This is a very simple recipe but I love making it cause it is quick, easy, and soooooooooo tasty.  Plus, you can do so many variations with the filling.  I made this last night for my parents and since my Mom is vegetarian I decided to do Black Bean Quesadilla this time.  Sorry folks, I didn’t take any pictures of it – we ate it ALL before I could snap even just one picture.  Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Canola oil

2 medium onions – chopped

2 cups chopped baby portabella mushrooms

1/2 cup cilantro

1 red bell pepper – chopped

1 can Goya black beans

2 green chilis – chopped (this is optional depending on how spicy you like to make this – I used Indian green chilis but I have used jalapeno peppers and Anaheim peppers in the past)

3 tablespoons of Lawry’s Fahitas spice (which is basically black pepper, chili pepper, oregano, cumin, salt, and garlic powder)

1 tablespoon cumin powder

2 large soft tortillas

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup salsa (any brand)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large skillet and add onions.  Sautee for 5 minutes on medium heat or until onions are slightly brown.

2. Add chopped mushrooms and chopped red bell pepper – sautee for 10 minutes

3. Add fahita mix, cumin powder, green chilis, and cilantro, and black beans; stir and sautee for another 5 minutes.  Set black bean filling aside in bowl.

4. Layer the black bean filling, salsa, and both cheddar and mozzarella cheese on 1/2 of flour tortilla.  Fold over the tortilla.  Repeat this step with second tortilla.  Grill tortilla on flat grill (medium heat) on both sides for about 5 minutes each side or until both sides are brown. 

5. Garnish – you can be creative and garnish with almost anything.  I used what was in my house which was Sriracha hot chili sauce (awwwwwww yeah, BEST sauce ever!!), and Cholula chili lime flavor hot sauce. I also garnished it with Cilantro.

6. Optional: Serve with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole

 The great thing about making this dish is that it is very simple to make after a long day at work.  However, the biggest challenge (or at least for me) is always getting the tortilla to stick together 100%.  The first key to that is making sure you add a LOT of cheese – you don’t have to use cheddar and/or mozzarella – I just used what we had in our house.  But you can really get creative and use other cheeses such as feta, blue cheese, gruyere etc.  The second key to this is making sure you don’t overstuff the tortilla with too much filling – I tend to overstuff it cause I can’t help it – I love the filling!  But either way, you can’t go wrong to make a delicious meal – overstuffing ain’t a bad look either – they don’t have to be perfect – they just have to look homemade!

Enjoy if you decide to make them and please let me know how they turned out!!