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Better than Qdoba?

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I’ve used to work at Qdoba during college. I loved it. I got paid close to nothing, but I didn’t care. I got a free burrito, chips, queso, basically anything I wanted each shift and worked with some pretty awesome people. It was a skinny social college girl’s dream job. I joke now that there’s gotta be something in the queso that makes you crave it because I still get Qdoba cravings and will stop at nothing until I get it. However, due to being a medical student back on a student sized budget without a  job that gives me free food, I’ve been trying to make more meals at home. It’s both cheaper usually healthier than eating out.

I celebrated “Taco Tuesday” this week by making easy healthy black bean tacos! And well, I’ve continued celebrating everyday this week with leftovers because cooking after a long day at clinic just doesn’t happen sometimes. These can be made in less than 15 min on the stove with only 1 pan to clean up. They are cheaper than any restaurant and don’t require me to drive anywhere because let’s be honest – after a long day at clinic and some sort of attempt at exercise, I’m now already in my pajamas.  Dare I say that everything about these are *gasp* better than Qdoba? They might just be.

Black Bean Tacos 

Ingredients: 

2 cans black beans

1/2 onion, sliced 

1 cup frozen corn 

1/4 cup water

Juice of 1 lime

2 garlic cloves, chopped

2 Tbsp Olive oil

Cumin, cilantro, dash of red chili powder

Flour tortillas

Garden Fresh Gourmet Salsa- Jack’s Special (MY FAVORITE SALSA EVER!)

Shredded mexican cheese 

Romaine lettuce 

Sritacha sauce 

  1. Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in large saute pan over medium heat. Once oil is hot, saute the garlic and onion until onion is transparent. Continue stirring.
  2. Add black beans, cumin, cilantro. To be honest, I didn’t measure the amounts of my spices when I made this recipe (sorry yall!). To estimate, I did “~7 shakes” of the cumin and cilantro, and a dash of chili powder.
  3. Squeeze lime juice into pan. Add frozen corn, and 1/4 cup of water. Continue stirring for ~3-5 min or until corn is hot.
  4. Assemble your tacos:  Top flour tortillas with black beans, salsa, cheese, lettuce, and sriracha
  5. Eat and be happy! 20151012_202140