Crispy quesadillas filled with beans, sautéed onions, bell pepper, avocado and lots of cheese. These avocado black bean quesadillas are filling and make a great vegetarian meal too!
Happy New Year! It’s been a great year in food and I want to thank every single one of you for supporting this small blog which has become more than just a full-time job for me. It’s become place to share healthier cooking options and hopefully have a positive impact on the way you eat and think about food!
I have many more healthy, creative, and delicious recipes in store for 2017 and I can NOT wait to share every recipe with you all! I wish you and your family a safe and happy new year, filled with plenty of delicious healthy home cooking, and lots of happy tummies! 🙂
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2017 kicks off with delicious avocado, veggie and bean packed quesadillas that are crispy on the outside, and cheesy on the inside. They make a great lunch and are also very filling too! I don’t know if it’s just me but there’s just something magical about avocado and melted cheese 😀
Serve with your favorite salsa or low-fat sour-cream and enjoy! 😀
Avocado Black Bean Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 1/2 bell pepper, sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup black beans, drained
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 4 medium soft flour tortillas
- 2 avocados, peeled, halved, seeded and sliced
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro
- 1 lime, cut in half
- 1 cup light Mexican, Cheddar or mozzarella cheese
- oil or cooking spray for grilling
Instructions
- In a medium pan over medium-high heat, saute onion and bell pepper in 1 tablespoon oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add the black beans and taco seasoning. Cook for another minute. Transfer mixture into a small bowl and set aside.
- Rinse and wipe down pan and return to heat. Drizzle with a light layer of oil or spray with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, lightly mash the avocados with a fork. Stir in cilantro and juice of 1/2 lime, season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread a quarter of mashed avocado onto half of a tortilla. Top with bean mixture and 1/4th cup of cheese. Fold the tortilla closed over the veggies. Repeat until all tortillas are filled and all fillings are used.
- Cook on medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes per side or until the outside is crispy and cheese has fully melted. Serve with your favorite salsa or sour-cream, Enjoy!
My first vegetarian meal. Loved it! Thank you.
Yum, I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
I made these tonight and they were delicious! Everyone loved them!! 🙂 Thank you!
Made this for dinner and it was absolutely delicious!!!
Sounds great but is there a way to cut the sodium?
You can season with very little salt or cut it out altogether and use lots of lime for flavoring.
we are on low sodium diets. Buy No-salt added beans, make own taco seasoning (recipe on pinterest), go light on the cheese and use corn tortillas. You can’t fold corn tortillas, so just make them flat. still very delicious.
I made this for dinner tonight and my husband and I both loved it. I followed the recipe exactly, and it was perfect. I will be making this again for sure!
I’m going out of 2017 with a changed mind of meal prepping. Healthy eating for me and my family, so I’m starting with this great recipe of veggie quesadillas!! Thanks for sharing!!
Those look amazing! Always wanted to try to make veggie quesadillas with more flavor!
I changed the recipe a little but regardless of that it turned out amazing. I made fajita style veggies. Added beans and store bought taco seasoning in some of the veggies. Then made quick salsa. Added some of that salsa in avocado to make guacamole
This was delicious!
These quesadillas were delicious! I loved the guacamole, beans, and peppers. Will definitely make again!
This was really good. It was actually quite filling. Will definitely make again.
I made this tonight with everything minus the cheese and it was PHENOMENAL and so easy!!! Thank you!! Everyone DEVOURED IT!!
Happy everyone loved the quesadillas! 😀
Omg I tried this and I loved it. The only thing I added was some chicken breast stripes and made a side of salsa because I love spicy food but I recommend this ! ????
That sounds delicious!
This is really amazing, I not Fine Cook but your recipe seem easy and I know I can do it. Thank you, admin 🙂
The Avocado Black Bean Quesadilla was delicious!!! I made enough for one. I also used vegan cheese, because it’s all I had in the fridge. I didn’t have a lime, so I used a lemon, instead! I will definitely be making it again!
Made these with vegan cheese and they were delicious!!!!
What is the saturated fat in this meal?!
YUMMY! I didn’t change much. Left out cilantro because my vegetarian daughter doesn’t like it. Added garlic while cooking veggies and added a Chile and tomato I needed to get rid of. Point being, this is an excellent base that you can play around with.
Filling but light and refreshing.
Thanks for sharing!
AMAZING!
I added garlic to avocado, as I love everything garlic.
These will be a staple in our kitchen now!!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this beauty with us. Glad to have another week dinner quick idea ! have a pleasant day !