Bacon-Guacamole Quesadillas

Name: Bacon-Guacamole Quesadillas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 mediums avocados, pitted, peeled and cubed; 227 grams bacon, diced into 1/2-inch pieces; 312 grams package Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas); 30 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 Dash ground red pepper (cayenne); 1 null Juice of lime; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion (1 medium); 1 plum (Roma) tomato, diced; 1 teaspoons salt; 170 grams 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Bacon-Guacamole Quesadillas might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 59g of fat, and a total of 835 calories. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, bacon, cheddar cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

In medium bowl, roughly mash avocado with fork.

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Add remaining guacamole ingredients and mix together; set aside.

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In 8-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; drain on paper towels.

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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.

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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.

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Repeat with remaining quesadillas, adding more oil to skillet as needed.

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Cut each quesadilla into wedges before serving.

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Servings:

2mediums

avocados, pitted, peeled and cubed 227grams

bacon, diced into 1/2-inch pieces 312grams

package Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas)30milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro 1clove

garlic, finely chopped 1teaspoons

ground cumin 1Dash

ground red pepper (cayenne)1null

Juice of lime 118milliliters

finely chopped onion (1 medium)1

plum (Roma) tomato, diced 1teaspoons

salt 170grams

1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 2teaspoons

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Dutton-Goldfield Emerald Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 58 dollars.