This could even be a rather clever way to get your kids to eat more greens.
So, it’s not really a stretch.
And these kale quesadillas are good!
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Especially with some red peppers, onions, cumin, and cheddar cheese.
And sometimes, even close to the same recipe.
Kudos to Rachel Brathen and her “kale"sadillas.
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Check outher recipewith a slightly different method for quesadillas with kale, red bell peppers, and cheddar cheese.
“Kale"sadilla
Corn would also be a good addition to this quesadilla.
Ingredients
Method
Heat olive oil in a medium saute pan on medium high heat.
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Add the chopped bell pepper and red onion, cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
Sprinkle with ground cumin.
Add the thinly sliced kale and toss to combine.
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Cook a minute more on medium high, then lower the heat to low and cover the pan.
Cook for a couple more minutes until kales is cooked through and softened, remove from heat.
Heat a large cast iron pan on medium high to high heat.
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Spread a little butter over the bottom of the pan.
Place a flour tortilla in the pan and heat until you see bubbles of air pockets starting to form.
Then flip the tortilla over and lower the heat to medium.
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Sprinkle with half of the cheese.
Place a couple scoops of the kale pepper onion mixture on one side of the tortilla.
Fold the other side of the tortilla over the side with the kale.
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Press down with a spatula.
When the cheese on one side has melted, flip the tortilla over to the other side.
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