Cheesy Chorizo Quesadillas
Tortillas filled with shredded cheese, browned chorizo, red bell peppers, black olives, mined red onion and fresh cilantro. Dip in Baja sauce, guacamole, salsa or sour cream! Use a low carb or gluten free tortilla if desired.
Servings: 5 Quesadillas
Calories: 590kcal
Equipment
- 2 Skillet pans
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork chorizo *see note below
- 1 small red bell pepper *diced
- Five 8" flour tortillas *see note below
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese *see note below
- One 2.25 oz can sliced black olives *drained
- ⅓ small red onion *minced
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
Recipe notes
Pork Chorizo: Beef chorizo will also work. If you want your quesadillas to be spicy, you can choose a hot chorizo (rather than mild)! Tortillas: regular flour, low carb or gluten free (whichever best suits your needs). Cheese: freshly shredded cheese tastes best in my opinion, but you can definitely use a bagged/pre-shredded option to save time.Instructions
- Place a skillet on the stovetop and turn heat to medium. Brown chorizo.
- Once chorizo is cooked through, add diced red bell pepper. Mix and cook the two ingredients together until peppers begin to soften (5-7 minutes).
- Drain excess fat from the meat and set mixture aside.
- Place a separate pan on the stovetop and turn heat to medium low.
- Lay a tortilla flat in the pan. Add cheese, chorizo and bell pepper mixture, black olives, minced red onion and chopped cilantro. Top with more cheese and fold in half. Flip after 3-5 minutes.
- Allow quesadilla to cool for a couple of minutes and then cut into pieces. Enjoy!
Storage instructions:
- Allow quesadillas to cool. Place them in an airtight food storage container or Ziploc baggie. Refrigerate for up to 3-4 days. Freeze for up to two months.
How to reheat:
- Place leftovers in a skillet and cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes on each side. Reheat in the oven (or toaster oven) at 350°F for about 10 minutes. You can also place quesadilla pieces in an air fryer and cook for 5-10 minutes at 350°F.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Quesadilla. (This recipe makes 5 quesadillas and estimated nutrition info is for chorizo, fillings and cheese split evenly between 5 flour tortillas. All values are approximate). | Sugar: 2.8g | Fiber: 2g | Calories: 590kcal | Fat: 39g | Protein: 26g | Carbohydrates: 36g