Mexican Pan-Seared Pork Quesadillas

Name: Mexican Pan-Seared Pork Quesadillas
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cups pork shoulder; 150g lime; 1/2 cup tomatillos; 1 cup corn; 4 servings corn tortillas; 2 tbsp chipotle in adobo; 1 tbsp queso fresco; 1 tsp lime juice; 1 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt and black pepper

A pan-seared Mexican quesadillas with roasted pork shoulder, lime, tomatillos and corn, finished with chipotle in adobo, queso fresco and lime juice, served over corn tortillas.

Total time

40 min

Prep

27 min

Cook

13 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredients

2 cupspork shoulder

150glime

1/2 cuptomatillos

1 cupcorn

4 servingscorn tortillas

2 tbspchipotle in adobo

1 tbspqueso fresco

1 tsplime juice

1 tbspolive oil

to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

Season the pork shoulder and roast it over medium-high heat until well browned, about 7 minutes.

Add the tomatillos and corn, cooking until softened, about 4 minutes.

Stir in the chipotle in adobo, queso fresco and lime juice for 4 minutes.

Warm the corn tortillas separately.

Let the pork simmer for about 15 minutes so it becomes tender.

Squeeze the lime over just before serving.

Serve hot over the corn tortillas, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

457

Protein

34.3g

Fat

23.9g

Carbs

29g

Fiber

4.5g

Sodium

179mg

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