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Quesadillas verticaal

Mexican Quesadillas

Mexican snack of tortillas with spiced vegetables.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 personen
Calories 441 kcal

Kookgerei

  • 1 Frying pan
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 2 spatulas

Ingredients
  

  • 125 g crème fraiche light
  • 15 g picadillo spicemix
  • 100 g mildly spicy shredded cheese
  • 8 small tortilla wraps gordita

Mexicaanse groentemix

  • 75 g white pointed cabbage
  • ½ red bell pepper
  • 25 g corn
  • 1 green onion
  • ½ red onion
  • 4 el olive oil

Instructions
 

Here’s how to make these delicious, flavor-packed Mexican quesadillas:

  • Gather all the ingredients

Preparing quesadillas

  • In a bowl, mix 125 g crème fraiche light with 15 g picadillo. Stir well until the crème fraîche turns completely red.
    125 g crème fraiche light, 15 g picadillo
  • Chop the ½ red bell pepper into small pieces.
    ½ red bell pepper
  • Slice 1 green onion into small rings, about ½ cm thick.
    1 green onion
  • Finely chop ½ red onion into small pieces.
    ½ red onion
  • Finely chop the 75 g white pointed cabbage.
    75 g white pointed cabbage
  • Add 100 g mildly spicy shredded cheese, 75 g white pointed cabbage, ½ red bell pepper, 25 g corn, 1 green onion and ½ red onion to the bowl. Mix everything until you get a sticky vegetable mixture.
    100 g mildly spicy shredded cheese, 75 g white pointed cabbage, ½ red bell pepper, 25 g corn, 1 green onion, ½ red onion
  • Lay out 4 small tortilla wraps and divide the vegetable mixture evenly over them. Spread the mixture so that the entire wrap is covered.
    8 small tortilla wraps
  • Place the remaining small tortilla wraps on top of the filled ones. This creates the quesadilla.

Cooking the quesadillas

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the pan per quesadilla.
    4 el olive oil
  • Place the quesadilla in the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Using two spatulas, flip the quesadilla and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Remove the quesadilla from the pan and repeat the steps for each quesadilla. Tip: Warm a plate in the oven at 65°C and place the cooked quesadillas on it to keep them warm until the last one is ready.
  • Cut the quesadilla into four pieces and serve on a snack board or platter. Enjoy!
    Quesadillas horizontaal

Did you taste it?

  • Love cheese? Add a small dollop of extra crème fraîche after flipping the quesadilla in the pan and sprinkle some extra shredded cheese on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 441kcalCarbohydrates: 39.6gProtein: 14.2gFat: 25.5gSaturated Fat: 9.91gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1.13gSugar: 3.37g
Keyword cheese, tortilla, wrap
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