Quesadillas
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
8
Skill
Vegetarian
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
8
Skill
Quesadillas are the gourmet toasted sandwich of Mexico. Golden and crunchy on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. A simple go to meal or snack when you are time poor.
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Ingredients
- 8 regular sized wholemeal tortillas
- 300g can corn kernels, rinsed and drained
- 125g can diced capsicum, rinsed and drained
- ½ red onion, diced
- 425g can Mexe Beans, mashed
- ½ x 300g bottled mild salsa
Nutrition per serving
883 kJ
energy kj
6 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
5.3 g
dietary fibre
35 g
carbohydrate
4 g
sugars
605 mg
sodium
Method
- Heat sandwich press or heat frypa41n over medium heat.
- Combine corn, capsicum and onion in a bowl.
- Place a tortilla in the centre of sandwich press or frypan. Spread ¼ cup mashed beans on one half of the tortilla. Sprinkle ¼ cup corn, capsicum and onion mix over the same side of the tortilla.
- Fold the bare side of the tortilla over the toppings to create a half moon. Cook and flip (if using pan) until browned on both sides. Remove from heat and repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Cut quesadillas into thirds and serve with salsa.
- 8 regular sized wholemeal tortillas
- 300g can corn kernels, rinsed and drained
- 125g can diced capsicum, rinsed and drained
- ½ red onion, diced
- 425g can Mexe Beans, mashed
- ½ x 300g bottled mild salsa
Nutrition per serving
883 kJ
energy kj
6 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
5.3 g
dietary fibre
35 g
carbohydrate
4 g
sugars
605 mg
sodium
- Heat sandwich press or heat frypa41n over medium heat.
- Combine corn, capsicum and onion in a bowl.
- Place a tortilla in the centre of sandwich press or frypan. Spread ¼ cup mashed beans on one half of the tortilla. Sprinkle ¼ cup corn, capsicum and onion mix over the same side of the tortilla.
- Fold the bare side of the tortilla over the toppings to create a half moon. Cook and flip (if using pan) until browned on both sides. Remove from heat and repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Cut quesadillas into thirds and serve with salsa.