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Quesadillas (Simple and Fancy)

Ingredients
  

  • Whole wheat or corn tortilla
  • leftover chicken, or beef
  • Beans: re fried black beans, white beans
  • Grated cheese: cheddar or Monterey Jack
  • Optional: salsa sliced avocado

Instructions
 

  • Heat pan with a little olive oil or butter.
  • Spread or sprinkle beans onto tortilla, add chicken or meat if using.
  • Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Fold tortilla to form a half circle.
  • Flip once to brown each side.
  • Serve with salsa or sliced avocado.

VARIATIONS:

  • Make a plain cheese quesadilla and have beans on the side.
  • Use leftover sweet potato as part of the filling instead of cheese for dairy free quesadilla.
  • Customize your quesadilla by adding thinly sliced raw or pickled red onions, sautéed mushrooms, thawed frozen corn kernels, or any other filling.
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