VEGETARIAN GREEN CHILE AND MONTEREY JACK QUESADILLAS
Serves 6 3 tablespoons plus 8 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 1/3 lbs poblano chilies,* seeded, thinly sliced (6 cups) 3 tablespoons (about) water 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 8 9-inch flour tortillas 1 pound Monterrey Jack cheese, grated 8 tablespoons purchased fresh tomato salsa Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chilies. Cover and cook until chilies are soft, adding water by tablespoonfuls if chilies become too dark, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Uncover. Add garlic; saut� 1 minute. Transfer to medium bowl. Stir in cilantro. Season chili mixture to taste with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat. Add 1 tortilla to each skillet. Top each with 1/4 of cheese and 1/4 of chili mixture, then 2 tablespoons salsa. Top each with 1 tortilla. Cook until bottoms are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn quesadillas over. Cook until bottoms are golden brown and cheese melts, about 3 minutes. Transfer to cutting board. Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges. Transfer to platter. Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, cheese, chili mixture, and salsa. Serve hot. *Fresh green chiles, often called poblanos with a mild heat; available at Latin American markets and most supermarkets. Lavanda's note: I like to saute onion slices along with the poblanos. http://home.houston.rr.com/veggie/greenchili.htm -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HERB-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
