Nopales de Quesadillas en Chile Rojo
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Quesadillas filled with nopales (cactus paddles) in a red chile sauce and topped with shredded cheese. Earthy and authentic with the distinct texture of cactus. A vegetarian Mexican main dish.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 5- 1 pound cactus paddles, (trimmed, cleaned, and diced)
- 3 cloves garlic, (divided)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt + 1 teaspoon, (plus more as needed)
- ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano, (divided)
- Water, (as needed)
- 6 guajillo chiles, (rinsed, stemmed, and seeded (about 1.4oz))
- 2 árbol chiles, (optional, rinsed and stemmed)
- 1 Roma tomato
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ medium white onion, (thinly sliced)
- 5 large flour tortillas
- 3 ½ cups V&V Supremo Shredded Chihuahua® Brand Quesadilla Cheese
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 40M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 1783mg
- Total sugar
- 7g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 306mg
- Calcium
- 209mg
- Iron
- 2mg
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- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 1783MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.