Quesadillas Recipe
Are you wondering what to do with leftover chilli?
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Oozing with cheese, these quesadillas are the best, a quick and easy dinner idea that's going to be a big hit with just about everyone.
There are many fillings you can use, but I love to use leftover Chilli con Carne.
Obviously, if you're making these for kids, you may want to leave out the jalapeño peppers. 😉
Always make enough Chilli con Carne so you have leftovers. There are so many dinners you can make out of it, and this is one of them.
Ingredients
- Leftover Chilli con Carne - reheated
- 2 x soft tortillas - I used the brand Old El Paso corn and wheat tortillas
- Grated Cheddar cheese - enough to cover each tortilla
Serving ideas
- Jalapeño peppers from a jar - drained
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Lettuce
- Grated cheese
- Sour cream
What are quesadillas?
A quesadilla is a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla filled with cheese and sometimes meat, spices and other fillings. They're usually cooked on a griddle or in a large frying pan on the stove.
You can use cooked chicken in your quesadillas as filling but cheese is always a must!
How do you pronounce quesadilla?
'kay-suh-dee-yah'
Before you start cooking!
You will need to reheat your leftover Chilli con Carne in a saucepan. Grate some cheese into a bowl so you're ready when you want to start cooking.
How do you keep them crispy?
Heat up a frying pan and, using kitchen paper, just wipe the pan with a little oil.
'Little' is the keyword here, or your tortillas will soak up the oil and be soggy. You must also have a good non-stick frying pan to avoid a quesadilla mess!
Once the pan is nice and hot, lay a flour tortilla on the bottom and sprinkle with grated cheese - leaving a little strip around the edge without the cheese.
Cook over a medium to high heat until the cheese has completely melted.
Then spread just one side of the tortilla with the heated chilli.
Fold the tortilla over so you have a half-moon shape. Cook for a minute or so more (don't let it burn) and then pop it onto a plate and cut it in half.
Serve right away with this Simple Salsa recipe.
How do you keep them hot?
If you're feeding a few people, you can keep them warm in the oven on a baking tray at 150°C/300°F or Gas 2 until ready to serve.
With that said, it's probably best you don't try to make too many, as they will not be as nice as when they were first cooked.
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How to make Quesadillas
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil
- Leftover Chilli con Carne - reheated
- 2 x soft tortillas - I used Old El Paso (brand) corn and wheat
- Grated Cheddar cheese - enough to cover each tortilla
- Jalapeño peppers from a jar - drained
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Lettuce
- Grated cheese
- Sour cream
Instructions
- Reheat the leftover chilli in a saucepan.
- Heat up a frying pan and, using kitchen paper just wipe the pan with a tiny amount of oil.
- Once the pan is nice and hot, lay a flour tortilla on the bottom and sprinkle with grated cheese - leaving a little strip around the edge without the cheese.
- Cook the tortilla over a medium to high heat until the cheese has completely melted. Then spread just one side of the tortilla with the heated chilli.
- Fold the tortilla over so you have a half-moon shape.
- Cook for a minute or so more (don't let it burn) and then pop it onto a plate and cut in half. Serve right away.
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