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Quesados: A Mexican Appetizer

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Soft flour tortillas filled with cheese and avocado and broiled in the oven make a delicious Mexican appetizer any time of year!
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
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overhead photo of quesados (tortilla appetizer)

Quesados are a delicious Mexican appetizer made from soft flour tortillas stuffed with cheese then served with sour cream and guacamole. When you are serving quesados to a large group of people however, double dipping in the sour cream and guacamole dishes could be an issue. But I’ve solved that problem.

MEXICAN APPETIZER QUESADOS - DIPPED IN SOUR CREAM


 

Quesados – a Mexican Appetizer recipe

I’ve mixed the sour cream, guacamole, and the cheese and stuffed the tortillas to make perfectly tender crisp little sandwiches. Place a dish of sour cream on the plate with a spoon so that guests can spoon out a portion for themselves on their appetizer plate.

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quesados mexican appetizer slices on plate with condiments

Ingredients you need for Quesados

  • 6 8-inch flour tortillas
  • 1 ripe medium avocado peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1/2 small onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded Mexican Style cheese (I prefer Cheddar Pepper Jack)
  • 1 cup shredded Colby Jack
ingredients needed for quesados

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Kitchen Tips

  • You can use any cheese you like and even substitute prepared guacamole to save you some time.
  • While you can certainly use corn tortillas for this appetizer, flour is softer and works better. You can make your own flour tortillas (even flavored ones!) or your favorite brand, just be sure to warm them a bit before starting.
  • If you happen to taste test the filling mixture before the appetizer is complete, don’t be alarmed at the salty taste. The finished quesados are not too salty and come out perfect.

How to Make Quesados

  1. Prepare tortilla by warming them in a dry, hot skillet or by steaming them. Keep tortillas warm. Place avocado, onion, lemon juice, salt and garlic powder in food processor. Process until smooth.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the avocado mixture, 1/2 cup Pepper Jack cheese, sour cream, and 1/2 cup Colby Jack cheese.
avocado in food processor
  1. Spread avocado mixture on one side of 3 of the flour tortillas. Top with remaining tortillas and press down gently.
  2. Preheat broiler and using a pizza cutter, cut each tortilla into 8 triangles.
avocado mixture spread on to tortillas
  1. Place on large cookie sheet and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of Colby Jack cheese. Broil about 3 minutes until cheese is just melted.
  2. Serve with sour cream or taco sauce. 
before and after baking quesados

These quesados are a must try. They are a very easy appetizer to make, they taste marvelous (you can’t eat just one!) and would be ideal for game day too. No one wants to spend all of their time in the kitchen during the holidays, even a dedicated foodie! Keeping some of your dishes simple will allow you the opportunity to spend time with friends and family.

sliced quesados, a mexican appetizer, on a plate

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overhead photo of quesados (tortilla appetizer)

Quesados: A Mexican Appetizer

Soft flour tortillas filled with cheese and avocado and broiled in the oven make a delicious Mexican appetizer any time of year!
5 from 25 votes

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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6 people (4 triangles each)
18 minutes
Calories: 282
Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

  • 6 flour tortillas 8-inch
  • 1 medium avocado peeled and cut into chunks
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup shredded Mexican Style cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese

Things You’ll Need

Before You Begin

  • You can use any cheese you like and even substitute prepared guacamole to save you some time.
  • While you can certainly use corn tortillas for this appetizer, flour is softer and works better. You can make your own flour tortillas (even flavored ones!) or your favorite brand, just be sure to warm them a bit before starting.
  • If you happen to taste test the filling mixture before the appetizer is complete, don’t be alarmed at the salty taste. The finished quesados are not too salty and come out perfect.

Instructions

  • Prepare tortilla by warming them in a dry, hot skillet or by steaming them. Keep tortillas warm. Place avocado, onion, lemon juice, salt and garlic powder in food processor. Process until smooth.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the avocado mixture, 1/2 cup Pepper Jack cheese, sour cream, and 1/2 cup Colby Jack cheese.
  • Spread avocado mixture on one side of 3 of the flour tortillas. Top with remaining tortillas and press down gently.
  • Preheat broiler and using a pizza cutter, cut each tortilla into 8 triangles. Place on large cookie sheet and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of Colby Jack cheese. Broil about 3 minutes until cheese is just melted.
  • Serve with sour cream or taco sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (4 triangles) | Calories: 282cal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 382IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 307mg | Iron: 1mg
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This post originally published here on Nov 11, 2010.

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Amanda Davis is the entrepreneurial mom of four grown children and four step children. She and her husband, Chef Antoine, love to cook together creating recipes for this blog. Amanda also make kid's crafts and creates decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also a craft book author five times over and product developer as well as the owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com. You can find her on social media by using the buttons to the left!
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    • Amanda Formaro says

      I’m sorry you experienced that! Does your oven run hot by chance or did you leave them in longer than specified? Avocado can be finicky in the oven and can turn bitter if cooked too long.

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  4. TraceyJoy says

    my goodness Amanda I'll be making these little guys over the weekend!! With Mexican food you can never go wrong. Keep up the good work.

    I love that idea that Enrique shared too.

    Reply

  6. Enrique says

    Try stuffing hamburger meat in corn tortillas , fold them in half. Deep fry in batches.Serve with salsa or guacamole. shredded letucce and cream. Mmmm
    Enrique

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  9. marla {family fresh cooking} says

    Amanda, I love how simple this appetizer is. The only problem is there is no way I would be able to stop eating them! xo

    Reply

  12. Lana @ Never Enough Thyme says

    All my favorite flavors in one fabulous recipe! These would be great for tailgating, too. Great job, Amanda!

    Reply

  17. The Food Hound says

    They scream football party!! I don't know what it is about Mexican, but it seems to go so well with sports. Delish!

    Reply
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