Chili Beef Quesadillas

By EdieK

Quesadillas also make quick snacks or hors d'oeuvres when cut into small wedges. Serve with salsa and sour cream for dipping. Serve with a salad.

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp minced seeded jalapeno pepper (or 1/4tsp hot pepper sauce)
• 2 tsp Mrs. Dash Chipotle flavour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander or parsley
• 8 large flour tortillas
• 1 1/4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

In large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat, breaking up with spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain fat. Add onion, carrot, garlic, jalapeno, Mrs Dash, and salt; cook over medium heat stirring often, until onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and coriander.

Spread heaping 1/2 cup beef mixture on half of each tortilla; sprinkle with heaping 2 Tbsp cheese. Fold uncovered half over filling. Bake on 2 rimmed baking sheets in top and bottom thirds of 400F oven, turning once and switching and rotating pans halfway through, until crisp, 10 minutes. Cut into wedges.