Spinach And Black Bean Quesadillas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed,seeded and minced
• 1 cup cooked black beans
• 1 cup cooked spinach
• 1 pinch five-spice powder (available in asian or other specialty food stores)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 12 8-inch whole wheat flour tortillas
• 1 egg, well beaten

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over midium-high heat.
• 2 add the onion, garlic, and jalapeno pepper, and saute until soft about 3 minutes.
• 3 add the mashed beans to the pan and saute, for 1 minute.
• 4 fold in the spinach, stirring well to incorporate.
• 5 remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
• 6 season with the five spice-powder and salt and pepper.
• 7 place 6 of the tortillas flat on a work surface and divid the bean mixture among them, spreading the filling on top of each tortilla but leaving a 1/2-inch border around the tortilla edges.
• 8 brush the tortilla edges with beaten egg, then place a second tortilla on top, pressing down to seal.
• 9 preheat the oven to 200f degrees.
• 10 place a heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• 11 brush tops and bottoms of the tortillas with the remaining oil and cook each one in the hot skillet until light brown, about 2 minutes on each side.
• 12 keep the finished quesadillas warm in the preheated oven until all of them are cooked.
• 13 remove the quesadillas from the oven.
• 14 leave whole or cut into wedges and serve immediately.