World Cuisine Recipe ∽ Vegan Black Bean Quesadillas

These quesadillas pack a big punch, minus the fat of all that cheese! Serve with guacamole!

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
• ¾ cup diced tomatoes
• 1 clove garlic
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon chili powder
• salt to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• ½ cup black beans, drained and rinsed
• ¼ cup diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
• 8 whole grain tortillas
• cooking spray

Cooking Directions

1. Blend great Northern beans, 3/4 cup tomatoes, and garlic in a food processor until smooth; add nutritional yeast, cumin, chili powder, salt, and red pepper flakes and blend again.
2. Transfer bean mixture to a bowl. Stir black beans and 1/4 cup tomatoes into bean mixture.
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Place a tortilla in the hot oil. Spread about 1/4 cup filling onto the tortilla.
5. Place another tortilla on top of filling; cook until filling is warmed, about 10 minutes.
6. Spray the top tortilla with cooking spray and flip quesadilla to cook the second side until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

Nutrition Facts

• calories416.3
• carbohydrateContent85.6 g
• fatContent5.8 g
• fiberContent15.6 g
• proteinContent23.2 g
• saturatedFatContent0.9 g
• sodiumContent616.4 mg
• sugarContent1.2 g