Mushroom quesadillas

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Mushroom quesadillas

Mushroom quesadillas

Serves Serves 2
Time Cooks In15 minutes (5 MINUTES PREP, 10 MINUTES COOK)
DifficultyNot too tricky
RecipeTin Eats: Dinner
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By Nagi Maehashi
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil , (45ml)
  • 200 g portobello mushrooms , sliced 8mm thick (or other mushrooms of choice)
  • ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cooking salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¾ cup (75g) colby cheese , shredded
  • 2 x 20 cm flour tortillas
  • TO SERVE
  • Sour cream
  • Pico de Gallo , (page 224 of RecipeTin Eats: Dinner)
  • Guacamole or Avocado Crema , (page 220 of RecipeTin Eats: Dinner)
  • Lime wedges
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Method

Cook mushrooms – Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium–high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for 1 minute, using a spatula to toss them regularly. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, toss to coat the mushrooms, then add the chipotle powder, salt and pepper. Cook for a further 1½ minutes until the surface of the mushrooms is golden. Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and wipe any loose bits out of the pan with a paper towel.

Assemble quesadilla – Sprinkle half the cheese on one half of a tortilla, top with half the mushrooms, then fold the other half over. Repeat with the other tortilla.

Cook quesadillas – Return the frying pan to the stove on medium heat (no extra oil is needed). Transfer the tortillas to the frying pan and cook for 1½ minutes until crisp and golden. Flip and cook for a further 1 minute until crisp.

Serve – Cut each quesadilla in half and serve with sour cream and Pico de Gallo, Guacamole or Avocado Crema for dunking. Finish with a squeeze of lime.

Tips

1. I like using portobello mushrooms because they are big and meaty, but smaller mushrooms will work just fine too.
2. Colby cheese can be substituted with other good melting cheeses such as Cheddar, Tasty, Gruyère or Swiss. Mozzarella works fine but doesn’t have as much flavour.

LEFTOVERS
Best made fresh, because nobody likes a soggy quesadilla!

RecipeTin Eats: Dinner
Recipe From

RecipeTin Eats: Dinner

By Nagi Maehashi