It's YOUR Diabetes Life!

If you are not already a member - Register Now!

Forgot Password?

Welcome
My Profile | Log Out

Search from thousands of diabetes-friendly recipes that meet the dLife Nutritional Guidelines.*

Enter keyword(s) or ingredient(s)

Enter a food:

Advanced Search

Select as many of the options below to refine your search, then click "Search" above.
dietary
Carb Safe ≤ 30g	Low Carb ≤ 15g	Very Low Carb ≤ 3g
Low Cholesterol ≤ 60mg (main dish) ≤ 20mg (all others)	Low Calorie ≤ 360 calories (main dish) ≤ 120 calories (all others)	Low Saturated Fat ≤ 3g (main dish) ≤ 1g (all others)
total time
≤ 10 minutes	≤ 20 minutes	≤ 30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy	Intermediate	Difficult

Cheese and Bean Quesadillas

Source: dLife

Refried beans and melted cheese in a grilled tortilla, topped with salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 4 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	178.7

Total Carbs	20.6 g

Dietary Fiber	1.8 g

Sugars	1.4 g

Total Fat	7.1 g

Saturated Fat	3.2 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.5 g

Potassium	131.8 mg

Protein	9.1 g

Sodium	429.6 mg

Dietary Exchanges 7.1 Fat, 0.8 Meat, 1.3 Starch, 0.0 Lean Meat

See the Detailed Nutritional Analysis

Note: One or more ingredients from this recipe are not included in the nutritional analysis above. Either the ingredient is missing from our database or is listed as "optional" in the recipe.
Powered by ESHA

Servings

Ingredients

Directions

Spread 1 tablespoon of refried beans on half of a tortilla. Place bean-topped tortilla, bean side up in a medium skillet or on a griddle. Sprinkle with one-fourth of the cheese.
Cook over medium heat approximately 3 minutes or until cheese begins to melt. Fold tortilla in half. Turn and cook 1 to 2 minutes more or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining refried beans, tortillas, and cheese.
To serve, slice each quesadillas into thirds. If desired, serve with salsa.