Roasted Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas

Submitted by prattandpratt

"This recipe came from Wild Oats. It was great! I struggle with quesadillas, so I made them more like taco's, melting the cheese onto the taco shell first."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 18 wedges
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) bag supersweet frozen corn, thawed
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 purple onion, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced into rings
• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 tortillas
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated
• 16 ounces salsa (can use less (or more)
• sour cream
• guacamole
• fresh cilantro, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, toss together corn, red pepper, garlic, onion, and jalapeno pepper with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
3. Pour mixture onto a cookie sheet, roast for about 20-30 minutes, stirring occassionally.
4. Remove when corn is carmelized.
5. Add beans to the same large bowl. Add lime juice, salt, and corn mixture, stir.
6. In a large saute pan, heat a teaspoon of olive oil. Place one tortilla onto the pan.
7. Add 1 cup of the corn and bean mixture and spoon evenly on the tortilla.
8. Add 2 oz of cheese.
9. Place the second tortilla on top, cover and cook for about 1 minute.
10. Flip the quesadilla carefully, cook for about 1 minute, or until golden brown.
11. Remove from pan, cut into 6 wedges and serve with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and fresh cilantro. Repeat two more times for a total of 18 wedges.

Reviews

[Too Many Tomatoes]

Very nice! My husband (the meat eater) asked to have them again. I let the mixture sit for 30 mins or so once I mixed it together, and I think that helped mellow & combine the flavors. Also made them with just one tortilla, folded, which helped make them easier to eat. Thanks for a yummy recipe!

 

[breadnerd]

Yummy! We used fresh sweet corn and I threw in a chopped tomato as well. Very good as quesadillas, though we were short on tortillas so made nachos out the rest. A very versatile recipe, and I'm looking forward to making it again in the wintertime with frozen corn and peppers from the garden :)

 

[Menguin]

I've made this recipe four or five times now and I really love it. I use it as a taco/burrito filling instead of quesadillas because flipping them was just too hard! This is one of the few vegetarian recipes that I have been able to feed my family with no complaint, but everyone really enjoys it. Thanks, prattandpratt