Mmmmmm! So it has occurred to me that I have a category I have neglected. The Cooking Category!! So to remedy this I’ve decided to share with you a relatively simple, healthy yet tasty recipe I concocted. The Turkey Quesadilla.
Turkey Quesadilla
Ingredients:
1 lb turkey meat
1 green pepper (diced)
1 red pepper (diced)
1/4 cup of onion (diced)
1 cup cheese (grated)
2 tbsp Salsa (optional)
Chili Powder (season to taste)
Black Pepper (season to taste)
Hot Sauce (season to taste)
Adobo (season to taste)
2 packets Sazon
2 tortillas (flour, wheat, corn whatever your preference)
Brown your turkey meat and toss in the onion. Once the turkey is browned or grayed as turkey meat tends to turn, start to add in your seasoning: chili pepper, black pepper, hot sauce, sazon and adobo. Season to taste. You want to make it spicy enough for your palate. So if you like it relatively spicy add more chili powder, pepper, and hot sauce.
After you’ve got your seasoning the way you like it, toss in the red and green pepper. You want the peppers cooked enough so that they are still crunchy. So no more than a couple of minutes in the pan. Alright the mix is done! Now here comes the tricky bit.
In a separate frying pan place your first tortilla shell. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top enough to cover it, but don’t over do it as you want to save some cheese for your top layer as well. This serves as the gooey tasty glue that will hold your tortillas together when you flip them. Once the cheese is on add your mixture and spread over the tortilla starting in the middle and working your way out. You want to flatten the meat after it’s spread and make sure it’s evenly distributed. Ok you can now add in some salsa but don’t over do it. Spread a light layer over the meat and then seal the deal with cheese and the 2nd tortilla. Turn the heat on low and be sure to monitor the bottom tortilla shell.
I have to use two spatulas here as its pretty heavy at this point. You can check the underside out fairly easily with the spatula and when it’s that nice golden brown color it’s time to flip it over. Insert one spatula on one side and the other on the opposite. It helps if you have a nice wide metal spatula to get under most of the quesadilla. Either way good luck! Flip it and heat up the other side and then bam! Your done. Nice tasty and relatively quick quesadilla. Enjoy!
