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Home » Recipes » Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas

Published: Jan 18, 2017 · Modified: Oct 15, 2020 by Karly · This post may contain affiliate links

Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas

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Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.com

We are getting our pork on, thanks to Smithfield! All recipes and opinions are my own, so enjoy, and thank you for supporting the sponsors who support A Simple Pantry!Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.comIf you’re looking for some unique easy Mexican recipes, then I definitely have you covered with these scrumptious Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas!

They are soooooooo easy to make. Like crazy easy. Easier than my cornbread waffle sliders.

Can you believe it?!

Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.comStuffed with the most delicious Smithfield Boneless Pork Shoulder Seasoned Carnitas, literally the most work involved was putting the pork in the slow cooker and setting it to “on.”

Bah ha ha.

The nice thing about cooking a lot of Mexican food in my house is that I tend to always have delicious sauces to serve everything with. Throw down some homemade chile, or ranchero sauce, or even some avocado crema, and we are talking about foodie heaven right there in yo mouth.

Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.comLook no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.comJust look at that beautiful pork. So tender and flavorful and perfect for quesadilla amazingness. I simmered the black beans in a bit of chile to lend some additional flavor and heat, and then topped everything off with melty Queso Oaxaca.

I may, in fact, be drooling over here.

I really like to heat my quesadillas on a comal, because I go a little bit insane when I use a pan too small and it makes my quesadilla all curvy and wonky, or I use one too large and end up with extra cleaning to do.

Plus, it’s a quintessential instrument in a Mexican kitchen.

Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.comWhat I really love about Smithfield’s Boneless Pork Shoulder Seasoned Carnitas is that the flavor is super authentic without me having to go out and spend a ton on all the extra ingredients and produce to make it. So when I’m needing some easy Mexican recipes, Smithfield has my back.

Hollatcha!

If you’re looking for additional recipe inspiration, you can check out my Herbed Mayonnaise Roasted Pork Loin, Teriyaki Pork Wonton Tacos, and a few other choice recipes I’ve made with Smithfield!

Let’s get cooking!

Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.com

Look no further than these Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas if you're needing some easy Mexican recipes in your life! Dinner is served! | asimplepantry.com

Cheesy Black Bean and Pork Carnitas Quesadillas

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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours 20 minutes
Total Time: 8 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Karly Gomez

Ingredients

  • 1 Smithfield Boneless Pork Shoulder Seasoned Carnitas
  • 4 C Queso Oaxaca shredded
  • 1 C Canned Black Beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ C Fresh Chile or Salsa
  • 8 Flour Tortillas

Instructions

  • Place pork carnitas in a 3 to 4-quart slow cooker. Cook on High 4 to 5 hours, or on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove carnitas from cooker and discard juices. Use tongs or two forks to shred and pull apart the pork.
  • Heat a comal over medium heat.
  • On one flour tortilla, spread ½ cup of the cheese, followed by ⅓ cup of shredded pork, ¼ cup of black beans, and 2 tablespoons of chile. Top with additional ½ cup of cheese and one more flour tortilla.
  • Place quesadilla on the comal and cook until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is dark brown and crisp, flipping halfway through, around 6 minutes. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

If you can't find any Queso Oaxaca at your local grocer, you can easily substitute any soft cheese, such as Monterey Jack, Cojack, or Cheddar.
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About Karly

From her childhood home in Southern Minnesota, Karly embraces the crazy of everyday life by creating delicious dishes her family and friends love, while experimenting with new flavors and techniques and photographing the results. Karly’s love for beautiful foods and joy for creating is infectious to all who meet her.

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  1. Karyl | Karyl's Kulinary Krusade says

    January 24, 2017 at 9:19 am

    These quesadillas look so delicious!! I may have to bust these out for the Super Bowl next week.

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