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Manchego Cheese Quesadillas

Made with Corn Tortillas

  • State of Mexico
  • 4 servings
  • ico Difficulty: Easy
  • 0 mins
Manchego Cheese Quesadillas

Made with Corn Tortillas

  • ico Difficulty: Easy
  • ico 4 servings
  • ico 0 mins

Ingredients:

4 Guerrero Corn Tortillas
1/2 cup manchego cheese
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 Tbsp chopped scallions or green onions
1/4 tsp cilantro
1/3 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp lemon juice

how to make it:

Lightly spray oven-safe baking dish with nonfat cooking spray.

Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and warm in 350º F toaster oven for 10 minutes, or until warm and soft. Remove the tortillas, set aside, and increase toaster oven temperature to 375º F.

In a small bowl, combine manchego and ricotta cheese, green onion, coriander, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice. Mix well.

Spread 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture in the center of each tortilla and fold 1 side over the filling. Place tortilla in baking pan and bake 20 minutes.  Serve immediately.