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Bingo Fiesta

Friday night I had some friends over for a fun bingo night out with the girls.  To make things easy, I bought some frozen appetizers and limited my cooking to a few additions.  Here are 3 recipes from that night:

Black bean Quesadillas

Serves 10

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 7 – 10 minutes

Estimated Values per Serving:

Calories: 145                        Fat: 4 grams

Ingredients:

1 can (15.5 ounces) black beans – drained and rinsed

4 ounces fat free cream cheese – softened

4 ounces low fat cream cheese – softened

1 packet cheese flavored taco seasoning

1 clove garlic – minced

1 cup low fat Mexican grated cheese blend

8 medium soft flour tortillas

Salsa for serving

Directions:

1. Place black beans in a food processor with the cream cheeses, taco seasoning and garlic.  Puree until the ingredients are smooth.
2. Spoon into a bowl and mix in grated cheese.
3. Spread the black bean mixture onto 4 tortillas then place the remaining 4 tortillas on top.
4. Grill tortillas for 3 – 5 minutes on each side until the tortilla has browned and the cheese has melted inside.
5. Cut each into 4 triangles per tortilla.
6. Serve warm with salsa.

Cheese Quesadillas

Serves 10

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 7 – 10 minutes

Estimated Values per Serving:

Calories: 115                        Fat: 4 grams

Ingredients:

4 ounces fat free cream cheese – softened

4 ounces low fat cream cheese – softened

1 packet cheese flavored taco seasoning

1 cup low fat Mexican grated cheese blend

8 medium soft flour tortillas

Salsa for serving

Directions:

1. In a mixer, beat the cream cheeses and taco seasoning mix on high speed.
2. Mix in grated cheese.
3. Spread the cheese mixture onto 4 tortillas then place the remaining 4 tortillas on top.
4. Grill tortillas for 3 – 5 minutes on each side until the tortilla has browned and the cheese has melted inside.
5. Cut each into 4 triangles per tortilla.
6. Serve warm with salsa.

Tortilla Crisps

Serves 20

Preheat oven 425^o

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 8 – 10 minutes

Estimated Values per Serving:

Calories: 110                        Fat: 1 grams

Ingredients:

½ cup sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

10 large soft flour tortillas

¼ cup melted low fat butter spread

Directions:

1. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
2. Cut tortillas into triangles
3. Wrap a large baking sheet with foil then coat with cooking spray.
4. Spread tortilla triangles on the baking sheet on 1 layer (you may need to use more than 1 baking pan).  Brush melted butter on the tortillas then sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mixture on top.
5. Bake 8 – 10 minutes until the tortillas are crisp.
6. Cool to room temperature and serve.

August 15, 2011 Posted by Dina D'Ambrosi | Appetizers, Bake, Grilling | Appetizers, Baked, Beans, Grilled, mexican, Vegetable | Leave a Comment