Killer-Dillas 10 minute dinner
Tonight, I had one of my favorite quick dinners. I was originally going to be taken out to dinner, but because of a towed car (don't ask) they were cancelled. I called my friend, and she decided to come by and keep me company for a bit in light of my aborted dinner date. So I decided to whip up something quick, my favorite quesadillas. The filling varies according to what's in the pantry, but tonight's version was especially yummy, and not incredibly unhealthy. Here's what I did:
Quesadillas with soyrizo, black beans, and spinach
Ingredients
2 Whole wheat tortillas (the lower the fat and the higher the fiber, the better)
Soyrizo (vegetarian chorizo), you can use real chorizo too, I just happen to like soyrizo
Fresh spinach leaves
Fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
Shredded cheese of your choice ( I use a blend of jack, cheddar, and Oaxaca cheese)
Salsa or pico de gallo (homemade with the last of my tomatoes)
cooked black beans
Cooking spray (I just use one of those oil spritzer bottles with olive oil)
Take a tortilla, and spray it lightly with cooking spray. Lay it on a baking sheet sprayed side down, and top with a handful of spinach leaves, a sprinkle of cilantro,a crumbling of soyrizo, a quarter cup or so of cheese, and a quarter cup or so of beans. Top with a couple of spoonfuls of salsa, and the second tortilla, and spray the top tortilla lightly with cooking spray. Poke the baking sheet in the oven on 350. Bake until the tortilla is golden brown and crispy on one side, and then flip over, and bake until the spinach is wilted. While your quesadilla is baking, get some sour cream (lite or fat free if you must), and mince one pepper from chipotles en adobo, and mix it in the sour cream with a bit of the adobo. Cut your quesadilla in wedges and serve with the chipotle sour cream and extra pico.
You can bake as many at a time as you can fit on your baking sheet, and you can even double them up by stacking them up with foil in between the layers. (baking sheet, quesadilla, foil, second quesadilla) You can make them even healthier by using low fat cheese and fat free sour cream. I've added all kinds of veggies to my quesadillas with delicious results. I've used onions, peppers, mashed sweet potato, refried beans, mushrooms, whatever I happen to have around.
Quesadillas with soyrizo, black beans, and spinach
Ingredients
2 Whole wheat tortillas (the lower the fat and the higher the fiber, the better)
Soyrizo (vegetarian chorizo), you can use real chorizo too, I just happen to like soyrizo
Fresh spinach leaves
Fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
Shredded cheese of your choice ( I use a blend of jack, cheddar, and Oaxaca cheese)
Salsa or pico de gallo (homemade with the last of my tomatoes)
cooked black beans
Cooking spray (I just use one of those oil spritzer bottles with olive oil)
Take a tortilla, and spray it lightly with cooking spray. Lay it on a baking sheet sprayed side down, and top with a handful of spinach leaves, a sprinkle of cilantro,a crumbling of soyrizo, a quarter cup or so of cheese, and a quarter cup or so of beans. Top with a couple of spoonfuls of salsa, and the second tortilla, and spray the top tortilla lightly with cooking spray. Poke the baking sheet in the oven on 350. Bake until the tortilla is golden brown and crispy on one side, and then flip over, and bake until the spinach is wilted. While your quesadilla is baking, get some sour cream (lite or fat free if you must), and mince one pepper from chipotles en adobo, and mix it in the sour cream with a bit of the adobo. Cut your quesadilla in wedges and serve with the chipotle sour cream and extra pico.
You can bake as many at a time as you can fit on your baking sheet, and you can even double them up by stacking them up with foil in between the layers. (baking sheet, quesadilla, foil, second quesadilla) You can make them even healthier by using low fat cheese and fat free sour cream. I've added all kinds of veggies to my quesadillas with delicious results. I've used onions, peppers, mashed sweet potato, refried beans, mushrooms, whatever I happen to have around.