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Quick Quesadillas
by Sarah Echelberger
serves: 4
  These quick & easy quesodillas pack a fantastic nutitional punch with cheese and beans delivering a double dose of protein! And with no meat, the price for this meal is always right on the money!

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Ingredients:
  2 cans   garbanzo beans, drained
  2 tsp.   Taco Seasoning Mix
  1/4 c.   olive oil (plus more for pan)
  1 pkg.   flour tortillas
  2 c.   shredded cheese
  2   avacados, diced
  1 cup   salsa
  1 cup   sour cream
    sliced black olives, optional
    shredded lettuce, optional
Directions:
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix Garbanzo Beans with spices and oil. Cook Garbanzo Beans in oven at 350 for about 10-15 minutes. Smash beans with a potato masher or a fork.

Pour a small amount of oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. When oil ripples, it's ready to use (but watch it-- it'll smoke and burn if you don't use it immediately). Place a tortilla in the bottom of the pan, top with about 1/3 c. shredded cheese plus a couple spoonfuls of smashed garbanzo beans. Smooth out fillings, and top with a second tortilla. Heat for a couple of minutes, until bottom tortilla is golden-brown, then flip and repeat for second side (cheese should be melted).

Transfer quesodillas to a serving plate and cut into wedges with a pizza cutter. Top quesodillas with avacados, salsa and sour cream