Chipotle Chicken & Black Bean Quesadillas
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Ingredients
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12 ozchicken
pre-cooked grilled, chopped
whole-grain tortillas
ideally ≤300 mg sodium each
1can no-salt-added black beans
or low-sodium, drained and rinsed
½ cupfrozen corn
1bell pepper
thinly sliced
1chipotle pepper in adobo
finely chopped
1 tspadobo sauce
½ cupshredded Mexican-blend cheese
or cheddar
½ tspcumin
½ tspgarlic powder
0.5lime
Juice of
cilantro
Optional
Low-sodium salsa
for serving
Instructions
Cook Veggies
Step 1
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced bell pepper and corn. Cook for about 3–4 minutes.
Add the filling
Step 2
* chopped pre-cooked chicken
Step 3
* black beans
Step 4
* chipotle pepper
Step 5
* adobo sauce
Step 6
* cumin
Step 7
* garlic powder
Step 8
Stir everything together and cook until heated through. Turn off the heat and squeeze in the lime juice.
Assemble
Step 9
Lay out your 4 tortillas. Divide the chicken/bean mixture between them and sprinkle each with about 2–3 Tbsp cheese. Fold in half.
Step 10
4. Crisp them up — 4–6 minutes
Step 11
Put the quesadillas in the same skillet, cooking 2–3 minutes per side, until the tortilla is crispy and the cheese is melted. You shouldn’t need oil if you’re using a nonstick pan.
Serve
Step 12
Cut into wedges and serve with a little low-sodium salsa. You could also add a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
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