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Cauliflower Rice & Black Bean Tortilla Pie-Cinco De Mayo

Thanks for joining me and Sarah for Meatless Monday today! I had an epic weekend running the American Odyssey but I will wait until Wednesday to tell you all about it. Today is Meatless Monday-Cinco De Mayo edition! I’ve got a delicious cauliflower rice & black bean tortilla pie dinner to share with you that is perfect for Cinco De Mayo or any day of the week.

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I love Mexican inspired dinners however they can be not so healthy when prepared in a traditional way. Not to worry! I’ve got a great Cinco De Mayo meal that is so light and easy you will want to make it all year around. I’ve used cauliflower rice instead of traditional rice and combined it with black beans and salsa to form the filling for this tortilla pie.

#CincoDeMayo just got much tastier! Check out this easy #CauliflowerRiceBlackBean Tortilla pie

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First you will saute your cauliflower rice with your black beans, onions, peppers and salsa which will be your filling for your Cauliflower rice and black bean tortilla pie.

Cauliflower Rice and Black Bean Tortilla Pie

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Cauliflower Rice and Black Bean Tortilla Pie

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Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower-shredded or "riced"
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 1 15 oz can of black beans-drained & rinsed
  • 1 C of chopped red or yellow peppers
  • 1 C salsa
  • 1 1/2 C of shredded cheddar or Jack cheese
  • 4 large corn or whole wheat tortillas of choice
  • optional condiments: sour cream, salsa and avocado

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Spray a springform pan with cooking spray and set aside
  3. In a skillet, saute your onion and peppers for 5 min
  4. Add in cauliflower rice, black beans and salsa and cook additional 5 min
  5. Place 1 tortilla in springform pan and add 1/3 of filling
  6. repeat process with another tortilla so you have a 3 layer pie ending with a tortilla
  7. Top with cheese and bake for 20 min until cheese bubbly
  8. Let sit 5 min and remove springform sides
  9. Slice and enjoy!
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Rice and black beans are one of my favorite combinations and using cauliflower as your “rice” reduces the calories quite a bit without sacrificing the taste or texture at all. You can use any type of tortilla here for your layers. This really took just minutes to prepare using a small food processor to “rice” the cauliflower.  I just got a new food processor that I love. (affilitate link)

Another fun way to prepare this tortilla pie is to use a non stick springform cake pan. That way the pan keeps your tortillas from sliding around and holds the circular shape. You can use any pie dish as well.

Loaded with protein and healthy carbs this Cauliflower rice and black bean tortilla pie is sure to become one of my favorite meals for Cinco De Mayo and for any day of the week. I think next time I will add some corn in there as well.

Head on over to A whisk and 2 wands and check out her Cinco De Mayo ideas!

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Any plans for Cinco De Mayo this week? What are you cooking up?

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About Deborah Brooks

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

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  6. Cassandra @ Powered By BLING says

    Such a great idea to use the cauliflower rice. I have completely switched to cauliflower rice and am always looking for innovative ways to use it. I love spicy food and can’t wait to try this – with a little Cholula, of course!

  17. Sarah says

    This looks so good! I’m going to run it by the girls to see what they think for dinner Thursday! I may even be lazy with things as crazy as they are and pick up the cauliflower rice at Trader Joes. Otherwise it will just be us, our bags of chips (each got our favs) and a bunch of guac! Haha.
    Happy Meatless Monday friend!
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  18. Chaitali says

    This sounds delicious! I would never have thought to use cauliflower rice in this instead of real rice. That definitely helps out with the calories 🙂
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  34. Cailee says

    YUM! This looks amazing!! I need to get some cauliflower rice in my life! This looks perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Thanks for the recipe!!
    xoxo Cailee!
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  42. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    Yum! I haven’t tried using cauliflower rice as a substitute for real rice yet, this looks delicious though! So many great Cinco De Mayo recipes I’m going to have to celebrate all week!

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