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Beef Quesadillas

Mince Ball Quesadilla Recipe with Tomato Salsa

4 - 6

Serves

45 mins

Prep Time

2 mins

Cook Time

Kathy Paterson

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

Beef Quesadillas

Ingredients

Beef

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500g Quality Mark beef mince

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1 onion

finely chopped

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1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano

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1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

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1 tsp dried oregano

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1/2 tsp ground cumin

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1 egg

Tomato salsa

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3 tomatoes

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2 spring onions

finely chopped

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1 chilli

deseeded and finely sliced

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juice and grated zest of 1 lime

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a handful of fresh coriander leaves

roughly torn

To serve

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6 tortillas

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1 mashed avocado

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1½ cups grated cheddar cheese

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A squeeze of lime

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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.

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Nutrition Information per Serving (396g)

Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).

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Energy

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)