**Indulge in a Culinary Symphony of Poblano, Asparagus, and Quesadillas: A Trio of Tempting Recipes**
Embark on a culinary journey where flavors dance and textures harmonize in a trio of delectable recipes featuring poblano peppers, asparagus, and quesadillas. These dishes pay homage to the vibrant spirit of Mexican cuisine, blending traditional ingredients with a touch of innovation. From the smoky heat of poblanos to the tender crunch of asparagus and the comforting embrace of melted cheese, each recipe promises a unique sensory experience. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or a culinary novice, these recipes will guide you through the process of creating mouthwatering dishes that will tantalize your taste buds. Get ready to savor the delightful fusion of flavors in Poblano Asparagus Quesadillas, Poblano and Asparagus Enchiladas, and Poblano Asparagus Soup – three culinary masterpieces that showcase the versatility of these remarkable ingredients.
ROASTED POBLANO QUESADILLAS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat the broiler to high.
- Char the poblanos under the broiler to blacken their skins on all sides, 7 to 8 minutes. Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand 10 minutes.
- Peel and seed the peppers, then slice. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and add a tortilla, cover the tortilla with 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 of the peppers. Fold the tortilla in half and cook 2 minutes to crisp and char the tortilla evenly and melt cheese. Remove and cut into wedges; repeat.
ASPARAGUS, BELL PEPPER AND MOZZARELLA QUESADILLAS
Cheesy quesadillas are stuffed with grilled asparagus and charred bell peppers.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Arrange the asparagus in a microwave-safe dish, cover and microwave on high until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. (If you don?t have a microwave, you can steam the asparagus instead.) Brush asparagus with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
- Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Grill the asparagus, flipping occasionally, until tender and lightly charred, about 5 minutes. Cut asparagus in half crosswise and then slice on the bias into 1-inch pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the peppers and cook, stirring frequently, until tender and slightly charred, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
- Lay a tortilla on a work surface and top evenly with 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Add 1/4 of the asparagus and 1/4 of the peppers. Fold tortilla in half to enclose fillings. Repeat with remaining tortillas and ingredients.
- Melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter in a large non-stick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook the quesadilla, flipping once, until the cheese is melted and it is golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board and repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
- Cut into triangles and serve topped with guacamole, salsa, chopped scallions and sour cream.
ANDOUILLE AND POBLANO QUESADILLAS
These quesadillas are unique and filling - with a bit of a kick! If you have any leftover filling, scramble with some eggs for a Tex-Mex breakfast.
Provided by Stephanie S
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the diced sausage, poblano pepper, red pepper, red onion, and corn. Cook until soft, about 15 minutes.
- Spoon 1/4 of the sausage mixture on one half of each tortilla; top each with 1/2 cup cheese. Fold over tortillas to make a half moon shapes. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of canola oil in large skillet over medium heat. Cook quesadillas until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is brown and crispy, about 5 minutes per side. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges, and top with sour cream and salsa, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 598.3 calories, Carbohydrate 47.7 g, Cholesterol 63.8 mg, Fat 35.9 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 15.9 g, Sodium 966.6 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
POBLANO AND ROSEMARY VEGGIE QUESADILLAS
Provided by Food Network
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- In a medium size bowl mix the cheeses together and set aside, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use. In a hot saute pan over medium heat 1/2 teaspoon of the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion, garlic, potato, pepper, scallion, and zucchini and saute for 3 minutes, stirring. Fold in the herbs. Set aside. Place the tortillas in a hot dry saute pan over medium heat or on a hot grill and spoon 2 tablespoons of the veggie saute 2 tablespoons of the mixed cheeses on to each tortilla. Fold the tortillas in half and toast each side for 1 to 2 minutes until the cheese starts to melt. Cut each tortilla in thirds and arrange on a serving plate garnished with Ancho Chile Salsa and cilantro. Serve warm.
- Begin by rinsing and seeding the chiles. Add the chiles, onion, tomatoes and oregano in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer 20 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft. Strain cooked ingredients from the cooking liquid. Toss liquids and place the cooked ingredients plus the garlic into a blender and puree until smooth. Add cilantro if desired, season with salt, to taste, and set aside until ready to use. Serve hot or cold.
ROASTED ASPARAGUS AND RED ONION QUESADILLAS
Categories Cheese Onion Appetizer Bake Broil Super Bowl Vegetarian Asparagus Poker/Game Night Gourmet Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 4 as a Luncheon or Supper Entrèe; 8 as an Hors d'oeuvre
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For Quesadillas:
- Preheat oven to 500°F.
- In a large shallow baking pan, toss asparagus with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and salt and pepper to taste until coated well. In another large shallow baking pan, toss onion with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil until coated well. Roast vegetables in upper and lower thirds of oven, shaking pans occasionally and switching position of pans in oven halfway through baking, until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool vegetables and cut asparagus into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
- Preheat broiler.
- Grease a large baking sheet. On sheet, arrange 4 tortillas in one layer and divide vegetables, pepper Jack, and coriander among them. Cover quesadillas with remaining 4 tortillas.
- Brush top tortillas with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and broil quesadillas about 3 inches from heat until golden brown, about 2 minutes. With a metal spatula, turn quesadillas over and broil until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Make cumin lime cream while quesadillas broil.
- For Cumin Lime Cream:
- In a small bowl, whisk together well cream ingredients.
- Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve with cumin lime cream.
CHICKEN AND ROASTED POBLANO QUESADILLA WITH AVOCADO CREAM
Charred poblano chiles and chicken are sandwiched between warm tortillas loaded with cheese--perfect for dipping in a refreshing avocado-and-lime cream.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prick the chicken all over with a fork and put in a medium bowl. Rub the cumin and 3/4 teaspoon salt into the chicken. Add 1/4 cup of the sour cream and half the lime zest and juice and mix until the chicken is coated. Let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Blend the avocado, remaining 1/4 cup sour cream, remaining lime zest and juice, 3 tablespoons water and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender until very smooth; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Put the poblanos skin-side up on the prepared baking sheet and broil until the skin is wrinkled and charred in spots, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the poblanos to a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let steam for 5 minutes. Run the poblanos under cold water and remove and discard the skin. Cut the poblanos into small bite-size pieces and return them to the bowl.
- Transfer the chicken to the baking sheet and broil, turning once, until browned in spots and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Let cool for a few minutes. Cut it into small bite-size pieces. Add the chicken and half of the scallions to the bowl with the poblanos and toss to combine. Combine the cheese and garlic in a small bowl.
- Top 4 tortillas with 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture, one-quarter of the chicken-poblano mixture then 1/4 cup more cheese mixture. Top each with 1 of the remaining 4 tortillas and press lightly.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 1 quesadilla to the skillet and cook, turning once, until it is golden and the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a baking sheet or large plate and repeat with the remaining oil and quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into quarters and sprinkle with the remaining scallions. Serve with a dollop of the avocado cream, lime wedges and salsa on the side.
CRISPY-EDGED QUESADILLA
This straightforward quesadilla has an unexpected twist: a border of salty, crispy cheese surrounding the tortilla. Achieving it couldn't be easier; just press down on the folded tortilla as it heats up in the pan so the cheese spills out and turns golden. A nonstick pan is key here, otherwise the melted cheese will glue itself onto the cooking surface. Medium heat is just the right temperature for a quesadilla: It's hot enough to crisp up the cheese but low enough to prevent the cheese from burning.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, snack, weeknight, finger foods, appetizer, main course
Time 10m
Yield 1 quesadilla
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Place a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, then add the oil. Let oil heat up for 20 seconds, swirling the pan around so the oil coats the bottom.
- Place the tortilla in the skillet and sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top. Once the cheese begins to melt, 30 seconds to 1 minute, use a spatula to fold the tortilla in half. Using the spatula, press down firmly on the top of the tortilla until some of the cheese runs out into the pan. Let the quesadilla cook until the cheese that's leaked out solidifies and turns brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Flip the quesadilla over and let cook on the other side for another 1 to 2 minutes, until the cheese is crisp and golden. Slide quesadilla onto a plate and serve immediately.
SHRIMP, POBLANO QUESADILLAS
Make and share this Shrimp, Poblano Quesadillas recipe from Food.com.
Provided by adopt a greyhound
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 35m
Yield 2 quesadillas, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Remove seeds from the roasted peppers.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over med. high heat. Add shrimp and salt.
- Cook shrimp for 1 minute, turn over for 30 sec. and remove from the pan.
- Add the garlic to the skillet and cook for 30 sec. add yellow pepper and cook 30 sec.
- Add flour and cayenne, cook 1 minute.
- Whisk in half and half, then milk and cook 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat add half of the cheese and stir to melt.
- Divide into half.
- Remove half to a med. bowl and add shrimp (except reserve 3-4 for each tortilla), cilantro and lime juice. Toss together.
- Heat a flat griddle.
- On a cutting board or plate, put the other quarter of the cheese mixture from the pan divided, onto half of the two tortillas.
- Place a layer of roasted pablanos over the cheese mixture.
- Put half of the shrimp mixture on each of the tortillas and add the remaining cheese.
- Fold over the blank half of the tortilla over the stuffing.
- Place onto heated, oiled griddle for 3-4 minutes until crisp.
- Turn over and another 3-4 minutes on the other side.
- Serve on a plate with a little of the remaining cheese sauce and 3-4 whole shrimp on the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 496.3, Fat 24, SaturatedFat 9.6, Cholesterol 264.4, Sodium 942, Carbohydrate 34.3, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 37.1
Tips:
- Choose the right poblano peppers: Look for poblano peppers that are dark green, firm, and have smooth skin.
- Roast the poblano peppers properly: Roasting the poblano peppers brings out their smoky flavor. Make sure to roast them until the skin is charred and blistered.
- Remove the poblano pepper skins: Once the poblano peppers are roasted, let them cool slightly before removing the skins. The skins should peel off easily.
- Use fresh asparagus: Fresh asparagus is best for this recipe. Look for asparagus that is bright green and has tight spears.
- Cook the asparagus properly: Asparagus can be cooked in a variety of ways, but for this recipe, it is best to sauté it until it is tender-crisp.
- Use a good quality cheese: The cheese is one of the main ingredients in this recipe, so it's important to use a good quality cheese that melts well.
- Serve the quesadillas immediately: Quesadillas are best served hot and fresh out of the pan.
Conclusion:
Poblano asparagus quesadillas are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. They are perfect for a party or potluck, and they can also be made ahead of time and reheated. With their smoky poblano peppers, tender-crisp asparagus, and melted cheese, these quesadillas are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.
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