Quick and Easy Lentil Quesadillas
Beautiful, yummy, vegetarian... QUESADILLAS! Crispy golden brown tortillas wrapped around melted Pepperjack cheese and a spicy lentil and brown rice filling!
Foto: Pinch of Yum — Lindsay Ostrom
Ingredients
- one 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- half a yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 cup uncooked brown or green lentils, rinsed
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice, rinsed
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 16 flour tortillas
- 3 -4 cups shredded Pepperjack cheese
- a few tablespoons butter (optional)
Steps
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Blend all the sauce ingredients together in a blender or food processor until mostly smooth.
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Place the rice, lentils, sauce, and broth in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 6-7 hours until soft. (Brown rice takes a long time to cook – when in doubt, let it cook longer!)
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Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Layer the following: tortilla, 1/4 cup cheese, 1/2 cup filling, 1/4 cup cheese, tortilla. Spread the outsides of the tortillas with butter and fry on each side for 3-5 minutes until golden brown. Remove from heat and let stand for a few minutes (they’ll hold together better). Cut and serve! May I suggest topping with Magic Green Sauce?
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (15% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 28 ounce can diced tomatoes | - | - | - |
| half a yellow onion | - | - | - |
| garlic | 2 cloves | - | - |
| cumin | 0.5 teaspoons | Rp 70.000/kg | Rp 3.500 |
| chili powder | 2 teaspoons | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 16.000 |
| salt | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| oil | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| uncooked brown or green lentils | 1 cup | - | - |
| uncooked brown rice | 1 cup | - | - |
| vegetable broth | 1 cups | - | - |
| flour tortillas | 16 | - | - |
| -4 cups shredded Pepperjack cheese | 3 | - | - |
| a few tablespoons butter | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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