Chorizo and Cheese Quesadillas

Name: Chorizo and Cheese Quesadillas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 ounces bulk chorizo sausages or 8 ounces mild Italian sausage; 1/3 cup chopped onion; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped; vegetable-flavored tortillas or plain flour tortilla; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, and (Mexican farmer cheese, 4 oz.) or 1 cup queso fresco (Mexican farmer cheese, 4 oz.); 2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro or 2 tablespoons parsley

Submitted by mariposa13

"Source: Better Homes and Gardens"

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Ready In:: 23mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 8

ingredients

8 ounces bulk chorizo sausages or 8 ounces mild Italian sausage
¹⁄₃ cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
vegetable-flavored tortillas or plain flour tortilla
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, and (Mexican farmer cheese, 4 oz.) or 1 cup queso fresco (Mexican farmer cheese, 4 oz.)
2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro or 2 tablespoons parsley

directions

For filling, in a medium skillet cook chorizo or sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.
Pat chorizo mixture with paper towels to remove as much additional fat as possible.
Stir in jalapeno pepper; set aside.
Brush one side of 3 tortillas with half of the cooking oil.
Place tortillas, oiled sides down, on a large baking sheet. Spread the chorizo filling over tortillas on baking sheet. Combine cheese and cilantro or parsley; sprinkle over filling.
Top with the remaining tortillas. Brush with the remaining oil.
Place quesadillas on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium heat.
Grill for 3 to 4 minutes or until filling is heated through and tortillas are starting to brown, turning once halfway through grilling.
To serve, cut quesadillas into wedges.
Nutritional facts per serving.
calories: 232, total fat: 14g, saturated fat: 6g, cholesterol: 32mg, sodium: 346mg, carbohydrate: 15g, fiber: 1g, protein: 10g, vitamin C: 4%.

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I made this for my friend to take to work for a snack yesterday and scaled it down to serve about two. Well he likes it SO much that he called me with his mouth half full saying how amazing this tortilla cheesy thingy (in his exact words haha) was! He LOVED the spice this dish had. Said the "kick" is what made this so good. Excellent recipe!

anme7039
This was overly spicy/hot. I didn't expect that much heat. I used Chorizo and a mexican cheese blend and queso blanco. I really like Chorizo but it was overpowering for a quesadilla. You couldn't even taste the cheese. I think ground beef would be plenty good for this dish - maybe with a bit of taco seasoning mixed with it. Thanks though - it was an interesting idea!

jovigirl