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Make Mexican night vegetarian with these delicious broccoli-lemon-cheese stuffed quesadillas. Super simple to prepare and a tasty end result. Use some Sonora Tortillas, dinner served!
https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/broccoli-lemon-cottage-cheese-quesadillas/IAGRXnP7?r=recipes/collections/ay9miu6g

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Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time35 mins
1

Preheat oven to 200°C.

2

Cook broccoli in salted, boiling water for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain well and pat dry with paper towel. Roughly chop florets, discarding tough stalks.

3

Place in a bowl with spring onion, cottage cheese, cheddar, lemon zest and egg. Season, and stir to combine.

4

Lightly spray a non-stick ovenproof frypan with oil.

5

Place one tortilla in pan, then spread with half the broccoli mixture and top with a second tortilla. Place over medium heat and cook for 4 minutes or until base is golden. Turn quesadilla and cook for a further 3 minutes or until golden.

6

Transfer to oven and cook for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining tortillas and broccoli mixture.

7

Cut into wedges and scatter with alfalfa and extra spring onion. Serve with lemon wedges.

Ingredients

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 200°C.

2

Cook broccoli in salted, boiling water for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain well and pat dry with paper towel. Roughly chop florets, discarding tough stalks.

3

Place in a bowl with spring onion, cottage cheese, cheddar, lemon zest and egg. Season, and stir to combine.

4

Lightly spray a non-stick ovenproof frypan with oil.

5

Place one tortilla in pan, then spread with half the broccoli mixture and top with a second tortilla. Place over medium heat and cook for 4 minutes or until base is golden. Turn quesadilla and cook for a further 3 minutes or until golden.

6

Transfer to oven and cook for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining tortillas and broccoli mixture.

7

Cut into wedges and scatter with alfalfa and extra spring onion. Serve with lemon wedges.

Broccoli, Lemon and Cottage Cheese Quesadillas