It’s no secret that I love Mexican food. Often, when I’m asked what my “last meal” would be, or “if you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life…” my response is “something Mexican.”
Throughout the past several weeks of my clean eating journey, I’ve been keeping small corn tortillas on hand.
Corn tortillas are not totally “clean” because they have preservatives, but a girl’s gotta have some balance. They fit into my meal plan and they make a quick meal. I’ve been making a batch of chicken in my crockpot and pairing it with some salsa, tortillas, and a veggie.
Other staple ingredients in my diet are sweet potatoes and avocado. Sweet potatoes are a complex carbohydrate, meaning they’re digested by the body slower, making you feel full for longer periods of time. Plus, they taste amazing. Avocados are an excellent source of monounsaturated fat. And they taste pretty good too.
The buttery + sweet combo of avocado and sweet potatoes is so irresistible to me. Then for these quesadillas you throw in some gooey pepper jack cheese and some chicken for protein… BAM, healthy, nutritious, and filling lunch (or snack, depending on your dietary needs). Feel free to skip the chicken to make it vegetarian!
Ingredients
- 3 ounces sweet potato, cooked
- 1 ounce avocado
- 1 ounce chicken
- 2 4.5" white corn tortillas
- 1 ounce pepper jack cheese
- Dash ground cumin
Mash the sweet potato and avocado in two separate bowls. Sprinkle the sweet potato with a dash of ground cumin and stir.
Shred the chicken. Shred the cheese or break it into pieces.
Heat a pan over medium high. Add one of the tortillas and half of the cheese. Top with sweet potato, avocado, and chicken. Finish off with the other half of the cheese and remaining tortilla.
When the cheese on the bottom has melted and the tortilla begins to brown, gently flip the quesadilla.
Cook until the rest of the cheese has melted and the tortilla begins to brown.
Serve with your favorite hot sauce, salsa, or sour cream/greek yogurt.
https://www.nowyourecook.in/2014/04/28/sweet-potato-avocado-quesadillas/