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Quesadillas

Quesadillas

Cuisine:Mexican

Course:Snack

15m prep 20m cook 35m ready

Crispy quesadillas filled with melted cheese, green chiles, and green onions, served with sour cream, guacamole, or salsa.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • Ten 6-inch flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar (8 ounces)
  • (One 4 ½-ounce can chopped green chiles, drained)
  • (¾ cup chopped green onions)
  • (2 tablespoons minced cilantro)
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Vegetable oil
  • 1
    • 4 Hass avocados (about 2 pounds)
    • 3 tablespoons lime juice, or more to taste
    • ¼ cup finely chopped onion or thinly sliced green onions
    • ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
    • (1 to 2 jalapeño or serrano peppers, seeded and minced)
    • 1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • (½ teaspoon ground cumin)
    • Salt to taste
    • (½ to 1 cup finely diced tomatoes)
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Peel and pit: 4 Hass avocados (about 2 pounds)
    2. Place in a bowl and mash to a coarse consistency with a fork or potato masher. Stir in: 3 tablespoons lime juice, or more to taste; ¼ cup finely chopped onion or thinly sliced green onions; ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro; (1 to 2 jalapeño or serrano peppers, seeded and minced); 1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced; (½ teaspoon ground cumin); Salt to taste
    3. Taste and adjust seasoning; more lime juice and/or salt may be needed. Gently stir in, if desired: (½ to 1 cup finely diced tomatoes)
    4. Serve at room temperature.

Let's Prepare

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  • Ten 6-inch flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar (8 ounces)
  • (One 4 ½-ounce can chopped green chiles, drained)
  • (¾ cup chopped green onions)
  • (2 tablespoons minced cilantro)
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Vegetable oil
  • 1 Sour cream, Guacamole, or any salsa, store-bought or homemade

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Lay out on a work surface: Ten 6-inch flour tortillas

  2. Step 2.

    Divide among half of the tortillas: 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar (8 ounces); (One 4 ½-ounce can chopped green chiles, drained); (¾ cup chopped green onions); (2 tablespoons minced cilantro); Salt and black pepper to taste

  3. Step 3.

    Top with the remaining 5 tortillas. Preheat the oven to 200°F and place a baking sheet inside. Heat a medium skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Brush lightly with: Vegetable oil

  4. Step 4.

    Transfer 1 quesadilla to the skillet and cook until browned and crisp on the first side, about 2 minutes. Flip the quesadilla and cook until the second side is crisp, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to the baking sheet in the oven and cook the remaining quesadillas in the same manner. Cut each quesadilla into 4 or 6 wedges and serve at once with one or more of the following: Sour cream, Guacamole, or any salsa, store-bought or homemade

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