Amarillo Beef Quesadillas with Guacamole, Pico De Gallo and creamy Baja Sauce

15 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Dice roma tomatoes, add onion, jalapeños, cilantro, lime juice, and a big pinch of salt to a bowl, then stir to make the pico de gallo.
  2. 2Open avocados and put them in a bowl.
  3. 3Add onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, and lime juice to the avocados in the bowl.
  4. 4Mash the avocado mixture with a potato masher until well combined.
  5. 5Season the guacamole with a big pinch of salt and stir.
  6. 6In a blender, combine chipotles, adobo sauce, one container of Mexican crema, cilantro, and the juice of half a lime.
  7. 7Blend the crema mixture until smooth and pour into a squirt bottle.
  8. 8Heat a little oil in a big pot and soften diced onion.
  9. 9Add ground beef to the pot and break it up using a tool.
  10. 10Season the ground beef with salt, black pepper, cumin, paprika, and oregano.
  11. 11Stir in a can of diced green chilies and let the mixture simmer for about 15 minutes.
  12. 12Place a tortilla on the grill and load it with cheese.
  13. 13Put a layer of the ground beef mixture on top of the cheese.
  14. 14Add a layer of guacamole.
  15. 15Add a layer of pico de gallo.
  16. 16Fold the tortilla in half.
  17. 17Flip the quesadilla back and forth on the grill until it's crispy and the cheese is melted.
  18. 18Cut the quesadilla in half and serve with chips and Baja sauce.

Ingredients

  • roma tomatoes, diced
  • onion
  • jalapeños
  • cilantro
  • 3 limes lime juice
  • 1 big pinch salt
  • avocados
  • 2 chipotles
  • 1 little bit adobo sauce
  • 1 container Mexican crema
  • 0.5 lime
  • 1 little bit oil
  • ground beef
  • black pepper
  • cumin
  • paprika
  • oregano
  • 1 can diced green chilies
  • tortilla
  • cheese
  • chips
  • 1 little bit Baja sauce

Equipment

blendersquirt bottlebig potlittle tool (for breaking up ground beef)grillpotato masher