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)
Grate 1 zuchinni on box grater
Drain and rinse black beans and pour in a large bowl
Add zucchini, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 chili powder, 1/2 cup salsa, mix well
In skillet over medium low heat (I used a oiled cast iron skillet) place 1 tortilla and spread zuchinni mixture evenly over tortilla.
Add cheese and place another tortilla on the top
cook on each side for about 4-5 minutes
And thats it! Easy!
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.
And don’t forget about the little fella’s in your house!
Little W gives it the seal of approval
As does little H– with his famous squinty eye picture
Print This RecipeZucchini quesadillas
1/2 cup chunky salsa plus more for serving
1 cup drained black beans
1 zucchini – shredded on box grater1/4 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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I love hiding veggies from kids!! Awesome tackle:-)
These sound really good. I’m going to have to try them.
YUM! These look delish from the look on his face! 😀
You have the best recipes! This looks yummy!
Yum. And your son does a good job of selling them here!
That looks delish – I will definitely try this!
those look great!!!
We really like quesadillas, but I never thought about adding zucchini – great idea! Your pictures make me hungry!!
fun! I never thought of shredding zucchini in a tortilla. I can’t wait to try these!
Looks great. My hubby is such a meat eater, as well. I am trying to do more healthy cooking with less red meat. He is not a fan. Maybe I can sneak this in. Ha ha.
I would have never thought to grate the veggies. LOVE it!!
Sounds Yummy! TFS
Yeah !!! Another way to use zucchinni !! We grow a lot of this and am always looking for ways to cook with it. [0=
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!
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!
What a brilliant idea!
Thanks for stopping by my blog & helping to make my SITS day special!
I love zucchini and this looks yummy!!
What a cute little boy!!!
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!
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.
I LOVE the look on the little guy’s face! What a darling! Thanks for coming to my blog.
That looks really good and nutritious. Thanks!
YUM! I can’t wait to try these!!
Sounds delicious! We have Meatless Monday at our house. It’s fun and the kids remind me if I forget!
Jenna-Please ignore my last comment…just read my email and I just totally blew this!!!
I love zucchini! These look so good, and they will be an awesome way to enjoy our glut of zucchini this summer.
These look fabulous. Cannot wait to have an abundance of Zuccini.
Hmm..i wonder if I could fool my kids with these?
Thanks for sharing!
Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables. Plus it brings back good memories to. 🙂 Nice recipe. Thanks.
My Tasty Tuesday is up too.
sounds delicious…and your taste tester is adorable! Happy Foodie Friday! Have a great weekend ~ Susan
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.!
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
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!
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!
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!
I want to try this. You really come up with some intersting things. When do you have the time?
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
I made these zucchini quesadillas this week. See my blog. Dh absolutely went ga-ga over them. Thanks.