QUESADILLAS WITH CHILI COLORADO
 
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Try this delicious and unique recipe for Quesadillas with Chili Colorado. It was inspired by a dish served at a Mexican restaurant popular with college students.
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 Onion, Diced
  • 3 Tablespoons Corn Oil
  • 2 Lbs. Chuck Roast
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste
  • 1 28 Ounce Can Salsa de Chili Colorado
  • 4 Large Flour Tortillas
  • 1 Pound Mexican Cheese, Grated
  • 1½ Cups Guacamole
  • ½ Head Iceberg Lettuce, Shredded
  • 1 Bunch Cilantro, Diced
  • 2 Large Tomatoes, Diced
Instructions
  1. Add corn oil to medium size pot and heat.
  2. Add diced onion and cook until tender and translucent.
  3. Cut chuck roast into bite size pieces, removing fat as you go along.
  4. Add meat to pot and cook until it starts to brown.
  5. Pour in can of Salsa de Chili Colorado.
  6. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally until meat is tender.
  7. Place tortillas on a baking sheet and sprinkle on grated cheese.
  8. Broil until cheese melts.
  9. Fold tortilla in half and broil exterior sides of tortilla until just beginning to brown.
  10. This takes just a few seconds, so be careful not to burn the tortilla.
  11. Place the quesadillas on individual plates.
  12. Open tortilla and spread guacamole onto half of the quesadilla.
  13. Sprinkle on shredded lettuce.
  14. Sprinkle lettuce with cilantro.
  15. Top with diced tomatoes.
  16. Close up quesadilla and pour a large spoonful of Chili Colorado over it.
  17. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Plan ahead when you cook this recipe as the sauce should simmer for 3 hours for best results.
Recipe by After Orange County at http://afterorangecounty.com/2015/05/05/my-favorite-cinco-de-mayo-recipes/