Quesadillas

Recipe Categories : | Mexican | Chili | Hot & Spicy | Appetizers | MAIN INDEX |

Serves : 2

Ingredients :

• 2 cups grated semisoft cheese, such as Monterey Jack, Gouda or 6 oz queso asadero
• 2 flour tortillas
• oil for frying (optional)
  Optional Ingredients :
• 2 jalapeño chilies, stemmed and sliced
• 2 medium tomatillos, husked, rinsed, and sliced into thin rounds
• 2 scallions, trimmed and minced, or 2 tbsp minced red or white onion
• 4 tbsp fresh tomato salsa
  Optional Toppings :
• 1 cup thinly shredded lettuce or cabbage
• ¼ cup dressed cilantro
• 4 grilled baby onions

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Spread the cheese over the tortillas. Add as many optional ingredients as you are using.
2. To fry the quesadillas, lightly grease a heavy skillet with oil and heat until smoking. Place a tortilla in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat until the cheese begins to melt, about 1 minute. Fold the tortilla in half. Cook until lightly browned on each side, about 1 minute altogether. Continue until all the tortillas are cooked.
3. To cook without oil, preheat the oven to 400ºF. place the tortillas without folding on a baking sheet and bake until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
4. Place as many optional toppings as you are using over the cheese. If cooked in the oven, fold in half. Serve right away while still warm and tender.
5. Cooks note : Though quesadillas are meant to be handheld, you can offer them with a salad for lunch or as a light supper entrée.