Recipe of Jamie Oliver Black Bean Quesadillas

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, black bean quesadillas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Black Bean Quesadillas is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Black Bean Quesadillas is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have black bean quesadillas using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Black Bean Quesadillas:

1. Make ready 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
2. Take 1/2 a small onion, diced
3. Take 1 small bell pepper, diced
4. Prepare 1 jalapeno, diced (optional for heat)
5. Get 2 cloves garlic, minced
6. Prepare 2 cups chopped spinach
7. Prepare 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
8. Prepare 1 tbsp. taco seasoning
9. Prepare to taste salt and pepper
10. Make ready pinch cayenne pepper
11. Take 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro
12. Get juice from 1/2 of a lime
13. Make ready 2 cups freshly shredded cheese (use a kind that melts easily)
14. Take 4 flour tortillas (the burrito sized ones)

Instructions to make Black Bean Quesadillas:

1. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. of the oil over medium heat. Once hot, add the peppers and onions and cook, stirring often, until they have begun to soften, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and spinach and cook, stirring often, until the spinach wilts.
2. Add the black beans and seasonings to the skillet and cook just 2 or so minutes more, then remove from heat and transfer the bean mixture to a large bowl.
3. Stir the cilantro, lime juice and cheese into the bean mixture. Return the skillet to the heat and add the additional 2 tbsp. of oil to it.
4. Prepare the quesadillas by placing 1/4 of the bean and cheese mixture over one half of each tortilla, then fold the other half over it, so it's a half circle.
5. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, add the quesadilla carefully to the skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until golden, then flip it carefully and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes, until golden and the cheese is all melted.
6. Slice into thirds using a large, sharp knife and serve immediately.

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