Age group(s) for this recipe:
Elementary School
Middle School
High School & Beyond

Estimated time:
prep: 15 minutes
cook: 5 minutes

Number of servings:
4

Ingredients: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
1/4 cup refried beans
4 6-8-inch flour tortillas
2/3 cup shredded Colby and Montery-Jack cheese (or other cheese would be ok)
Salsa-optional

Directions:
1. Spread half of the refried beans on 1 tortilla with a table knife.
2. Place bean-topped tortilla in the skillet with the bean side up. Put skillet on a burner. Turn the burner to medium heat. Sprinkle half of the cheese over tortilla. Top with 1 plain tortilla.
3. Cook over medium heat about 3 minutes or until cheese begins to melt. Use the pancake turner to remove quesadilla from skillet. Repeat with remaining tortillas, refried beans, and cheese. Turn off burner. Remove skillet from burner.
4. Use kitchen scissors to cut each quesadilla into 6 triangles. Serve with salsa, if you like.

Other suggestions and comments:
It makes a great snack for kids, you will surely want some too!