Test Kitchen Tuesday: Black Bean Quesadillas

I am probably the biggest example of “do as I say, not as I do.” Tuesdays are typically my crazy day, and today was no exception. Non-stop meetings resulted in not eating a real lunch, munching on a peanut butter oat bar in the car between meetings, caving to the animal crackers in the vending machine mid-afternoon, and coming home super hungry.

Thankfully, this week’s Test Kitchen Tuesday fell squarely in the fast and easy category, and less than 15 minutes after I hit the door we had dinner. Typically Mexican-inspired dishes go over well at our house, as 2Chili once told me he could live solely on Mexican food.

Black Bean Quesadillas

Recipe Source: Eating Well

Time to Prepare: 15 minutes

2Chili’s Taster Rating (out of 5): 4

The Cook’s Taster Rating (out of 5): 4.5

Nutrition (From the recipe):

serving: 377 calories; 16 g fat ( 5 g sat , 8 g mono ); 13 mg cholesterol; 46 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 13 g protein; 10 g fiber; 679 mg sodium; 581 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Calcium (25% daily value), Folate (23% dv), Iron (19% dv), Potassium (17% dv).

The Verdict: These were everything I expected: Substantial and cheesy. So easy. And, right up the alley of my Mexican cuisine-loving 2ChiliBreadBowl. A win!