Beef and Green Chile Quesadillas
Posted by Billy on October 3rd, 2007
Quesadillas are a great way to enjoy the flavor of New Mexico green chile. Most people probably cook quesadillas in a large skillet but this recipe uses a hot oven to crisp up the otherwise floppy flour tortillas. It also uses ground beef as part of the filling but chicken, turkey, pork, veggies, or just cheese works well too. Just don’t forget the New Mexico green chile! Here’s what you’ll need…
- 1 lb of lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup of your favorite salsa
- 1 (4 oz) can of chopped green chile, preferably Hatch, drained
- 2 cups shredded cheese such as Cheddar, Colby or Colby Jack
- salt and pepper to taste
- 10-12 medium flour tortillas.
Preheat the oven to 450 F. In a large skillet brown the ground beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink. Pour off drippings and season with salt and pepper. Add salsa and the chopped New Mexico chiles then stir in cheese.
Spoon about a 1/4 cup of beef mixture onto half of each tortilla. Fold over. Place quesadillas on baking sheets and lightly spray tops of the tortillas with cooking spray.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until tortillas are slightly brown. Serve them with rice and beans or a salad and guacamole.