Black Bean Quesadillas

Name: Black Bean Quesadillas
Total time: 8 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tin black beans, 400 g tin, drained and rinsed; 4 flour tortillas; 100g mature cheddar, grated; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 spring onions, sliced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp tomato salsa

Crisp tortillas filled with smoky black beans and melted cheese, on the table in eight minutes.

Time8 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.15 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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1tin black beans400 g tin, drained and rinsed
4flour tortillas
100 gmature cheddargrated
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspground cumin
2spring onionssliced
1 tbspolive oil
2 tbsptomato salsa

Method

1
Tip the beans into a bowl and mash roughly with a fork. Stir in the paprika, cumin and spring onions.
2
Lay two tortillas on a board. Spread the beans over them and scatter over the cheese. Top with the other two tortillas and press down.
3
Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat. Fry one quesadilla for 2 minutes on each side until golden and the cheese melts.
4 min
4
Repeat with the second quesadilla.
5
Cut into wedges and serve hot with the salsa.

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