Get out of your quesadilla rut with this Shrimp Quesadilla with Chorizo, served with a smoky guacamole. There is so much flavor and the guacamole takes it over the top!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 774kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
2ripe avocados
juice of 1 lime
1/4cupsour cream
2chipotle peppers in adobo,seeds removed and minced
6ozfresh Mexican beef chorizo,casing removed
12-20shrimp,peeled and deveined, tails removed
412-inch flour tortillas
8ozpepper jack cheese,shredded
Instructions
Peel and seed the avocados and place in a medium bowl. Use a fork or a masher to roughly mash the flesh. Add the lime juice and a pinch of salt and stir to combine. Stir in the sour cream and chipotle peppers. Taste for seasoning and adjust if needed. Refrigerate until needed.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook until completely separated, about 5 minutes.
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, then add to the pan with the chorizo, pushing the chorizo to the side. Cook until pink, about 2 minutes, then flip over and cook another minute until the second side is pink. Remove from the heat.
Place another large skillet over medium heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil. Place one of the tortillas in the pan and cook for 30 seconds, then turn over. Add 1/4 of the cheese to 1/2 of the tortilla, then layer on 1/4 of the shrimp and chorizo. Fold the tortilla over. Cook until the bottom is browned and the cheese is melting, then flip over and cook until the second side is browned. Remove to a cutting board and repeat to make 3 more quesadillas.
Cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve with the smoky guacamole.
Notes
adapted from 30 minute mealsNutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.