Beef Quesadillas
Mince Ball Quesadilla Recipe with Tomato Salsa
4 - 6
Serves
45 mins
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Kathy Paterson
A Mexican style toasted tortilla is perfect for a casual, easy meal or snack. Packed full of veges and easy to make mince balls, if you want more spice add some chilli to the mince patties.
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High Iron
High Protein
Ingredients
Beef
500g Quality Mark beef mince
1 onion
finely chopped
1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 egg
Tomato salsa
3 tomatoes
2 spring onions
finely chopped
1 chilli
deseeded and finely sliced
juice and grated zest of 1 lime
a handful of fresh coriander leaves
roughly torn
To serve
6 tortillas
1 mashed avocado
1 and 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
A squeeze of lime
2 Tbsp olive oil
Method
To Make Beef
To Make Salsa
To Serve
1
Mix the beef mince, onion, fresh oregano, breadcrumbs, dried oregano, cumin and egg together in a bowl.
2
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3
Divide the mixture into 16 even-sized balls then press to form flat patties, place on a tray, cover and place in the fridge.
Nutrition Information per Serving (396g)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
More infoEnergy
2947 kJ (704 kcal)
Protein
37.7g
Total Fat
35.0g
Saturated Fat
11.8g
Carbs
55.4g
Sugars
9.6g
Sodium
1054mg
Iron*
6.7mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)
