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Quesada (Mexican lasagne)
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Quesada (Mexican lasagne)

19 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 6 openrecipes

Comfort food goes south of the border with layers of fried tortillas, shredded chicken, cheese and tomato sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1194
Calories
62g
Protein
38g
Fat
151g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Corn Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • light chicken stock
  • 1.5kg/3lb 5oz whole chicken
  • 150ml/5fl oz sunflower or rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 litre/1¾pt passata
  • 1 tsp tequila
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 2 fresh poblano chillies
  • 10 baby courgettes
  • 6 small soft corn tortillas (or 2 large ones if available)
  • 10 courgette
  • 200g/7oz cheddar
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 4 courgette flowers
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 300ml/10fl oz sparkling water
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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