These simple and healthy Black Bean Quesadillas are an easy dinner everyone loves. Flour tortillas filled with cheese, black beans, corn, onion, bell pepper and spices. 

We love dinner that’s cooked in less than 30 minutes, that’s healthy and kid-friendly!  Like these Vegetarian Enchiladas,

A stack of cut black bean quesadillas with salsa and sour cream on top.

What I LOVE about these Black Bean Quesadillas:

  1. FAST: they can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes!
  2. Simple Ingredients: You will likely already have all the ingredients you need to make (or adapt) this recipe.
  3. Kid-friendly:  Even my pickiest toddler loves them!

How to Make a Black Bean Quesadilla:

1. Make veggie filling: Sauté onion and bell pepper in a little bit of oil and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.  Add black beans, corn, salsa, brown sugar, cumin and chili powder and stir to combine. Reduce heat.

Two process photos of the ingredients for black bean quesadillas and the filling cooking in a skillet.

3.  Assemble: Heat another large skillet. Place one tortilla in the skillet and sprinkle cheese, followed by a heaping scoop of black bean and corn mixture and spread into an even layer. Top with another sprinkle of cheese.

3. Cook:  Add a tortilla on top and cook until the bottom tortilla is golden.  Use a large spatula to carefully flip the tortilla to the other side. Cook until cheese is melted and bottom tortilla is golden brown. Serve with sour cream and salsa.

A black bean quesadilla cooking in a skillet, then cut into four pieces.

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Recipe

A stack of cut black bean quesadillas with salsa and sour cream on top.
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Total 10 minutes
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic , minced
  • 1/4 small onion , chopped
  • 1/4 bell pepper any color, chopped
  • 15 ounce can black beans , drained and rinsed
  • 1 heaping cup corn (canned or frozen-thawed)
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 cups shredded cheese (monterrey jack, colby jack, or cheddar)
  • 4 large flour tortillas
  • sour cream , for serving

Instructions
 

  • Add olive oil to a large skillet over medium high heat. 
  • Add the onion and bell pepper and saute for 1-2 minutes. 
  • Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add black beans, corn, salsa, brown sugar, cumin and chili powder and stir to combine. 
  • Reduce heat. Taste and adjust seasonings, if desired.
  • Heat another large skillet. Place one tortilla in the skillet. Add a sprinkle of cheese, followed by a heaping scoop of black bean and corn filling and spread into an even layer. 
  • Top with another sprinkle of cheese. Add a tortilla on top and cook until the bottom tortilla is golden. 
  • Use a large spatula to carefully flip the tortilla to the other side. Cook until cheese is melted and bottom tortilla is golden brown. 
  • Serve with sour cream and salsa.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 18gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 497mgPotassium: 326mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 850IUVitamin C: 10.1mgCalcium: 305mgIron: 1.9mg

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Black Bean and Corn QuesadillasI originally shared this recipe May 2015. Updated May 2020 with new photos and clearer instructions.

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  1. 5 stars
    Oh my goodness, I don’t usually leave comments. But this is the best quesedilla I’ve ever tasted. I felt like I ate at a restaurant tonight! Yum

  2. 5 stars
    Hey!
    I am trying the meal plan for the first time which, after the trip to the grocery store, we discovered is SUPER cost effective, and this was our first recipe from you guys. My family loved it! Even my four year old ate a quesadilla! We were so pleasantly surprised! Looking forward to trying more! Thanks! 🤗

    1. Wow, we’re absolutely thrilled to hear that you tried our meal plan and loved the first recipe!Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience with us, it truly means a lot to us! 😍

  3. This is my third recipe to make. Followed the recipe, doubted the flavors would be there without meat but they turned out great. I made them folded over as 1/2. Made two with corn tortilla for me and one with flour tortilla for my wife. We tried each others and i prefer the corn. Have a lot of left over filling and plan to make that into tortilla soup for dinner tomorrow.

