- While the squash roasts, cook the ground beef by placing a medium - size non-stick pan
over medium - high heat, and drizzling in about 1 tablespoon of olive oil; once the oil is hot, add in the onion, and saute for about 2 minutes; next, add in the ground beef and break it up with a spoon / spatula into small crumble; once the beef has slightly browned, add in a couple of pinches of salt and pepper, the garlic, the cumin, the cayenne and the cinnamon, and stir to combine; allow the beef to finish browning, then turn the heat off, and turn the seasoned beef
mixture out into a bowl; next, add to the beef the cooked brown rice, the
black beans, the quartered cherry tomatoes, the chopped cilantro, the sunflower seeds and the orange zest, and combine the ingredients very well; add another pinch of salt if needed, and set the
mixture aside for a moment, keeping warm.
Flip
over and begin to build your quesadilla by layering with shredded cheese, zucchini and onion
mixture,
black beans, then again with shredded cheese.