Southwestern Chorizo Quesadillas Recipes

CHORIZO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat a nonstick skillet or griddle pan to high heat. Blister a flour tortilla for 20 seconds, flip. Cover half the tortilla surface with shredded cheese, bits of chorizo or andouille, and chopped scallions. Fold the tortilla in half and cook a minute longer, 30 seconds on each side, pressing down gently with a spatula. Cut quesadillas into 4 wedges and top with salsa.
• For salsa, combine ingredients in a small bowl and spoon over wedges of quesadilla, as you snack.

SOUTHWESTERN CHORIZO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat a nonstick skillet or griddle pan to high heat; blister a flour tortilla for 20 seconds, flip.
• Cover half the tortilla surface with shredded cheese, bits of chorizo or andouille, and chopped scallions.
• Fold the tortilla in half and cook a minute longer, 30 seconds on each side, pressing down gently with a spatula.
• Cut quesadillas into 4 wedges and top with salsa.
• For salsa, combine tomatoes, onion, cilantro and salt in a small bowl and spoon over wedges of quesadilla, as you snack.

SOUTHWESTERN QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Arrange flour tortillas on a table. Six of the tortillas will be sandwich tops and 6 will be bottoms. Sprinkle the turkey sausage evenly on 6 bottom tortillas. Next, sprinkle 4 to 5 ounces of mozzarella cheese over the turkey sausage. (As the quesadillas cook, the cheese will melt and act as glue to hold the quesadilla together.) Add 5 or 6 strips of red bell pepper over the mozzarella and turkey sausage. Finally, spread a thin layer of basil pesto on each of the remaining 6 flour tortilla tops and press it firmly on top of the bottom tortilla section.
• Preheat your grill to low heat. Place the quesadillas on the grill and cook until grill marks are present and the quesadilla turns golden brown, about 5 minutes. The inside should be warm and the cheese should be melted. Once finished cooking, remove the quesadilla from the grill, cut into 6 wedges, and serve with your favorite salsa.
• Place the chicken broth and chipotle chiles with adobo sauce in a blender, and puree until smooth, about 1 minute. In a large skillet over medium high heat, begin cooking the turkey sausage. Then add in the chipotle chile mixture and cook until the meat is crumbly and well done, about 10 to 15 minutes. Toward the end of the cooking, add in your sage, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cool the sausage mixture before spooning it onto the tortillas.
• Put the basil and olive oil into a food processor and blend until smooth. Next, add the pecans, Parmesan, and salt. Continue to blend until smooth, adding more olive oil, if necessary, to achieve a smooth consistency.

SCRAMBLED EGG AND CHORIZO QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Melt 1 tbsp butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and cook stirring, until eggs are just set but still a little wet. Remove from heat and set aside. Melt remaining butter in large skillet over medium low heat.
• Put one tortilla in skillet, then spread scrambled eggs, chorizo and cheese on top. Top with remaining tortilla. Cook until cheese melts and tortilla is lightly browned, turning once about 3-4 minutes on each side. Cut into wedges and garnish with avocado, sour cream and salsa.

CHORIZO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cut the limes in half and squeeze the juice into a bowl.
• Mash the avocado with the lime juice using the back of a fork until fairly smooth.
• Stir in the onion, salt, garlic and, for extra spiciness, cumin and jalapeno.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Saute the chorizo until it turns a slightly darker color and becomes slightly crispy.
• Drain the chorizo on a plate lined with paper towels, to remove excess grease, and keep warm.
• Set a cast-iron griddle or large skillet over medium heat.
• Place a tortilla on the pan and cover half of it with cheese.
• Sprinkle the chorizo evenly over the cheese and fold over half of the tortilla. Let the tortilla get crispy and brown in spots on one side and then flip it over to brown the other side.
• Cut into triangles, top with the avocado mixture and optional sour cream, and serve.
• Tips & Warnings.
• You can easily heat these quesadillas in the oven by placing the stuffed, folded tortillas on a baking sheet at 400 degrees until both sides are slightly browned and crispy.
• Dry chorizo can be sliced, unlike the fresh crumbly kind.

CHORIZO QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Mix everything but the tortillas together in a large bowl.
• heat oil or butter in a large pan.
• spread a thin layer of bean mixture over half of tortilla.
• fold in half and brown on each side.
• cut into wedges.
• we really like this served with (Recipe #161522) on the side.