cut into wedges and serve with the Greek yogurt avocado crema and salsa of your choice

Recipe Notes

you can lighten up this recipe by using cooking spray in the skillet, substituting lowfat cheese for the regular cheese and using whole wheat tortillas instead of white flour tortillas