Dinner Tonight: Cheese Flautas with Cilantro Pesto

Name: Dinner Tonight: Cheese Flautas with Cilantro Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 corn tortillas; 237 milliliters fresh cilantro, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 Tbsps lime juice; 355 milliliters grated Monterey Jack cheese; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters peanut oil; 177 milliliters hulled pumpkin seeds; 3 servings Salsa; 3 servings salt and pepper

Dinner Tonight: Cheese Flautas with Cilantro Pesto might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 786 calories, 23g of protein, and 63g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 3. A mixture of corn tortillas, salt and pepper, lime juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the salsa you could follow this main course with the Dessert Strawberry Salsa as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place a skillet over medium heat. Soften the tortillas on the skillet for a few second each side. Set aside.

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Pour 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into a skillet set over medium low heat.

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Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Then add the pumpkin seeds and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until browned. Scrap into a food processor along with the cilantro, lime juice, and the rest of the olive oil. Process until smooth.

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Place a tablespoon or so of the pesto onto each tortilla.

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Sprinkle each with the cheese.

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Roll up the tortillas, and place them seam side down on a plate.

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Roll

Pour the peanut oil into a skillet set over medium heat.

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Place 4 our of the tortillas seam side down in the oil. Cook for a minute and then flip. Cook for another minute, and then drain on a paper towel. Repeat with the other tortillas.

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