Cheesy Quesadillas | Asparagus and Shallots

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This cheesy quesadillas recipe is a perfect, satisfying combination of smooth cheese with sautéed shallots and asparagus.

Block cheese and why I love it

I love block cheese and have been eating Heluva Good! ® Cheese for a long time.  Ever since I was a kid.

The brand has been around for more than 85 years though. So, it’s even older than me.

As a child I loved Heluva Good! for these three reasons.

1. It is delicious.
2. They have yummy cheese and dip.
3. I could say hell and not get yelled at.

“Can I have HELuva Good! Cheese?” “This HELuva Good! Cheese is so goooood.” “Can I dip my chip in the HELuva Good! bacon horseradish dip?”

I’d try to snicker silently after I said it so my mom wouldn’t take offense.

Even now when I say it, I say it in my head as I did as a child, because it amuses me.  I don’t say it out loud to Christopher any more. He stopped being amused about the way I inflected those words years ago.

What’s better than sitting out on your deck with a big plate of sliced assorted cheeses and crackers? I just thought of something that might make it better: sipping a cadillac margarita as you eat your slices of cheese, either by themselves or cozied up to crackers.

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The cheesy quesadillas

For this recipe, I purchased an 8 ounce block of Heluva Good! Jalapeño Jack cheese and an 8 ounce block of Heluva Good! Colby-Jack cheese.  I use this particular combination of cheeses because the Jalapeño Jack has a nice bite to it and even though it isn’t too spicy, Christopher is a wimp, er, I mean, he can’t take much heat so I offset it with the Colby-Jack.

If you’re looking for more ideas, I encourage you to visit the Heluva Good! Cheese website.  It’s fun and has some great snacking suggestions.

Let’s get to cheesy vegetarian quesadillas recipe!

How to make cheesy quesadillas

Pre-step

Get a large sauté pan and wok.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – Colby-Jack and Jalapeño Jack cheese, asparagus and shallots.

Step two

Heat your sauté pan or wok on medium and as it is heating up, slice the shallots and chop the asparagus in 1 inch pieces.

Step three

Add a little olive oil to the pan and once it has heated, add the shallots and sauté for 6 minutes.

Step four

Add crushed garlic or garlic paste and sauté for 2 minutes.

Step five

Add the asparagus and sauté for an additional 6 minutes. Remove from pan when done and add to a bowl. Set aside.

Step six

Grate a half cup each of the cheeses and take out the tortillas.

Step seven

Heat up two sauté cast iron pans and spray them very lightly with cooking spray.

(If you don’t want to wash an extra pan, make the quesadillas in shifts.)

Step eight

Add a tortilla to each pan and split the cheese between the two pans.

Step nine

Once the cheese has melted, add the sautéed shallot and asparagus mixture to one of the tortillas. I grab the other tortilla with my asbestos fingers and line it up over the veggie-stuffed tortilla, cheese side down.

The trick to this dish is the melted cheese on both tortillas.  Makes for delicious cheesy vegetarian quesadillas.

Step ten

No more cooking involved.

Once the tortillas are lined up, take the quesadilla out of the pan, cut it in quarters and pile it on a plate.

Look at all that cheesy goodness!

Let’s take a bite.

As I mentioned above, I love how creamy the Heluva Good! Cheeses are. They melt beautifully when grated or shredded – better actually than packaged grated or shredded cheeses.

I hope you enjoyed this cheesy quesadillas recipe!

It is so good.  You could say, “HELuva Good!”

Other popular quesadillas

• Mushroom and spinach
• Spinach and crab
• Breakfast

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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Cheesy Quesadillas | Asparagus and Shallots

This delicious quesadillas is made with Heluva Good! ® Cheeses and sautéed veggies.  So good!

5 from 9 votes

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: cheese quesadillas, cheesy vegetarian quesadillas

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 16 minutes

Total Time: 21 minutes

Servings: 4 pieces

Calories: 237kcal

Author: Elaine Benoit

Ingredients

Veggies

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 shallots sliced in rings
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 bunch asparagus woody ends discarded and chopped in 1 inch pieces
• 2 burrito size flour tortillas
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup Heluva Good! ® Jalapeño Jack cheese shredded
• ½ cup Heluva Good! ® Colby-Jack cheese (shredded) both together should be ¾ – 1 cup, depending on your taste

Instructions

• Heat sauté pan or wok on medium and once that heats up add oil
• Add shallots and sauté for 6 minutes
• Add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes
• Add asparagus and continue sautéing for 6 minutes
• Take out of pan and set aside
• Heat two sauté pans on medium, spray scant amount of cooking spray
• Add one tortilla to each pan
• Divide cheese in half and sprinkle on each tortilla
• Once cheese has melted, (2 minutes roughly) check tortilla bottom and if browned take off heat.  Add good amount of veggies to one of the tortillas
• Take the other tortilla and flip it cheese side down over the other veggie/cheese filled tortilla
• Cut in quarters
• Plate
• Eat
• Smile
• Enjoy

Equipment

wok

sauté pan

olive oil spray

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Nutrition

Serving: 2pieces | Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 571mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 2.2mg | Calcium: 229mg | Iron: 1mg

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