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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (350g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 661
Calories from Fat 307		(46%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 34.2g	52%
	Saturated Fat 16.7g	83%
	Monounsaturated Fat 12.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.2g
	Trans Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 124mg		41%
Sodium 1549mg		64%
Potassium 765mg		21%
Total Carbohydrate 44.0g		14%
	Dietary Fiber 4.1g	16%
	Sugars 5.7g
Protein 43.4g		86%
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By: *OzMan*
Sep 23, 2004

These are pretty easy, tasty and are a great appetizer or snack before the football games start, or you could even add beans/rice and Margaritas for a meal! For a more South-of-the-Border taste, add some diced Jalapeno peppers or green chilies before frying these.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef (can use ground turkey if you like)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder (I like mine spicy and use a little more)
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (or cheese of your choice)
1 cup diced tomato
1 cup diced jalapeno or green chilies (optional)
4 large wheat flour tortillas
oil, for frying

Directions

1
Brown together the ground beef or turkey, onion and garlic in a heavy frying pan over medium heat, until meat looses pinkness.
2
Add salt and chili powder to meat, mixing well.
3
Put 1/2 cup of the ground beef filling, 1/2 cup of cheese, and 1/2 cup of tomatoes onto one half of each tortilla adding your jalapeno/green chilies now if you want to use them.
4
Fold the other half of tortilla over and press to remove any air pockets.
5
Heat oil in pan to medium high, and when hot, place filled tortillas into the pan 1 or 2 at a time, size of pan permitting.
6
Saute over medium high heat until golden brown on each side, approximately 45 seconds per side.
7
Remove and place on paper towels to remove any excess oil.
8
Cut into wedges and serve!

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From: JOANN-N-TRACY

On Oct 6, 2007

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From: BerrySweet

On Apr 8, 2007

Okay, but lacked flavor. My suggestions: - add spices after draining meat - roast jalapenos under the broiler - use more spices or a taco season packet - use a more authentic Mexican cheese. This made 6 for us.

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From: Anke R

On Oct 19, 2004

These ar so yummy! I used my favorite Texmex spice though and added some diced pepper for the extra bit of veggie. It's always good to hide those from my meateating kids and this is just perfect for it. BF had them cold, whereas I reheated my leftovers in the MW for 30sec.(I made more, that's why)We both agreed that I should make those again. Will be liked by small kids with out th chilis

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From: Sue L

On Oct 8, 2004

These are very easy to make and quite delicious! To me, they are like ground beef quesadillas, and to be honest I have never made quesadillas with ground beef before, but they are fantastic! I used very large 10-inch flour tortillas with mine, and 1 of those is quite filling per person. I am sure even at that, I could have make up to 6 turnovers (the meat goes a long way). I didn't use oil in the pan with the tortillas, but sprayed it with non-stick and that turned out great. I may have gone overboard with my garlic, but for me, that's a given, and instead of diced tomatoes, I chopped up a large beefsteak sized tomato I had and that was fine. Thanks for posting!

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