{"id":1062,"date":"2010-04-12T11:33:37","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T17:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2010-04-12T11:36:43","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T17:36:43","slug":"zucchini-black-bean-and-corn-tacos-or-quesadillas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/?p=1062","title":{"rendered":"Zucchini, Black Bean and Corn Tacos or Quesadillas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Quesadillas<\/p>\n

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Tacos<\/p>\n

Zucchini-Corn-Black Bean Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a few Tbsp of vegetable oil<\/p>\n

3 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained<\/p>\n

3 large zucchini, diced<\/p>\n

1 cup finely chopped onion (red or white, your choice)<\/p>\n

3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced<\/p>\n

2 cups roughly chopped fresh tomato (optional)<\/p>\n

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained<\/p>\n

Other ingredients:<\/p>\n

Wheat tortillas (I *LOVE* the whole-wheat ones from Central Market.)<\/p>\n

Your choice of cheese:\u00a0 queso fresco, Monterey Jack, cheddar, Colby-Jack, etc. , grated or crumbled<\/p>\n

Your choice of other (optional) garnishes:\u00a0 sour cream, chopped cilantro, fresh or canned jalapenos, guacamole, salsa, etc.<\/p>\n

Pour about 1 Tbsp oil into the bottom of a large skillet and swirl the pan to lightly coat it.\u00a0 Heat over high heat, then add the corn.\u00a0 Cook the cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the corn is warmed through and has some slight charred marks on the edges.\u00a0 Season with a tiny bit of salt.\u00a0 Remove the corn from the pan and set aside.<\/p>\n

Add a bit more oil to the pan and repeat this same process with the zucchini.\u00a0 Remove from the pan and set aside.<\/p>\n

Add a bit more oil to the pan and the add the onion.\u00a0 Cook the onion, stirring, until is it totally softened and starting to caramelize, about 5 minutes.\u00a0 Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for one more minute.\u00a0 Add the tomatoes and cook for about 5 more minutes.\u00a0 Return the corn and zucchini to the pan and stir.\u00a0 Gently stir in the rinsed and drained beans and cook another minute or two, until filling is warmed through.<\/p>\n

If you’re making tacos, spoon the warm filling into the tortillas.\u00a0 Top with cheese and your choice of garnishes and serve.<\/p>\n

If you’re making quesadillas, warm a very large, flat-bottomed pan or a griddle over medium-high heat and melt a little bit of butter onto it and spread it around to lightly coat the cooking surface.\u00a0 Place one tortilla on the pan (or griddle) and sprinkle a bit of cheese over it, trying to keep the cheese on the tortilla, rather than into the pan (watch your fingers!).\u00a0 Top the tortilla with a generous layer of the zucchini\/black bean\/corn mixture.\u00a0 Top with another small layer of cheese and a second tortilla.\u00a0 Cook, adjusting the heat as necessary to insure that the cheese melts and the filling stays warm, until the bottom tortilla is golden brown.\u00a0 Quickly spread a very thin layer of softened butter on the top tortilla.\u00a0 Carefully flip the quesadilla and repeat the cooking process until the tortilla that is now on the bottom is golden brown and starting to lightly crisp up.\u00a0 Remove the quesadilla from the pan and cut into wedges.\u00a0 Top with your choice of garnishes and serve immediately.<\/p>\n

This was VERY yummy and fairly healthy.\u00a0 A hit with the carnivores, but completely vegetarian.\u00a0 The quesadillas can make a great healthy snack, if cut into wedges and shared, but are hearty enough to be a filling meal.<\/p>\n

The quantities are very flexible, according to your taste.\u00a0 Around here, omelets and quesadillas are a great way to use up any leftovers that we might have on hand.\u00a0 Don’t like tomatoes?\u00a0 Leave ’em out.\u00a0 Have a bit of leftover spinach? Throw it in.\u00a0 Want to add some chicken?\u00a0 Do it.\u00a0 Like it spicier?\u00a0 Add some minced fresh jalapenos or serranos to the filling.\u00a0 Cilantro?\u00a0 Go for it.\u00a0 You really can’t mess this up.<\/p>\n

The only “MUST” is that you need to make sure that the corn is completely thawed before you cook it to be sure that it gets a tasty char on it.\u00a0 You can nuke it and then drain it, if you need to, but just be sure that it’s thawed and not soaking a lot of liquid.<\/p>\n

# of servings will vary, according to how much filling you put into your taco or quesadilla, but we used two tortillas per person (an adult “serving” is one quesadilla or two tacos) and had plenty of filling to feed four hungry people, with a bit left over for lunch the next day.\u00a0 We used approximately 1\/4 cup of cheese per person.\u00a0 Your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quesadillas Tacos Zucchini-Corn-Black Bean Filling: a few Tbsp of vegetable oil 3 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained 3 large zucchini, diced 1 cup finely chopped onion (red or white, your choice) 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 2 cups roughly chopped fresh tomato (optional) 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained Other ingredients: … Continue reading “Zucchini, Black Bean and Corn Tacos or Quesadillas”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entrees","category-snacks","category-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1068,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions\/1068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}