Low-fat Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadilla

Look no further than these Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadilla for your mid-week meal. These healthy vegetarian quesadillas are packed with fresh vegetables and use low-fat cheese. They are so easy to make but most importantly taste absolutely delicious!

Healthy Vegetarian Taco Recipe

There are so many reasons why I love this recipe and make it again and again!

I can really get my 5 a day in when I’m eating these especially when paired with my favourite Tropical Mango and Passionfruit Salsa. They are fibre-rich, hearty and satisfying!

I’ve since discovered that grilling quesadillas takes the texture to another level! The tortilla are crunchy with that desirable grill mark finish!

I have made some substitutions to the ingredients and method to get healthier quesadillas that do not compromise on flavour! Now, I’m not saying that these will taste exactly like the indulgent quesadillas that are super cheesy, but the fresh flavours in this version are still superb and satisfying!

You can easily make vegan sweet potato quesadillas by using vegan cheese or make gluten free sweet potato quesadillas by using corn tortillas.

Ingredients for Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadilla

• Tortilla Wraps – medium to large wraps work best. We try to use wholemeal wraps wherever possible but you can use whichever wraps you can get hold of. Use corn tortillas for gluten-free sweet potato quesadilla.

• Sweet Potato – either cook the sweet potato in the pan with a little olive oil, roast in the oven or place the cubes in the microwave with a little water sprinkled on a M/W safe dish. 

• Black beans – we have used black beans that are cooked in the Instant Pot. For How to cook Black Beans in Instant Pot instructions see Mango, Avocado and Black beans Salad with Lime Dressing. If black beans not available use red kidney beans.

• Red Pepper – you can also use other coloured peppers if that’s what you have to hand

• Spring onion and fresh baby spinach

• Fresh Coriander leaves – use spinach as an alternative (makes the filling even healthier and a great way to hide spinach into children’s meal)

• Nacho/Taco seasoning or Mexican spice mix

• Low-fat cheese – it is easy to find reduced-fat cheddar cheese in supermarkets.

How to make grilled sweet potato quesadilla

These quesadilla are made in 2 stages. First we have to prep the filling, then assemble the quesadilla and grill.

Making the quesadilla filling

Making the filling is so easy, it just requires a little bit of preparation. I would recommend using a mandoline if you plan on making a big amount.

Combine all ingredients for the filling in a bowl

Assemble the quesadilla

There are two ways of assembling.

Either layer a tortilla, load with filling, add cheese and top with another.

Or, add filling to half a tortilla and fold like a calzone (like pictured below)

Other vegetarian Mexican recipes

• INSTANT POT MEXICAN RICE WITH COCONUT, CORIANDER AND LIME {VIDEO + STOVE TOP}
• Mexican Air Fryer Roasted Peanuts
• Fresas Con Crema
• Espresso Black Bean Taco
• Saffron and Cardamom Horchata
• Mango Pico de Gallo

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