How to Cook Quesadillas with Taco Dip

Serves: 8

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 8-10 mins

Ingredients needed to make quesadillas with taco dip:

• 4 white corn tortillas, each about 6’’ wide.
• ½ medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
• ½ medium green or red bell pepper, seeds removed and sliced into fine strips.
• 1 fresh Serrano pepper, halved, seeds removed and sliced into fine strips.
• 2 thin tomato slices, halved vertically.
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• ½ cup ( 2 oz) Monteray Jack cheese, shredded
• 1 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves
• Lime wedges, for garnishing
• Light dairy sour cream, optional
• Cooking spray

For the taco dip:

• 2 tbsp sour cream
• 1 cup ketchup
• ¼ cup water
• 1 packet (2 ½ oz) taco seasoning.

Cooking instructions for quesadillas with taco dip:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over moderately high heat and throw in the onions.
• Stir-fry the onions for a minute and add the bell pepper as well as Serrano strips.
• Continue to saute the veggies for about 3-5 minutes or until they are just cooked and the onions turn translucent; remove from heat and set aside.
• Grease one side of every tortilla with cooking spray and arrange two of them on the plate with the oiled side facing down.
• Top one of them with ¼ of the shredded cheese and half of the sauteed onion-bell pepper mixture on top.
• Arrange the tomato slices over the onion mixture followed by a dollop of the sour cream.
• Sprinkle a tbsp of cilantro on it and cover it up with another ¼ part of remaining cheese.
• Top the second tortilla similarly and place rest of the tortillas on top of them, with the oiled side facing up.
• Heat a griddle over  moderate heat and place the quesadillas carefully over it.
• Cook them for about 5  minutes on one side or until the tortillas brown slightly and the cheese melts.
• Flip it over carefully and cook the other side similarly for another 5 minutes.
• Slice each quesadilla into four equal wedges and arrange them on the serving plate.
• To make the dip, whisk the sour cream into a cup of ketchup until well mixed.
• Empty the packet of taco seasoning into the mixture, along with a dash of salt and stir them well together to mix.
• Transfer the mixture to a serving cup and serve along side the warm quesadillas.

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