Cheesy Italian-Style Beef Quesadillas

Name: Cheesy Italian-Style Beef Quesadillas with Creamy Pesto & Cucumber Salsa
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: ModOz
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 red onion; 2 clove garlic; 1 carrot; 1 cucumber; 1 packet beef mince; 1 sachet garlic & herb seasoning; 1 packet tomato paste; 1 sachet beef-style stock powder; ¼ cup water; 20 g butter; 1 tsp brown sugar; 6 mini flour tortillas; 1 tbs balsamic vinegar; ½ punnet Snacking Tomatoes; 1 packet creamy pesto dressing; 1 packet grated Parmesan cheese

with Creamy Pesto & Cucumber Salsa

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Flavour beef mince with onion, garlic, herbs and a good glug of tomato paste, and then give it the Tex-Mex treatment by turning it into a filling for soft flour tortillas. Add the finishing touches with grated Parmesan, our creamy pesto and a refreshing and crunchy cucumber salsa.

Farmers across Australia are still experiencing the impacts of the recent heavy rains. This is affecting our supply of fresh veggies and as such, you may notice some changes to your ingredients. Don’t worry, your recipe will be just as delicious!

Tags:

Kid Friendly

Allergens:

Milk

•Gluten

•Soy

•Wheat

•Eggs

•Walnut

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.com.au/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed.

Preparation Time35 minutes

Cooking Time

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

red onion

2 clove

garlic

carrot

cucumber

1 packet

beef mince

1 sachet

garlic & herb seasoning

1 packet

tomato paste

1 sachet

beef-style stock powder

mini flour tortillas

(Contains: Gluten, Soy, Wheat; May be present: Milk, Soy.)

½ punnet

Snacking Tomatoes

1 packet

creamy pesto dressing

(Contains: Milk, Eggs, Walnut; May be present: Almond, Macadamia, Cashew.)

1 packet

grated Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

¼ cup

water

20 g

butter

(Contains: Milk;)

1 tsp

brown sugar

1 tbs

balsamic vinegar

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)3637 kJ

Fat47.8 g

of which saturates17.1 g

Carbohydrate61.9 g

of which sugars21.1 g

Protein43.4 g

Sodium1544 mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Large Non-Stick Pan

•Baking Tray

•Baking Paper

Cooking Steps

• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. • Thinly slice red onion. • Finely chop garlic. • Grate carrot. • Roughly chop cucumber.

Little cooks: Don your goggles and have a go at peeling off the onion's outer layer!

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef mince, breaking it up with a spoon, until just browned, 3-4 minutes. • Add onion and carrot and cook, stirring, until softened, 3-4 minutes. • Drain the oil from the pan, then add garlic, garlic & herb seasoning and tomato paste, stirring, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Add beef-style stock powder, the water, the brown sugar and the butter. Stir to combine, then simmer until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.

• Arrange mini flour tortillas over a lined oven tray. • Divide the beef filling among tortillas by spooning it onto one half of each tortilla. Top with grated Parmesan cheese. • Fold the empty half of each tortilla over to enclose the filling, pressing down with a spatula.

Little cooks: Help assemble the quesadillas under adult supervision. Be careful, the filling is hot!

• Brush or spray tortillas with a drizzle of olive oil. • Bake quesadillas until cheese is melted and tortillas are golden, 10-12 minutes. • Spoon any overflowing filling and cheese back into the quesadillas.

TIP: Place a sheet of baking paper and a second oven tray on top of the quesadillas if they unfold during cooking.

• While the quesadillas are baking, halve cherry tomatoes (see ingredients). • In a medium bowl, combine cucumber, cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste.