Cheese Quesadillas With Fresh Guacamole Recipes

CHEESY GUACAMOLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Pit avocado and mash in a small mixing bowl with the lime juice. Add garlic, green onion, tomato, yellow onion, bell pepper, salt and chili powder. Mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat oil over medium heat in a medium skillet. Place tortilla in skillet and top with 1/3 cup cheese. When cheese has melted and tortilla is slightly browned, spoon on some guacamole and top with another tortilla. Flip, and allow the second tortilla to brown.
• Remove from heat and cut into wedges. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Lay 6 tortillas on a work surface. Divide the cheese among the tortillas. (Its best to leave about an inch border on the edge of the tortilla uncovered to allow for the spread of the melting cheese.) Top with remaining tortillas and press gently to seal. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small skillet. Carefully place a quesadilla in the skillet and fry, turning once, until golden and little bubbles appear on both sides, about 4 to 5 minutes total. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas, wiping out the pan between batches if the butter burns, and adding more butter, as needed.
• While the quesadillas cook make the salsa: Halve the tomatoes and grate them on the largest holes of a box grater into a bowl, discarding the skins. Grate the onion into the tomato, and stir in the cilantro, hot sauce, and salt, to taste.
• Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges with a pizza wheel or knife and serve with the salsa and avocado.

FRESH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Combine the avocado, tomato, onion, serrano chile, salt, pepper, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and cilantro leaves in a bowl and mix. Pour lime juice over the top of the guacamole. Serve immediately. To store for later use, place avocado pit in the bowl with the guacamole and then cover with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap down to the surface of the guacamole and store in refrigerator.

BACON-GUACAMOLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, roughly mash avocado with fork. Add remaining guacamole ingredients and mix together; set aside.
• In 8-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; drain on paper towels.
• Place 4 tortillas on work surface. Divide guacamole evenly among the 4 tortillas, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edges. Divide bacon evenly among the 4 tortillas. Divide cheese among the 4 tortillas. Top each with another tortilla.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium heat. Carefully transfer 1 of the quesadillas to skillet. Cook until browned, then turn over to brown second side.
• Repeat with remaining quesadillas, adding more oil to skillet as needed.
• Cut each quesadilla into wedges before serving.

CHEESE 'N RICE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Bring water, spread, Knorr® Fiesta Sides™ - Mexican Rice and chilies to a boil in medium saucepan.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, about 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Place 5 tortillas on baking sheet. Top tortillas with rice mixture, then cheese and another tortilla.
• Broil until tortillas are lightly toasted and cheese is melted, turning once.
• Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges and serve, if desired, with guacamole, sour cream and/or chopped fresh cilantro.