Bacon Avocado & Egg Quesadilla
You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Bacon Avocado & Egg Quesadillan a try. For $1.66 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 465 calories. This recipe serves 1. It works well as an affordable main course. Head to the store and pick up avocado, cooked bacon, salsa, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Sumptuous Spoonfuls. 82 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 13 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 70%. Try Whole Egg, Bacon and Avocado Quesadilla, Avocado & Egg Quesadilla, and Spicy Ranch Bacon Avocado Quesadilla #SundaySupper for similar recipes.
Servings: 1
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 ripe, green avocado
1 strip of lean bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon salsa (use more or less to taste; I used my Copycat Chili's Salsa-recipe here)
Shredded cheddar or Mexican blend of cheeses
1 tortilla (I used a whole wheat tortilla)
Equipment:
frying pan
whisk
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Cut the tortilla in half & set aside.In a small bowl, mash the avocado, mix in some salsa (and salt if you think it's needed) and set aside.In another small bowl, whisk the eggs until well beaten. Stir in a teaspoon of water and sprinkle with salt & fresh ground pepper. Scramble the eggs in a frying pan, removing while they are still just a bit wet. (Don't worry, they'll finish cooking in the quesadilla.)Spread the mashed avocado on one half of the tortilla. Spread the scrambled eggs over the avocado, then sprinkle with bacon and cover with shredded cheese. Top with the other half of the tortilla.Heat a frying pan over medium heat and butter it lightly. Carefully flip the tortilla over so the cheese side is down in the pan, cover and let cook for about 5 minutes or until the bottom side of the tortilla is golden brown. Flip the quesadilla over and let the other side get golden brown.Cut into wedges and serve with salsa.
Step by step:
1. Cut the tortilla in half & set aside.In a small bowl, mash the avocado, mix in some salsa (and salt if you think it's needed) and set aside.In another small bowl, whisk the eggs until well beaten. Stir in a teaspoon of water and sprinkle with salt & fresh ground pepper. Scramble the eggs in a frying pan, removing while they are still just a bit wet. (Don't worry, they'll finish cooking in the quesadilla.)
2. Spread the mashed avocado on one half of the tortilla.
3. Spread the scrambled eggs over the avocado, then sprinkle with bacon and cover with shredded cheese. Top with the other half of the tortilla.
4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat and butter it lightly. Carefully flip the tortilla over so the cheese side is down in the pan, cover and let cook for about 5 minutes or until the bottom side of the tortilla is golden brown. Flip the quesadilla over and let the other side get golden brown.
5. Cut into wedges and serve with salsa.
Nutrition Information:
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