Light(Er) Creamy Bean Quesadittos

I am occasionally lured toward the centrifugal pull of Taco Bell for nothing more than their bean burrito, but after realizing that I can make something lighter and better at home, I came up with this! It's a quesadilla! It's a buritto! It's...a quesaditto!! Show more

Ready In: 15 mins

Serves: 1

Yields: 1 quesaditto

Ingredients

  • 1  small flour tortilla (I like Trader Joe's low-carb, low-cal version)
  • 1  teaspoon  neufchatel cheese
  • 2  tablespoons pinto beans, rinsed
  • 1  tablespoon red onion, chopped
  • 1  teaspoon green chili, minced (or jalapenos if you like it hot!)
  • 2  tablespoons cheddar cheese, shredded (I like a mix of pepper jack and mild cheddar)
  •  hot sauce (I adore Frank's Red Hot)
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Directions

  1. Spread neufchatel cheese on tortilla.
  2. Add beans, mashing some with a fork and leaving some whole.
  3. Pile on onion, chiles, cheddar, and a dash or two of hot sauce.
  4. Either microwave for 45 seconds, roll like a burrito, and consume immediately, or fold like a quesadilla and toast in a hot skillet or in toaster oven for 4 minutes, flipping half-way through to crisp both sides.
  5. Do it all over again. You know you want to.
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