Crispy tortillas with melted cheese and green onion, made in a pan in under 15 minutes. Great for a quick dinner or for kids coming home from school. Gluten-free version: Corn tortilla.
Grate the yellow cheese and mozzarella cheese into a bowl, add the scallions, paprika and cumin and mix.
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Divide the mixture among the tortillas and spread it over half of each corn tortilla, fold into a half-moon and press lightly.
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Heat a wide pan over medium heat and scatter a little of the butter in it.
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Grill the quesadillas one at a time, about 12 minutes in all, until each one is golden on both sides and the cheese melts. Add a little butter to the pan between batches.
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💡Medium heat, not high: the bread browns at the same pace the cheese melts, while over high heat it burns outside before the cheese inside melts.
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Set on a board and wait 1 minute, so the cheese doesn't run, then cut into 3 triangles.
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587calories
26 gprotein
53 gcarbs
30 gfat
● protein 18%● carbs 36%● fat 47%
Per serving (186 g), of 4 servings
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Sweet paprika: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.3 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Sweet paprika →
Cumin: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.1 g · 375 kcal per 100 g · More about Cumin →
Butter: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Grater· Also works: Food processor (Grating disc, more to wash)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Knife (Chop finely, different texture)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
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