Chorizo Quesadillas

Health score
17%
Chorizo Quesadillas
25 min.
4
762kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 pound andouille finely chopped
  • Handful cilantro leaves finely chopped
  • servings coarse salt 
  • 12-inch flour tortillas 
  •  jalapeño seeded finely chopped
  • cups monterey pepper jack smoked shredded
  • small plum tomatoes seeded chopped
  •  scallions chopped
  • small onion white finely chopped

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • spatula

Directions

  1. Preheat a nonstick skillet or griddle pan to high heat. Blister a flour tortilla for 20 seconds, flip. Cover half the tortilla surface with shredded cheese, bits of chorizo or andouille, and chopped scallions. Fold the tortilla in half and cook a minute longer, 30 seconds on each side, pressing down gently with a spatula.
  2. Cut quesadillas into 4 wedges and top with salsa.
  3. For salsa, combine ingredients in a small bowl and spoon over wedges of quesadilla, as you snack.

Nutrition Facts

Calories762kcal
Protein18.12%
Fat49.46%
Carbs32.42%

Properties

Glycemic Index
55.5
Glycemic Load
18.87
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
27.082173969435%

Flavonoids

Naringenin
0.32mg
Luteolin
0.05mg
Isorhamnetin
0.88mg
Kaempferol
0.24mg
Myricetin
0.07mg
Quercetin
5.17mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:762.39kcal
38.12%
Fat:41.79g
64.29%
Saturated Fat:19.15g
119.7%
Carbohydrates:61.65g
20.55%
Net Carbohydrates:56.53g
20.55%
Sugar:7.39g
8.21%
Cholesterol:99.05mg
33.02%
Sodium:1837.91mg
79.91%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:34.44g
68.89%
Selenium:45.5µg
65%
Calcium:607.24mg
60.72%
Phosphorus:590.03mg
59%
Vitamin B1:0.76mg
50.51%
Vitamin B3:8.95mg
44.73%
Vitamin B2:0.66mg
39.06%
Folate:133.6µg
33.4%
Manganese:0.67mg
33.28%
Iron:5.5mg
30.58%
Vitamin K:29.53µg
28.13%
Zinc:3.83mg
25.54%
Fiber:5.13g
20.51%
Vitamin A:1010.46IU
20.21%
Vitamin B12:1.02µg
17.08%
Vitamin C:13.21mg
16.02%
Potassium:548.42mg
15.67%
Vitamin B6:0.3mg
15.02%
Magnesium:58.26mg
14.57%
Copper:0.22mg
11.01%
Vitamin B5:0.8mg
8%
Vitamin D:1.13µg
7.55%
Vitamin E:1.1mg
7.3%