Sunday, April 11, 2010

Spinach quesadillas












Safeway has the cutest little cards of recipes... in the produce section and also in the meat area.  I always look through them and sometimes there are several that I bring home.  This one definitely caught my eye.  I had lots of fun making them...and may I just say?...  simple, tasty and, oh, no.... even pretty healthy too... a winning combination!  Keep that card and file it!!  Change things up any way you like.













Spinach and Black Bean Quesadillas

1   TBSP olive oil
1   small onion diced
3 to 4 cups fresh pre-washed spinach
4   8 or 10 inch flour tortillas
2   cups shredded cheese (the recipe calls for Mexican blend whatever that is) (I used mozza and cheddar)
1  15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1   tsp. ground cumin (optional)

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.  Add onion; cook and stir until soft.  Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Drain well; set aside.

Coat large skillet with cooking spray and cook a tortilla til golden brown; turn over.  Top with one-fourth  of the cheese, beans and spinach; season with cumin if desired.  Fold tortilla in half pressing gently; cook 2 minutes per side or til lightly browned and cheese melts.  Remove from skillet; keep warm.

Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.  Cut each quesadilla into 3 wedges and serve.


((I added chicken and also did things a bit differently because it seemed easier.  I used only one pan for everything))

 Cooked some chicken thighs in a non stick pan. Then, I added cumin to the chicken thighs which I also seasoned with basil and some red pepper flakes (add any other spices you like).  Removed chicken from the pan, cooled and sliced it while softening the onions (I added a teensy bit of oil and about a tsp. of butter) and some yellow pepper slices in the same pan... added the spinach and a clove of minced garlic.  Wilted it slightly, quickly gave it a stir and removed it to a platter.  Then began browning a tortilla in the same pan ... and followed directions for filling and browning.

Next time I think I'll try them with refried beans with green chilis.... nice and spicy...

11 comments:

PeggyR said...

Those sound really good.

Rita said...

What an interesting recipe! Love Quesadillas and this is one to ad to my collection; thank you.
Rita

SmitoniusAndSonata said...

Love the sound of your version ! One-pan meals are a life saver on a really busy day .

Sasha said...

Oh, how lovely. I adore black beans in my quesadillas.

sandy said...

whoo!!! love these..

DILLY said...

Dilly like spinnidge.
Like eet wiv pine-nuts.
Scryum!

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Our Porch in Hillsborough said...

These look delish! Just found your blog and am off to check out some other posts.
Cheers,
Leah

Suzana said...

Sounds yummy! Wouldn't mind have a couple of those for lunch today. :)

Serena Lewis said...

This one would catch my eye too....love spinach and cheese combo!

Terry @ La Bella Vie said...

Ok this is what we're doing for dinner!
Terry
I am now following you!
Terry