Quesadillas are tortillas that are heated with melted cheese inside. It amazing how versatile quesadillas can be in terms of what you can add inside of them. However (for this recipe), I wanted to keep it simple and just used beans, cheese, and the Mexican spice and taco sauce. All of these ingredients come together harmoniously. This also includes a basic salsa and guacamole dip which compliments the dish. While I purchased a Mexican spice mix, I found out later on that making one was not too difficult. So in the future, I would like to create a “How to make homemade Mexican spice mix”.Recently my brother has started university. I have been getting him involved in teaching him some basic cooking skills that I wished I had when I was his age. If you can, getting an extra pair of hands can make the process fun, and creates a sense of bonding. One thing we like to do to speed up the prep time is to batch cook the bean mixture and freeze it. This makes it much faster to prepare the quesadilla when pressed for time without altering the texture of the dish.

Now it has become a staple for planning Mexican “themed lunches/ dinners”.

This recipe was adapted from (Taste) Quesadilla with beans and cheese.

Five bean & cheese quesadilla

August 7, 2019

Servings: 4

Difficulty: Easy

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By: kunleadegbola

Ingredients

• • 400g can five bean mix, rinsed and drained
• • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
• • 1 avocado, finely chopped
• • 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
• • 1/4 cup tablespoons medium taco sauce
• • 6 x 20cm-round flour tortillas (wholemeal flour)
• • 1 cup grated tasty cheese (fat- reduced)
• • 2 green onions, chopped
• • 1 teaspoon lime juice
• • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
• • 1 avocado, finely chopped
• • 1 long red chili, seeds removed, finely chopped
• • 1/4 cup tablespoons medium taco sauce
• • 1-2 teaspoons Mexican spice (optional).

Directions

• Step 1 Put the beans of your choice in a bowl. Using a fork roughly smash the beans. Add the taco into the mixture and stir.
• Step 2
• Step 3 Lay a tortilla on flat surface. Using a spoon, spread evenly the bean mixture, with some green onion and cheese. Repeat this process another tortilla
• Step 4 To make a quesadilla, lay a tortilla on a flat work surface. Spread with a little of the bean mixture, some cheese and green onion. Repeat process with the remaining tortillas until the bean mixture is finished.
• Step 5
• Step 6 Mix the avocado, chilli, coriander and lime juice in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.
• Step 7 Using a large non-stick frying pan, heat the pan and place one quesadilla at a time. (make sure it remains flat). Cook for around 5 minutes. Using two spatulas, gently turn over the quesadilla and cook for 5 minutes until it looks golden and crisp around the edges. Repeat this step with the remaining quesadillas.
• Step 8 Cut the quesadillas in halves or quarters and serve with wedges with avocado, guacamole.

I would appreciate it find out how making the quesadilla turned out: Feel free to leave a comment in the comment section, or if you have Instagram, please feel free share the picture and include the hashtag #thatsafrotastic.

After buying some eggs and veggies at Queen Victoria Market this week, I passed by a few cafes selling baked eggs and decided to make this for brekkie on the weekend. This recipe is great for who loves eggs or would like to prepare eggs in a different way. My family and I can testify how addictive baked eggs can be and will definitely keep this as part of dishes for brekkie or lunch. Have a lovely weekend.

Baked eggs with tomato sauce

March 17, 2018

Servings: 2

Difficulty: Easy

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Baked eggs with tomato paste, onion, bacon, parmesan cheese. Garnished with parsley.

By: kunleadegbola

Ingredients

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 minutes
• 2 rashers of bacon, cut in half
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 clover garlic, chopped
• 1 brown onion, chopped
• 1 x 400g, no salt added tin chopped tomatoes
• 1½ teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons hot chilli or chilli flakes (optional)
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup fresh, finely grated Parmesan
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• ground black pepper
• Pinch of salt

Directions

• Step 1  In a medium fry pan over medium-high heat fry the bacon until all the fat has rendered out and it is crispy. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool. When cool, chop into small pieces.
• Step 2 Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Step 3 In a medium frying pan, heat oil over a medium heat.  Add garlic and onion and stir until soft and translucent.
• Step 4 Add the tomatoes, salt and sugar, and simmer for 10 minutes.  The sauce will thicken and the flavours intensify.
• Step 5 Divide the sauce between 2 shallow pie or gratin dishes.  Make two little wells with a spoon and crack two eggs into the wells.  Spoon a little of the tomato sauce over the egg whites.   Sprinkle parmesan over the top.
• Step 6 Place the dishes into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the whites are set but the yolks still runny. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with bacon pieces and parsley and grind over some black pepper.
• Step 7  Serve  (For a vegetarian dish, simply omit the bacon – it still tastes great)