Turkey & Black Bean Quesadillas

ZuzanaFan

Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves 8

1/2 lb. ground turkey breast
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinced & drained
1/2 cup chunky salsa
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar Cheese or Mexican 4-cheese (4 oz.)
8 - (8-inch) flour tortillas
Additional Salsa

Prepare:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. In a medium non-stick skillet cook ground turkey, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Stir in beans, salsa, cumin and cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon about 1/2 cup of the turkey mixture on half of each tortilla. Fold tortilla over filling and place on the baking sheet.

Coat the tops of the quesadillas with nonstick cooking spray. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Transfer to a platter, cut in half, and serve with additional salsa.

Per serving: 240 Calories, 30g carbohydrates, 16g protein, 3g fiber, 8g fat, 3g saturated fat, 25mg cholesterol,, 640mg sodium.

(I also entered it in so that when entering it as a meal you can pull it up in the search.)

Also, if using the directions and placing them on a cookie sheet, they are exceptionally good but the mixture somewhat runs out. I would suggest trying this method first or cooking them individually in a skillet so as to brown them on both sides making both side crispy! These are yummy so be prepared to eat 2 servings as it is difficult to stop at just one!

Enjoy!

arewethereyet

Thank you. This sounds really yumdillyishous!:flowerforyou:

pniana

These sound great! Thanks!

ZuzanaFan

YW and they REALLY REALLY are great, or as per arewethereyet, yumdillyishous! :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

meana717

Sounds Delicious!

ZuzanaFan

I so had to make these again! One of my favorite dishes!

loritas

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KendalBeee

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KendalBeee

I have a question...

is the serving size 1/2 the quesadilla or one whole quesadilla?

actually, now I have two questions...

is this loaded in the database??

thanks!

Mamakatspokane

Sounds great AND my kids will love it!

Is the ground turkey 7% Fat?

KendalBeee

I made this tonight and made a few tweeks to the recipe....here's what I had and it was FREAKING CRAZAZAZY GOOD!!! (And since I couldn't find a 1/2 pound package of ground turkey, this recipe is doubled from what you originally had lol)



1 lb. ground turkey
two 15oz cans of black beans (drained and rinsed)
one 11oz can of mexicorn (drained)
one 10oz can of Rotel
sixteen 8inch flour tortillas
2tbsp of reduced fat sour cream (or to taste)
1 tbsp cumin (or to taste)
1 tbsp cayenne/red pepper (or to taste)
reduced fat cheddar cheese (my nutrition calculations use 1 slice of Deli Fresh Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar cheese per quesadilla....I'm a girl who likes her cheese)
additional salsa (not included in the nutrition calculations)


Cook meat in non-stick skillet. When turkey is half pink/half brown, add the cumin and cayenne pepper. This allows it to cook into the meat better. I sprinkled enough to lightly cover all the turkey. Stir in beans, mexicorn and Rotel and cook till heated through (about 5 minutes on medium high).

Place a tortilla in a second skillet that is lightly coated in non-stick cooking spray and place a layer of the turkey mixture on half of it. Rip the slice of cheese into 1/2 inch strips and spread across the mixture. Fold tortilla over filling. Cook on medium heat, using spatula to check underside to make sure it doesn't burn. (This only takes about 2-3 minutes.) Flip over to cook other side of tortilla. It is done when the cheese it melted and the tortilla isn't burned.

Once tortilla is on plate, open it up and add the sour cream and additional salsa if desired. Unless you have a VERY LARGE FAMILY, this will make several meals for you.

Nutritional Info:
1 Serving = 1 Tortilla
378 Calories
14.5 Fat
41 Carbs
638 Sodium
21g Protein