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Every now and then I like to buck the system.  The meat eating system that is.  I’m not sure about in your household but in mine with my dear sweet DT, meat is a must at every single meal, hell if I cook breakfast without bacon or sausage he takes lunch meat and heats it with his eggs.  See what I am saying, a real meat eater my sweet dear hubby is.

So on to bucking the system.  Since we have a massive amount of summer squash I decided to try my hand at making zucchini quesadillas which also happen to contain absolutely no meat at all!  So serving them to DT would be a real test.  Would he notice no meat, would he mind, what would he say?

Well I am happy to report he was thoroughly pleased, he did notice no meat, but he didn’t mind, in fact he said they were really really good!!  Yea! Success!  And one really good thing about this recipe is I almost always have all the ingredients on hand, they are super quick to make and a crowd pleaser, even with the twin 17 month old food critics.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup chunky salsa plus more for serving, 1 cup drained black beans, 1 zucchini – shredded on box grater, Cumin, Chili Powder, flour tortillas, shredded Cheese (cheddar, monterrey jack, mexican blend)

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Grate 1 zuchinni on box grater

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Drain and rinse black beans and pour in a large bowl

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Add zucchini, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 chili powder, 1/2 cup salsa, mix well

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In skillet over medium low heat (I used a oiled cast iron skillet) place 1 tortilla and spread zuchinni mixture evenly over tortilla.

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Add cheese and place another tortilla on the top

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cook on each side for about 4-5 minutes

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And thats it!  Easy!

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Just repeat until all the mixture is gone, I think I made about 5 and serve with  salsa, guacamole, and sour cream!  Whatever floats your boat.

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And don’t forget about the little fella’s in your house!

Little W gives it the seal of approval

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As does little H– with his famous squinty eye picture

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Print This RecipeZucchini  quesadillas

1/2 cup chunky salsa plus more for serving
1 cup drained black beans
1 zucchini – shredded on box grater

1/4 tsp Cumin

1/4 tsp Chili Powder
8 flour tortillas
Shredded Cheese (cheddar, Monterrey jack, Mexican blend)
Combine salsa, beans and zucchini.

Heat pan over medium heat.  Spread mixture over tortilla, top with cheese and cover with another tortilla

brown on both sides (about 4-5 minutes per side).

You can keep them warm in a 170 degree oven while you cook the rest.

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44 Responses

  1. We really like quesadillas, but I never thought about adding zucchini – great idea! Your pictures make me hungry!!

  2. I’m trying to serve more meatless meals and this looks great. I’m looking forward to getting lots of zucchini from my garden this year so this recipe is a keeper!

  3. Thanks for stoppin by again! The movie was GOOD long, but good. It was worth renting! Those quesidillas look so yum, Im forwarding the recipe to my sis, her family would gobble that right up!

  4. Those sound yummy! We love Quesadillas, but they usually contain meat, as my hubby is a big meat eater too. I’ll have to try these!

  5. Looks great! We only planted zucchini one year, and we had so much yield that no one wanted to grow it again! I do buy zucchini at the store sometimes, though, and this recipe looks good to me.

  6. sounds delicious…and your taste tester is adorable! Happy Foodie Friday! Have a great weekend ~ Susan

  7. Oh, boy, anything with guacamole next to it makes me salivate. I used to make a super-simple version of this when the kids were little (just cheese and zucchini). I like this with more ingredients–looks awesome.!

  8. Well the baby says it all…finger lickin good! My husband also warms up lunch meat and it grosses me out big time but his Mom was a bad cook so I understand it is sort a bad habit of his.
    Joyce

  9. I do think most men are carnivores–something to do with all that cave man stuff 🙂 Your recipe looks like something I would love. and you are so smart to start W and H (those precious, precious babies) early. Maybe they will overcome caveman syndrome!

  10. That looks SOOO tasty! I’ll have to give it a go when I have zucchini! I can’t wait until the squash is in season again!

  11. sounds just fabulous..gotta try it.
    i couldn’t hardly look at anything except those adorable twins. Good grief…they are SO identical…and the cutest things!

  12. I want to try this. You really come up with some intersting things. When do you have the time?

  13. I made these quesidillas tonight for dinner. AMAZING!!! Thanks for the recipes and keep them coming! I am engaged and I can’t wait to make this for my hubby (once we are married). He will LOVE them too! Thanks again

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