Meatless meal: Corn and black bean quesadillas

Meatless meal

I ate chorizo-filled tacos along with corn and black bean quesadillas during Sunday's Jets vs. Colts game. But these quesadillas are a great choice for a meatless meal.

I adapted the recipe from America's Test Kitchen. The original recipe calls for Pepper Jack cheese. But since I didn't have any, I used cheddar cheese and sprinkled crushed red pepper over it. I also added minced jalapeno pepper.

What makes the quesadillas so flavorful is all the garlic in it.

Check out other Meatless Day recipes:
Jeroxie: Spiced congee with zucchini and egg
Tummy rumbles: Sweet corn fritters with roasted tomatoes and avocado

Corn and black bean quesadillas
Adapted from America's Test Kitchen
Note: The original recipe makes two quesadillas. I bumped up the portions to make quesadillas for more people.
Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 
1 2/3 cups canned corn
vegetable oil
1 2/3 cups minced red onion (about 1 large red onion)
5 teaspoons minced garlic
1 or 2 jalapenos, minced; added for taste (If necessary, remove seeds and ribs to minimize spiciness.)
1 2/3 cups canned black beans
10 teaspoons lime juice, or juice from a little less than 2 limes
kosher salt to taste
8-10 flour tortillas (9-inch), or you can use 8-inch tortillas
cheddar cheese, shredded
crushed red pepper to taste

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of oil. Add red onion. When the onion has softened, add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add minced jalapeno pepper to taste. Cook for one minute. Add beans. Then mix in corn. Take off heat and add lime juice to taste. Season with salt.

Spoon filling on one-half of a tortilla. Add cheese. Then sprinkle crushed red pepper over the cheese. Fold over the other side of the tortilla. Repeat process until you run out of tortillas.

Heat pan until hot. Add a tablespoon of oil. Fry each side of a quesadilla until crispy. You can cook two quesadillas in a 12-inch pan. Cut each quesadilla into three triangles or cut in half. Serve on a plate.

Note: If you just want to make 2 quesadillas, you need 1/3 cup corn, 1/3 cup red onion and 1/3 cup blackbeans.

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