Cheese and Bean Quesadillas
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

It's fiesta time, not siesta time, with these easy, tasty tortillas filled with cheese and refried beans.


Cheese and Bean Quesadillas

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Servings: Makes 4 servings.
Total Time: 20 mins
Related Categories: Chicken Quesadillas, Mexican Appetizers, Mexican Quesadillas, Vegetarian Beans and Lentils
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/4  cup
    refried beans
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  • 4 
    6- to 8-inch flour tortillas
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  • 2/3  cup
    shredded colby-and-Monterey Jack cheese
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    Salsa (optional)
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Directions
1.
Use a table knife to spread half of the refried beans on 1 tortilla.
2.
Place bean-topped tortilla in a medium skillet or griddle with the bean side up. Put skillet on a burner. Turn the burner to medium heat. Sprinkle half of the cheese over tortilla. Top with 1 plain tortilla.
3.
Cook over medium heat about 3 minutes or until cheese begins to melt. Use a pancake turner to turn quesadilla over. Cook 2 minutes more. Use pancake turner to remove quesadilla from skillet. Repeat with remaining tortillas, refried beans, and cheese. Turn off burner. Remove skillet from burner. Use pancake turner to remove quesadilla from skillet.
4.
Use scissors to cut each quesadilla into 4 triangles. Serve with salsa, if you like. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 138, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Sodium 239 mg, Carbohydrate 11 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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