By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dietitian's tip:
Tortillas come in two basic types: corn and wheat. If you decide to use wheat tortillas, choose the whole wheat kind. They're made from whole-grain flour. They have more fiber than wheat tortillas made from white flour, also called "flour tortillas."
Number of servings
Serves 8
- Meatless
Ingredients
To make quesadilla filling:
- 15 ounce can no added salt black beans
- 1 cup and a 1/2 cup onion, diced, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
- 8 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas
For the salsa:
- 10 ounces cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced (optional)
- 1 garlic clove, minced (or through press)
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, loosely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (juice of one fresh lime)
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Drain and rinse black beans.
In a bowl, combine the black beans, 1/2 cup onion and cumin.
Sprinkle each tortilla with 1/4 cup of cheese.
Divide the bean-onion mixture among the tortillas — spread it over cheese.
Fold each tortilla in half.
On a lightly greased 9-by-13-inch baking pan, place the tortillas with space in between and cover with foil.
Bake for 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Then fold each tortilla in half. Cover with the foil and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.
While quesadilla is baking, in a bowl combine remaining onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro leaves, and lime juice. Mix well.
Remove the foil from pan.
Cut each tortilla into 4 pieces. Serve with a tablespoon of plain low fat Greek yogurt and tomato mixture.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 4 pieces
- Calories 301
- Total fat 11 g
- Saturated fat 6.5 g
- Trans fat Trace
- Monounsaturated fat 3 g
- Cholesterol 21 mg
- Sodium 496 mg
- Total carbohydrate 31 g
- Dietary fiber 7 g
- Added sugars 0 g
- Protein 18 g
- Total sugars 5 g
- Polyunsaturated fat 1 g
- Potassium 455 mg
- Calcium 369 mg
- Magnesium 78 mg
- Vitamin D 5 IU
- Iron 2 mg
- Protein and dairy 1 1/2
- Vegetables 1
- Carbohydrates 2
- Grains and grain products 1 1/2
- Vegetables 1
- Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1 1/2
- Nuts, seeds and dry beans 1/2
June 22, 2024Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/quesadillas/rcp-20049938