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Black Bean and Banana Quesadillas

Black Bean and Banana Quesadillas
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Entree
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cooked black beans you can used canned or cooked dried beans – if you use canned, be sure to rinse all that sodium off
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 medium tomato diced
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1-2 cloves garlic minced – I used a cube of my frozen roasted garlic
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp coriander
  • Cilantro to taste – I love cilantro so I used a lot
  • Cayenne pepper to taste – I left this out since I was planning to give it to Sweet D
  • Salt and pepper to taste – I left the salt out for Sweet D
  • Olive oil or canola oil
  • Avocado and your favorite salsa – optional
  • Whole Wheat tortillas

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pan over medium heat. Add some oil to the pan. Sauté the onion until it is soft and sweet. Add the garlic and be careful not to let it burn! Sauté until you can smell the yummy garlicness. Keep it moving so it doesn’t burn… this is serious! Burt garlic will ruin a dish.
  • Add the tomatoes and the spices. Sauté about 1-2 minutes until it is nice and fragrant. Chop the banana and add to the dish. If your banana is super ripe, squish it with a fork as you stir. I used my potato masher to squish it all together. Once it is all combined, add the beans. Taste. Is it good? Need something else? Adjust the seasonings if necessary.
  • Take ¼ of an avocado and spread onto a tortilla. Add some of the filling. Spread the other ¼ of the avocado on another tortilla and put it on top of the filling to make the quesadilla.
  • Put the quesadillas on a baking sheet and put in the oven for 10 minutes just so the tortillas get crispy.
  • Slice with a large sharp knife or a pizza cutter. Top with your favorite salsa and serve!
Keyword quesadilla, tortillas