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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Brown together the ground beef or turkey, onion and garlic in a heavy frying pan over medium heat, until meat looses pinkness. | 2. Add salt and chili powder to meat, mixing well. | 3. Put 1/2 cup of the ground beef filling, 1/2 cup of cheese, and 1/2 cup of tomatoes onto one half of each tortilla adding your jalapeno/green chilies now if you want to use them. | 4. Fold the other half of tortilla over and press to remove any air pockets. | 5. Heat oil in pan to medium high, and when hot, place filled tortillas into the pan 1 or 2 at a time, size of pan permitting. | 6. Saute over medium high heat until golden brown on each side, approximately 45 seconds per side. | 7. Remove and place on paper towels to remove any excess oil. | 8. Cut into wedges and serve! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1		ground ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic	1	clove	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
monterey jack cheese	2	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
tomato	1	cup	diced	26.82	5.7961	1.3112	0.298
green chili	1	cup	diced	60.0	14.19	3.0	0.3
wheat flour tortilla	4			-	-	-	-
oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.