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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For filling, in a medium skillet cook chorizo or sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat. | 2. Pat chorizo mixture with paper towels to remove as much additional fat as possible. | 3. Stir in jalapeno pepper; set aside. | 4. Brush one side of 3 tortillas with half of the cooking oil. | 5. Place tortillas, oiled sides down, on a large baking sheet. Spread the chorizo filling over tortillas on baking sheet. Combine cheese and cilantro or parsley; sprinkle over filling. | 6. Top with the remaining tortillas. Brush with the remaining oil. | 7. Place quesadillas on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium heat. | 8. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes or until filling is heated through and tortillas are starting to brown, turning once halfway through grilling. | 9. To serve, cut quesadillas into wedges. | 10. Nutritional facts per serving. | 11. calories: 232, total fat: 14g, saturated fat: 6g, cholesterol: 32mg, sodium: 346mg, carbohydrate: 15g, fiber: 1g, protein: 10g, vitamin C: 4%. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
italian sausage	8	ounces	mild	784.7139999999999	1.4742	32.3184	71.0552
onion	1/3	cup	chopped	21.3333	4.9813	0.5867	0.0533
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
jalapeno pepper	1		chopped	1.6312	0.3656	0.0512	0.0208
tortilla			vegetable-flavored	-	-	-	-
cooking oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
monterey jack cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
cilantro	2	tablespoons	snipped	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104

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