Bacon, Cheese and Pineapple Quesadillas

Bacon, Cheese and Pineapple Quesadillas

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 29, 2017.

A Mexican dish that makes for fun finger food!


Ingredients

BACON, CHEESE AND PINEAPPLE QUESADILLAS

  • 300g minced bacon
  • ¾ red onion, finely diced
  • 2 teaspoons Mexican spice mix
  • ¾ block Edam cheese, grated (about 2 cups worth)
  • 1 can pineapple pieces, drained and roughly chopped
  • 8-10 tortillas

AVOCADO CREAM

  • 1 avocado
  • Juice of ½ lemon

SALAD

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar (e.g. red wine, white wine)
  • 1 baby cos lettuce
  • ¼ red onion (optional, adults)
  • 1 tomato

TO SERVE

  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. oven to 150°C (to warm quesadillas). Preheat BBQ hot plate to medium-high (if using).
  2. Heat a large fry-pan on mediumhigh heat. Cook bacon and onion for about 4 minutes, until bacon starts to brown, breaking up mince with a fork as it cooks. Add Mexican spice mix and cook a further 1 minute.
  3. Mash avocado in a small bowl with lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl mix oil and vinegar. Finely slice lettuce; thinly slice second measure of onion (if using); cut tomato into 1cm-thick wedges. Add to bowl with dressing and toss to combine.
  5. Lay tortillas on a flat surface. Top one half of each tortilla with 1 heaped tablespoon of bacon mixture, cheese and pineapple. Fold tortilla over to encase the filling. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
  6. Return pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil and cook quesadillas (2 at a time) for about 1 minute each side, until golden and cheese has melted. Transfer to an oven tray and keep warm in oven, while cooking remaining quesadillas.
  7. Cut each quesadilla into 3-4 wedges and divide between plates. Serve with a dollop of avocado cream and salad on the side. Squeeze over remaining lemon juice, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2705 kj
647 kcal
Protein 32.1g
Carbohydrate 40.3g
Fat 39.1g