If you keep the ingredients handy, Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas can be thrown together in less than 30 minutes. Fast, frugal, and delicious!
Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas
- 1 can black beans (I use 1 1/2 cups cooked beans)
- 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
- 1 cup salsa
- 1-2 cups shredded cheddar, colby, or Mexican blend cheese
- soft taco sized tortillas
- optional: shredded lettuce, sour cream
Mash black beans with a fork. Add chicken, salsa, and cheese. Mix together.
Place a tortilla on a skillet heated to medium (or low-medium). Spread with 1/2 to 3/4 cup meat and bean mixture. Top with another tortilla. Flip quesadilla. Cut in fourths.
Serve with lettuce, sour cream, extra salsa and cheese. Makes 4 quesadillas.
**Tip: For even faster preparation, meat mixture can be put together and frozen. Just thaw, spread, and heat on the skillet.
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Yum! We love quesadillas.
I’ll take the beans, but everyone else wants to hold them back. 
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:55 am
We’ve gotta figure out a way for you to hide some beans.
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Yum Yum – quesadillas are our go-to meal on busy nights!
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I have all of these ingredients on hand so maybe I will make it this week. How many does it make?
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I think I wrote 4, but it’s 5 full quesadillas, soft-taco size.
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This seems like something my husband would love. Thanks for the recipe.
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This looks great. I came home and my husband is asking for food with flavor! I’m adding this to my menu for Friday along with some mexican rice.
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Mexican rice would be the perfect side dish. Don’t know why I never think to make it…
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I’ve made a variation of this a few times over the last couple of weeks. Such a great way to use up leftover chicken. We don’t care for onions and peppers (which seem to be the norm in quesadillas), so I add black beans and corn. I also use my electric griddle so I can make 2 at a time. Yum!
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:52 am
A large electric griddle is on my “to purchase someday” list!
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Oooh, that sounds (and looks) delicious! And my husband would never eat it, so that means more for me!
I wish I’d had a chance to meet you at Blissdom, but there’s always next year!
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Rats! This is my LEAST favorite part of Blissdom. The list of people I DIDN’T meet.
Next year!
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Yummy! They look easy & delicious!
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Yum…quesadillas dipped in guacamole are my favorite!
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:51 am
AH — And avocados are on sale this week!
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These look SO good. I have totally booked marked them for the future! (You might want to tell Kate to watch out, you might just be competing for her OAMM title.)
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This is one of my favorite things to make. Black beans, yum. Chicken, yum. Cheese, extra yum!
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Those look GREAT!!
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it cant be bad if its got black beans in it. have a great recipe for a spicy black bean soup. super simple, quick andawesomely spicy! email me or come by my blog if you are interested!!
ps- now i have to go find a snack
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Amy Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:41 am
We tried black bean soup for the first time last month. Tasty!
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Tracy Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
@JESSICA,
How can I get that soup recipe? It sounds delish!
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Thanks for this recipe. I made ours with leftover ground beef and minus the lettuce and heated it in the George Forman. It came out great!
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Adding beans to your quesadillas seems a good idea for veggie quesadillas . Here’s a similar quesadillas recipe. Please comment on your impression.
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We’re trying this tonight! Looks and smells yummy!!
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