Enjoy these cheesy potato and chorizo sausage quesadillas made using Betty Crocker® Potato Buds® mashed potatoes – a perfect Mexican-style dinner.
Potato and Sausage Quesadillas
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb fresh chorizo sausage, casing removed, chopped
- 1 cup hot milk
- 2/3 cup Betty Crocker™ mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 10 corn or flour tortillas (6 inch), warmed
- 10 slices Asadero, Chihuahua, Oaxaca or mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, cook chorizo over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown; drain.
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Step2In medium bowl, thoroughly stir hot milk, dry potatoes, onion, melted butter, parsley, garlic and salt until consistency of stiff mashed potatoes. Stir in chorizo.
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Step3Heat oil on griddle over medium-high heat. Place 2 tablespoons filling on half of each tortilla; top filling with 1 slice cheese. Fold each tortilla over onto filling. Heat on griddle, turning once, until cheese is melted. Serve with your favorite salsa, if desired.
Nutrition
310
Calories
20g
Total Fat
14g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Quesadilla
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 49%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 560mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 270mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 14g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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