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Quesadillas de Champinones - Mushroom and Cheese Quesadillas
Quesadillas are a favorite Mexican recipe for many, but most are used to plain old cheese, or maybe some chopped chicken or steak. Quesadillas de champiñones, or cheese and mushroom tortillas, are a tasty traditional Mexican recipe that makes a change from the usual. You might also see this recipe referred to as quesadillas de hongos, but the meaning is the same - delicious flour tortillas filled with flavorful mushrooms and cheese.
The spinach is what makes this recipe so very special and if you make your mushroom and goat cheese quesadillas with fresh spinach and some cilantro for flavor they are going to look and taste amazing. Spinach, mushrooms, and cheese are a great filling because they are so healthy as well as so delicious. This really is a full-flavored Mexican quesadillas recipe.
The recipe below calls for standard white mushrooms and Monterey jack cheese. However, you are not limited to those. Try other mushrooms, including brown types like crimini and portabella, oyster mushrooms, or wild mushrooms purchased from your local farmer's market. There is a wide variety of options. For a little more spice, try pepper jack, or use queso fresco or chihuahua, the standard Mexican melting cheeses. What is great about this easy Mexican recipe is how much versatility it offers.
Easy and Delicious Quesadillas de Champinones
Ingredients -
3 tablespoons butter
10 ounces white button mushrooms, sliced
1 cup fresh spinach leaves (de-stemmed)
½ to 1 full teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped coarsely
Four ten inch flour tortillas
8 ounces grated Monterey jack, or about two and a half cups
4 ounces goat cheese
Garnishes: salsa, cilantro, sour cream (optional)
Preparation:
Melt two tablespoons butter over medium high heat in a medium sized skillet. Add mushrooms and distribute evenly, then cook until browned.
Then add the spinach and cook on medium heat until spinach is wilted.
Add remaining butter if pan seems dry and toss mushrooms, cooking until brown throughout. Season with salt and chili powder. Stir in cilantro, and then set aside.
Toast tortillas over a gas burner or in a dry heavy skillet, then place on prepared baking sheet.
Spread cheeses on one half of tortilla and top with mushrooms, and then fold over into a half moon.
Lay a sheet of foil over the top of the quesadillas and bake until cheese melts.
Can be served whole or in wedge shaped slices.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
These mushroom and goat cheese quesadillas also contain spinach, cilantro, and chili powder. The goat cheese is paired with Monterey Jack cheese, or another kind of cheese if you prefer, for a real gourmet flavor. These spinach, mushroom, and goat cheese quesadillas are delicious and make a wonderful lunch, supper, or even appetizers. To serve them as appetizers you can use a pizza cutter to cut thin wedges and serve them hot. Everybody will adore the rich and mouthwatering flavor of these Mexican quesadillas and the unusual flavor combination that is inside. Serve these with salsa for dipping if you want.
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