Easy Refried Bean Quesadillas

5 from 1 vote

These Easy Refried Bean Quesadillas are a delicious way of using up leftover refried beans! Better still, you only need 3 ingredients and they are ready in less than 20 minutes… Serve with homemade salsa and/or guacamole for extra deliciousness!

Course Lunch, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine Mexican, Tex-Mex

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 437kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Refried Bean Quesadillas

½ quantity homemade refried beans (Or 250-300g shop bought refried beans)
8 medium tortillas (I use Old El Paso)
160 g grated mozzarella (See Note 1)

To Serve

Homemade Salsa, Homemade Guacamole, and/or sour cream (optional)
Salad leaves (optional)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Place an oven-proof plate in an oven set to 120C / 100C fan / gas mark½ / 250F.
Place 2 tortillas on a board. Spread the top half of each tortilla with a thin coating of refried beans, then sprinkle over roughly 20g (¾oz) mozzarella on each half.
Fold the each tortilla in half and press down lightly, so the top half sticks to the filling.
Place a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat for 1 minute to heat up.
Place the 2 filled tortillas into the dry pan and fry until medium brown on the bottom (approximately 45 seconds).
Flip the 2 filled tortillas (I find a fish slice under the tortilla and a hand on top works best) and cook until medium brown on the other side (approximately 45 seconds).
Take the plate out of the oven. Transfer the cooked quesadillas to the plate and return the plate to the warm oven.
Repeat until all your quesadillas are cooked and in the oven. (I recommend preparing the next 2 quesadillas, while the previous 2 are frying to speed the process.)
Once the last 2 quesadillas are in the oven, cook the whole plate of quesadillas for 2 more minutes in the oven, then remove. Place all your quesadillas on a chopping board and cut each quesadilla in half.
Serve with Homemade Salsa, Homemade Guacamole, and/or sour cream, and a side salad for a quick lunch or light dinner.
Alternatively serve with all your Mexican-inspired favourites for a big Mexican-inspired feast!

Notes

You can use cheddar if you prefer, or a mix of the two!
Not suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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