Recipes

Pork Quesadillas

Prep time 15 minutes Cook time 20 minutes

Serves 4 people

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Ingredients

  • •
    600g pork fillets, trimmed and cut into 1cm cubes
  • •
    35g sachet taco seasoning
  • •
    1 tablespoon olive oil
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    8 regular tortillas
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    Olive oil cooking spray
  • •
    300g can corn kernels, drained
  • •
    2 ripe medium tomatoes, diced
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    1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
  • •
    1 ½ cups grated tasty cheese
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    1/3 cup sliced pickled jalapeno chillies
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    Coriander leaves, tomato salsa and lime wedges, to serve

Method

  1. 1.
    Combine pork and taco seasoning in a bowl. Toss until pork is evenly coated.
  2. 2.
    Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add pork and cook, stirring often, for 5-7 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Wipe pan clean with paper towel and return to heat.
  3. 3.
    Spray a tortilla with oil and place into the pan over medium heat. Sprinkle evenly with pork, corn, tomato, coriander, cheese and chillies. Cover filling with a tortilla and spray with oil. Cook for 3 minutes or until tortilla base is golden. Flip quesadilla onto a plate and slide it back into pan with the uncooked side-down. Cook for 3 minutes or until tortilla is golden and filling is hot. Transfer to a chopping board and cover with foil to keep warm. Cook remaining quesadillas.
  4. 4.
    To serve, cut quesadillas into quarters. Scatter with coriander leaves. Serve with tomato salsa and lime wedges.