Tasty Vegetarian Quesadillas | Mushroom Baked Bean Quesadillas

These Vegetarian Quesadillas made with Sautéed Mushrooms and Baked Beans, are a ‘quick to whip up’ snack for anytime! Great way to get some protein on a Vegetarian Diet too. I make these for breakfast on lazy weekends. They are so tasty too!

Tasty Vegetarian Quesadillas | Mushroom Baked Bean Quesadillas

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Ingredients:

• 4 flour tortillas medium sized
• 200 gms fresh swiss brown mushrooms (makes 3 cups, when sliced)
• 2 medium red onions chopped finely (makes 1 ½ cups, when chopped)
• 2 long and mild red chillies
• ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro / coriander (loosely packed)
• 1 ¼ cups baked beans in tomato sauce (Heinz)
• ½ tsp mushroom seasoning powder (optional)
• ¾ cup of grated cheese (I like to use chopped up COLBY cheese for this recipe, you could use cheddar or your favorite cheese sliced, chopped up as well)
• 2 Tbsp Olive oil plus extra for greasing the pan

Method:

• Twist and remove the stem from the mushroom. Slice thinly.
• Chop the onions finely.
• Chop the red chili too, de-seeding if you want to reduce heat.
• Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan.
• Add the onions and saute till softened and translucent.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and stir to mix together with the onion.
• Once mixed well, leave the mushrooms and onion undisturbed on low-medium heat for 2 minutes.
• After two minutes you will see moisture from the mushrooms.
• Now stir fry for another 2 minutes, till the onions turn light golden in color and the mushrooms are considerably reduced. (No crisping of the onions.
• Add the chopped coriander and allow to cook down briefly.
• Next, add the baked beans and chilli. Cook for  a minute more.
• Cook till the beans are heated through and lightly mashed into the sautéed ingredients.
• Remove the pan from heat.
• Place a grill pan on heat now and lightly grease with olive oil.
• Place one tortilla at a time.
• Place a fourth (¼th) of the filling over one half of the tortilla and spread gently.
• Sprinkle the chopped or grated cheese evenly over the top.
• By now, the bottom side of the tortilla must have developed nice grill marks. (Avoid high heat to prevent burning of the tortilla).
• Fold the tortilla over the filling to make a half circle.
• Press gently to seal the quesadilla with the melting cheese.
• Don’t press too hard that the filling oozes out.
• Once the cheese has melted, flip the quesadilla and toast the other side.
• Toast till the outside in nice and crisp, without burning. (It should sound crispy upon tapping with your fingernail.)
• Cut each quesadilla into 3 wedges and serve hot and crisp!

Tasty Vegetarian Quesadillas | Mushroom Baked Bean Quesadillas

• If you do not have a grill pan, you can use a regular non stick pan, you just won’t get those lovely grill marks. Still good.
• Don’t like Mushroom? Try mixed bell peppers, diced or Spinach as well.

Key Ingredients: Mushroom, Baked beans, Onion, Coriander, Tortillas, Cheese,Olive oil.

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