Black Bean & Cheddar Quesadillas
Crisp tortillas filled with black beans, cheddar, peppers and salsa.
lunchdinnervegetarianhigh-proteinkid-friendly
Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 large flour tortilla
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup salsa, for serving
Instructions
- Mash the black beans lightly and stir in the pepper and cumin.
- Sprinkle cheddar over half of each tortilla, add the bean mixture and fold over.
- Brush a skillet with the olive oil and cook the quesadillas over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden and the cheese melts.
- Slice into wedges and serve with salsa.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 520 |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 66 g |
| Dietary fiber | 11 g |
| Total sugars | 3 g |
| Total fat | 20 g |
| Saturated fat | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 30 mg |
| Sodium | 760 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1 cup black-beans → 172 g of Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (SR Legacy, FDC 173735); FDC portion "1 cup" = 172 g
- 0.5 each red-bell-pepper → 60 g of Peppers, sweet, red, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170108); FDC portion "1 medium (approx 2-3/4" long, 2-1/2 dia.)" = 119 g
- 0.5 tsp cumin → 1 g of Spices, cumin seed (SR Legacy, FDC 170923); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.1 g
- 2 oz cheddar-cheese → 57 g of Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (SR Legacy, FDC 173414); oz (exact)
- 2 each flour-tortilla-large → 144 g of Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour, without added calcium (SR Legacy, FDC 173242); FDC portion "1 tortilla (approx 10" dia)" = 72 g
- 2 tsp olive-oil → 9 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tsp" = 4.5 g
- 0.25 cup salsa → 65 g of Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve (SR Legacy, FDC 174524); FDC portion "1 cup" = 259 g
Ask your AI assistant: “add Black Bean & Cheddar Quesadillas to my meal plan and make a grocery list” — connect Mise.