Best Sweet Pulled Pork Quesadillas Recipes

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PORK-SWEET POTATO QUESADILLAS



Pork-Sweet Potato Quesadillas image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 medium sweet potato
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 pound ground pork
1 1/2 teaspoons ancho chile powder
Kosher salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 burrito-size flour tortillas
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (or 1 cup each shredded cheddar and jack cheese)
Sliced pickled jalapenos and sour cream, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Pierce the sweet potato a few times with a fork and microwave until soft, 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly, then remove the skin and mash the flesh with a fork; set aside.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork, chile powder and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, sweet potato and scallions and cook, stirring, 2 more minutes. Add the cilantro and season with salt. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
  • Wipe out the skillet; add 1/2 tablespoon butter and melt over medium-high heat. Add a tortilla, spread one-quarter of the pork mixture on one half and top with 1/2 cup cheese. Fold the tortilla over the filling and cook until the quesadilla is golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm. Repeat to make 3 more quesadillas. Cut into wedges and serve with pickled jalapenos and sour cream, if desired.

SWEET PULLED PORK QUESADILLAS



Sweet Pulled Pork Quesadillas image

My favorite restaurant used to serve amazing sweet pork filled quesadillas. We have since moved away, so I naturally tried to recreate them. These are pretty darn close, and my whole family LOVES these. The healthier choices such as yogurt instead of sour cream, quinoa, & the shredded cabbage are actually choices driven by...

Provided by C C

Categories     Pork

Number Of Ingredients 14

SWEET PULLED PORK
one pork roast
1-2 onions, sliced
2-3 Tbsp montreal steak seasoning
3 Tbsp lime juice
1/2 c brown sugar
QUESADILLA INGREDIENTS
some sweet pulled pork
some shredded cheddar cheese
some cooked quinoa* (or brown rice)
1 can(s) black beans, rinsed
some unsweetened plain fat free yogurt (may add chopped onion or bit of canned chipolte in adobo sauce, if you want)
some sliced/shredded white cabbage
some flour tortillas

Steps:

  • 1. To make sweet pulled pork, place most of the onion on the bottom of the crock pot, add pork roast, then montreal steak seasoning, lime juice, and rest of onion slices. Cook in crock pot until pork falls apart easily with fork. Add sugar, and "shred" (pull apart with fork.) You can adjust seasonings by adding, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and smoke flavor, but once when I was in a super rush, I did just the ingredients listed in the recipe, and it turned out plenty tasty. I free-handed the Montreal steak seasoning...you can always go light and add more once it is cooked, to taste. (Now that I've measured a few times 2 -2 1/2 Tbsp. seems right.)
  • 2. To make quesadillas, in large skillet, cover a whole tortilla with shredded cheddar. Then layer over half the tortilla the sweet pork, black beans, & quinoa/rice. Heat over medium heat until bottom of tortilla is nicely brown and crispy and cheese is well melted.
  • 3. Add dollops of the yogurt like you would sour cream, then sprinkle with shredded cabbage. Fold tortillas in half. Done!
  • 4. The pork meat is great filling also for tamales or in enchiladas, or simply with chips and other Mexican style toppings. But my favorite is the quesadillas! If I have roasted pumpkin (or squash) and onions on hand, I add them to my quesadillas.
  • 5. * when cooking the quinoa, dry toast it first in a skillet or pot, until it starts to pop and smell like popcorn, before cooking with water like normal. This makes ALL the difference in the flavor.

PULLED PORK QUESADILLA



Pulled Pork Quesadilla image

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tortillas - flour or corn, your choice
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/4 cup pulled pork - leftover pulled pork works great!
1/8 cup black beans
Cilantro Lime Dressing
Sour Cream
Guacamole

Steps:

  • Heat skillet or griddle to medium low heat. Spread butter on one side of each tortilla. Place one tortilla butter side down on griddle. Place 1/4 cup shredded cheese on top of quesadilla. Top with pulled pork and black beans. Place remaining cheese.on top then place second tortilla over mixture with butter side up. Grill for approximately 3 minutes or until bottom is golden. Gently flip and cook second side 3 more minutes. Remove from griddle. Cut with pizza cutter and put on plate. Drizzle quesadilla with cilantro lime dressing or place it on side for dipping along with any other condiments you'd enjoy. Devour!

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