Name: Tomato quesadillas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Arizona
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 cups cheese (coarsely grated, half Monterrey Jack and half Cheddar); 4 teaspoons coriander (fresh coriander leaves, chopped); 1 tomatillo (optional, wahsed and chopped); 1 tomato (washed and chopped); 4 scallion (sliced); 4 tortilla (8-inch flour tortillas); 1⁄4 cup sour cream; 4 tablespoons olive (black olives, pitted and sliced); vegetable oil (or vegetable oil spray, to grease the cookie sheet)

Quesadillas are made with corn or wheat tortillas stuffed with cheese and all kinds of ingredients. There are even cheese-free quesadillas.

Ingredients

1 1⁄2 cups cheese (coarsely grated, half Monterrey Jack and half Cheddar)

4 teaspoons coriander (fresh coriander leaves, chopped)

1 tomatillo (optional, wahsed and chopped)

1 tomato (washed and chopped)

4 scallion (sliced)

4 tortilla (8-inch flour tortillas)

1⁄4 cup sour cream

4 tablespoons olive (black olives, pitted and sliced)

vegetable oil (or vegetable oil spray, to grease the cookie sheet)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400° F. Grease the cookie sheet with vegetable oil or spray wiht vegetable oil cooking spray.

In a bowl, mix both type of cheese and coriander leaves.

Place 2 tortillas on the greased cookie sheet. Cover each one with cheese mixture. Sprinkle tomatillo, tomato and scallions over the cheese. Top with the second tortilla and press lightly to close.

Bake in the middle shelf until the cheese melts, 10-15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Top each quesadilla with sour cream and sliced black olives.

Cut each quesadilla into 4-6 wedges and serve warm.

Yield

4 servings

Nutrition: 454 estimated calories per serving

Preparation time 15 minutes

Cooking time 15 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Notes

The tomatillo and tomato can be sliced or diced.

Source

Food in Arizona

easy, fry, bake

light meal, snack

Arizona food recipes
Food in America