  4. 5 stars
    Very tasty – seasonings are just right!
    Very versatile – used whatever cheese, peppers we had at home. Added chopped chicken, cilantro. And some tortillas in the pantry…Again – THIS IS ANOTHER WINNER, LAUREN!

  5. 5 stars
    The bean and corn tortillas was very good my family loved it next time
    iam taking the tortillas and turning them into burritos. Do the exact recipe. Thanks cindy

  6. 5 stars
    Loved how simple this was to make, while still being filling and delicious! Will definitely keep this recipe as a quick meal to make on busy days.

  7. 5 stars
    Family loved these! Added chicken for husband and I, vegetarian option for daughters who don’t eat meat, and everyone raved. Going to make again this week with a bag of C&W frozen southwest veggies & black beans I found—no chopping! Fingers crossed it turns out. Thanks for the great recipes—I make your recipes for dinner at least once a week. Many of your bowls are favorites.

  8. I made these using whole wheat tortillas and I thought that might ruin the taste by making them ‘too healthy’ – but the flavours of the black bean corn mixture were so good that it didn’t matter what kind of tortilla I used. I will make these again.

  9. 5 stars
    These are absolutely delicious!!! I must admit I used a combination of taco cheese and cheddar jack. I love them with salsa and sour cream on every bite. Great to keep the filling for quick and easy leftover meals. I’ve been eating them at some point in my day for the past 3 days and I’m not tired of them! Yummy!!

  10. 4 stars
    Very good recipe, for those using cheddar however I would advise mixing it with mozzarella as all cheddar produced a bit too sharp a flavour for me.

  11. Excellent for a quick and easy meal and leftovers for another meal. Nicely spiced. I did leave out the sugar. Even my husband who loves meat enjoyed these.

  12. 5 stars
    I added some lime juice and sea salt to the the beans and corn. Husband wasn’t thrilled when he saw no meet but ate a whole one and wanted to go back for seconds. The 2 year old even ate her own little one.

  13. 5 stars
    This meal was really quick to make and didn’t dirty up very many dishes at all. We love that the meals make enough for either the next day or for our lunches! I thought that this meal had every thing that it needed in it, I wouldn’t change a thing with it.

  14. 5 stars
    So easy and so good! We have a team of folks rebuilding our deck and I’ve been spoiling them with snacks. This was fast to whip up and inexpensive. They thought they were fantastic. When I made one for my husband and I to share, he loved it so much I had to make seconds. From throwing the ingredients together to cooking to eating, we were all done in 30 minutes. Thank you1!

  15. Just made this for my family! We Loved it! Perfect meal. Made it with a side of refried beans. I also added onion powder to mine. Quick, easy and minimal ingredients.

  16. 5 stars
    Invited the in law over for dinner and I decided to make these first try. My husband thought it was going to be bad without meat. All turned out great and everyone loved them! Perfect for dipping in sour cream, Pico de gallo and refined beans. Also, I am on a $150 a month food budget with my parter and besides the spices everything was very cheap and budget friendly. Not to mention I am a horrible picky eater with cooked veggies and I absolutely loved these! Thank you so much!

  17. DELICIOUS!!!! I just made these and they are soooooo yummy! I left out the sugar and added a few dashes of onion powder because the last Mexican recipe I made said extra onion powder always makes it better ? I used Mexican blend shredded cheese and Greek yogurt to dip them in.

  18. Really good! fast, easy, flavorful. I burned a couple but soon got the right temperature. Husband said pretty good. He had to add his usual olives .

  19. These were absolutely delicious! We just had them for dinner tonight. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

  20. These really hit the spot!!! The flavor is fantastic. I love being able to serve a meatless meal that’s full of flavor. Even my dad, who isn’t a bean fan, enjoyed these!

  21. So, I absolutely love making these. Yet somehow, I’ve never thought to make them without meat. I’ve always added beef, but your post has made me realize that it’s not necessary. This will totally cut down my cook/prep time when making quesadillas. Thank you so much for this!

  22. I LOVE using black beans for the protein in quesadills! I need to make them more often. I always forget about them for some reason.