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Chicken, Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas

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It’s no secret I’m a fan of Mexican food. I could eat it everyday, and twice on Sundays. I’m just sayin’.

This is one of our household faves, and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s quick and easy if you want it to be, or complex if you want to do it all from scratch. Myself, I never have time to do it from scratch, but you certainly could.

Since I’m 8 times out of ten in a mad rush to hurry supper along, I used all canned goods for this dish.

I used a 12 oz can of chicken (drained), a can of black beans (drained), a can of sweet corn (drained) and a can of rotel with all the juicy goodness added. I threw in some minced onion, and diced garlic as well as Cumin, Chile Powder and salt, to taste.

Here’s how simple this is:

Throw everything into a pan and stir until it’s warmed through.

Yeah, that’s it. Crazy, right?

Once all the ingredients are warmed through and smelling lovely, throw a tablespoon of butter in a skillet and toss on a flour tortilla. Fill half the tortilla with two tablespoons of shredded cheese, top with the filling, add more cheese on top of that, and fold the tortilla over.

Cook until golden on one side, and flip.

Once finished, slice it in half:

And serve with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, rice, or whatever other condiments your little heart desires.

Happy Cooking!

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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