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Chorizo and Jalapeno Quesadillas Recipe
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Chorizo and Jalapeno Quesadillas Recipe

10 ingredients 8 serving openrecipes

This is one of my favorite recipes lately. The chorizo sausage and roasted jalapenos blend perfectly with the red chili sauce. I could (and have been) eating...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1247
Calories
60g
Protein
52g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Jalapeno 1 pepper (14g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Sauce not in our table 0
Gouda not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 large flour tortillas
  • 16 oz. Chorizo sausage thinly sliced
  • 8 tbls. Colorado red chili sauce
  • 8 large jalapenos roasted, skinned, seeded
  • 2 medium yellow onions chopped
  • 1 tbls vegetable oil extra for tortillas
  • 12 oz. White cheddar cheese grated
  • 4 oz. Fresh Gouda cheese grated
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbls fresh cilantro chopped

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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