Here in Easy Does It Land (also known as Fort Worth, Texas), the heat of the summer has finally broken. This morning, I woke up to temps in the 50s and dew on the ground. Welcome, Autumn!

That's not to say that the highs for the next few days won't creep back into the mid-90s. But we North Texans will take what we can get. Temps in the mid-90s are a far cry than the 110 degree days we dealt with over the summer. Amiright?

It's no secret that here at the Easy Does It homestead, I tend to make easy meals that can be prepared rather quickly using few ingredients. This recipe is no exception - it includes shortcuts such as using Rotel and pre-grated cheese to save time. With that said, if you have a little extra time, feel free to grate your own cheese and dice up some fresh tomatoes, chile peppers, and onions!

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can Rotel, partially drained
1 8 oz. bag of shredded Mexican cheese
Cooking spray
8 taco-size flour tortillas

Directions:
Cut chicken breasts into chunks, add to pot of cold water and bring to an easy boil for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. (If it floats your boat, you can add diced onion or spices to the water to flavor the chicken as it cooks but, honestly, most of the time, I skip it...) Let chicken stand until it's cool enough to work with and then shred with two forks. Mix in the black beans and Rotel.

Heat skillet over medium high heat. Spray with cooking spray.

Top a tortilla with a handful of cheese, a big handful of the chicken mixture, then another handful of cheese and finally another tortilla. Place in skillet and cook for roughly one minute or until tortilla is crisp and lightly browned. Gently flip and cook for about a minute on the other side.  Repeat with remaining tortillas, adjusting time and temperature as necessary to achieve desired crispiness. Use a pizza cutter to cut each quesadilla into six triangles.

Serve with sour cream, guacamole, and/or pico de gallo.

Hope you all are celebrating the un-official end of summer with a long weekend away or some poolside grilling! Here at Easy Does It headquarters, since we took our traditional Labor Day lake trip last weekend, we're hanging out at the house just taking it easy (pun intended)!