Tuna and cheese quesadilla
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Prep Time
10 Minutes
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Cook Time
10 Minutes
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Yield
4
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Difficulty Level
Easy, Quick
Ingredients
- 1 x 185g can Safcol Tuna in oil Italian style, drained
- 4 flour or corn tortillas
- 2 medium cooked waxy peeled potato cut in small cubes
- 300g grated mature Cheddar
- ½ cup loosely packed coriander leaves
- 2 tablespoons sliced jalapeño chillies, nacho style
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- juice ½ lime (optional)
to serve
- ½ fresh lime cut in wedges (optional)
- sour cream
Instructions
- Using a heavy based frying pan add the olive oil. Fry the potato until it just starts to change colour. Take off the heat and add the tuna, jalapeños, cheese, pepper, lime juice and half the coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Preheat a ridge grill, sandwich press or overhead grill.
- Top two of the tortillas with the tuna and potato mix and top with the second tortilla. Grill turning once until golden. Keep in a pre-warmed oven to stay hot. Cut each one in six and serve with a generous dollop of sour cream topped with the remaining coriander leaves and a lime wedge. Serves 4 or 2 hungry people.
| Servings: | 4 |
| Ready in: | 20 Minutes |
| Course: | Lunch, Snack |
| Recipe Type: | Video Recipes |
| Ingredient: | Tuna |
Tuna and cheese quesadilla
Toasted tacos with tuna, cheese, potato, jalapenos and coriander. This Mexican-inspired tuna and cheese quesadilla dish is easy to make from everyday ingredients you can keep in the pantry. It’s full of protein and flavour, depending on how spicy you like your food, vary the number of jalapenos.
Did you know?
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