Quesadillas With Roasted Poblanos and Onions (Rajas)

Submitted by BarbryT

"From the July 2007 Fine Cooking. Simple and satisfying and not too spicy. Serves 4 as a main dish, 6 to 8 as an appetizer. The time assumes already roasted poblanos."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 2 small fresh poblano peppers
• 1 tablespoon corn oil
• 1⁄2 large onion, thinly sliced lengthwise (about 1 and 1/2 C)
• kosher salt
• pepper, freshly ground
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 4 flour tortillas (8-inch) or 4 corn
• 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese (about 8 oz.)
• 1⁄2 cup loosely packed cilantro (or parsley)
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream

directions

1. Place a baking sheet in the oven and heat on 150 or its lowest setting;
2. Roast and peel poblanos, discard stem and seed clusters. (Or if you are fortunate, buy roasted poblanos at your farmer's market!) Slice in 1/4 inch strips and set aside.
3. Heat 1 T oil in 10- or 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and lightly browned 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add the poblano strips, season generously with salt and pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the peppers are heated through (1 to 2 minutes more).
5. Transfer to a plate or bowl and wipe skillet clean.
6. Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil over medium high heat. Add one tortilla and scatter over it a quarter of the cheese, a quarter of the poblano/onion mixture and a quarter of the herb. When the tortilla smells toasty and the bottom is browned in spots (in 1 or 2 minutes), fold it in half, pressing with a spatula to flatten.
7. Transfer to baking sheet in oven to keep warm. Repeat the steps to make 3 more quesadillas, Cut each into wedges and serve with the sour cream on the side.

Reviews

[adoptagreyhound5]

Made two small ones and they are very good.

 

[mama smurf]

Delicious! I cut the recipe in half for myself since DH was out and I already had some poblanos in the fridge that I had roasted so this was quick and easy. Like the other reviews I hadn't thought of cilantro but it was quite tasty! Thank you for posting. Made for Zaar Cookbook tag.

 

[Debbwl]

Yummmmy! The combo of fresh cilantro, peppers and onions makes this one of the freshened and best Quesdillas ever. Used corn tortillas. The cilantro is really a tasty and nice twist. Thanks so much.

 

[appleydapply]

This was delicious. I'd never have thought of adding cilantro to a quesadilla; it was a nice, fresh twist. I used corn tortillas because that's what we prefer, but otherwise made as directed.