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We regularly include pork into our family meals, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with The National Pork Board highlighting various cuts of pork. It has allowed me to think outside of the recipes that I normally prepare and expanded our tastes to include so many more using this lean protein.
This week, I wanted to prepare the Pork and Mushroom Quesadillas for a quick-fix lunch. I played with ingredient combination a bit to make sure each person’s quesadilla included ingredients they would enjoy, which made this lunch disappear nearly as quickly as it was prepared.
The quesadillas were made using pork sirloin cutlets which cut relatively quickly for a stir-fry or for including in wraps and recipes like this quesadilla. As I quickly prepared it, I thought of all the traditional chicken recipes that I could easily use cooked pork sirloin cutlets.
Here’s how I prepared the quesadillas.
Pork and Mushroom Quesadillas Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pork sirloin cutlets pounded 1/4-inch thick
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- salt
- 6 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- 1/3 cup green onions diced
- 2 cups Swiss cheese or Gruyere cheese, shredded
- 4 (9 to 10-inch) tortillas
Instructions
- Stack cutlets and cut crosswise in half, then cut each stack lengthwise into matchstick-size pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat; stir-fry pork for 2 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from skillet with slotted spoon. Salt to taste.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet. Add mushrooms and onions and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from skillet and wipe skillet clean with paper towels.
- Assemble quesadillas, sprinkle ¼ cup cheese over half of each tortilla. Top each with pork and mushroom mixture. Sprinkle each with ¼ cup remaining cheese. Fold tortilla in half and press gently.
- Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Cook quesadillas, 2 at a time, over medium heat for 2-4 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Remove from skillet and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve.
Notes
Nutritional Information
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
I love making pork in the crock pot and adding apricots/apricot jelly
pork chops, browned and then braised with green apples, chicken broth and brown mustard. served over buttered egg noodles.
I love brining thick bone-in pork chops overnight and then grilling them. Makes them SO moist and flavorful!
My Mother-in-law makes the BEST porkchops by coating them in Ritz crackers and melted butter, then baking them. They are heavenly!!!!
I love simple pork chops with a mustard glaze but we also eat a lot of pork tenderloin because it cooks so fast for a weeknight meal.
Hubby likes pork chops baked in the oven, so I roll ’em in an egg wash and some seasoned panko crumbs. They even heat up good the next day, too!
Thanks so much!
I like making chili with pork!
Our favorite is pork tenderloin with gravy and mashed potatoes.
My favorite meal with pork is Roasted Pork Loin with Miso and Asian Pear Glaze. Very easy to make and delicious as well. 🙂 What a fun giveawy!
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Our favorite is grilled pork chops. Our local butcher makes them stuffed with pan sausage and preseasons them so all we have to do is pop them on the grill and gthey are wonderful!
I love pulled pork in the crock pot…so yummy! thanks!
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I got a new tortilla maker and I’ve been looking at new things to pop in them and this looks wonderful! Thank you Pork Board for this one 🙂
Oh, Robin I can hardly choose! Our family enjoys a good amount of pork in our diets in so many different ways. We enjoy ground, the loin, center cut or various forms of smokes sausages. If i had to choose one favorite pork recipe, I would have to choose our family’s Steamed Dumplings and Dipping Sauce because in addition to being a super delicious recipe, my son and I make together!
Here is the link for families who would like to create some fun in the kitchen with “Chinese Take In” instead of just the usual “Take-Out!” http://cookingwithelise.com/?p=380
My favorite pork recipe is pork loin or boston butt cooked in the slow cooker and then shredded into barbq. Thanks for chance to win.
My favorite is Onion & Mushroom Gravy Smothered Pork Chop.
I love Pulled Pork BBQ sandwiches.
I love anything wrapped in bacon, but my “official giveaway answer” is pork loin, seasoned any way you can think of. I’ve never met a pork loin I didn’t like!
My favorite pork recipe is Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork – so good!
I love making pulled pork in the crockpot.
My favorite is pork roast in the crockpot with lots of mushrooms and onion soup mix.
I love to have pork tenderloin with apples or something sweet !
I love pork shoulder cooking in the crockpot. It’s so juicy and tasty.
That is hard to answer, because we love pork so much. I would have to say my mama’s pork chops. She would roll them in egg wash & then cracker crumbs and fry til crispy and golden!!! Oh, she was a great cook! Speaking of great cooks – you are included in this list! The quesadillas sound fantastic – will pin and ziplist, and make them soon.
BBQ pulled pork is my favorite. I have some in my fridge now 🙂
We grill marinated pork – the best way in our opinion to have it.
I love using pork tenderloin…it’s my favorite! I really like pork gyros and pork satay!
I love cooked pork madallions in white wine sauce.
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nothing like some crisp fried bacon for breakfast – YUM!!!
My favorite pork meal is pork roast served with sweet and sour red cabbage, mashed potato, and gingered baby carrots. Oh so yummy!!
I love making pulled pork sandwiches in the crock pot! YUM!
I really love root beer pulled pork sandwiches!!!! I have the urge to put it on my menu this week now:-) Thank you for the giveaway!!!
We love all pork, but my family loves slow cooked bbq the most.
My wife makes kalua pork in the crockpot that is really good
Pulled pork sandwiches are my favorite
Simmering pork chops with cream of mushroom soup is a quick and yummy meal
Mine is spicy pork sandwiches 😀
I love to make pulled pork sandwiches! My crockpot makes this an easy, tasty dish!
We just tried your Pork Loin with Sweet Potatoes, Pears and Rosemary this weekend and loved it! I also like to make a pulled pork in the crockpot, plain and one with a Mexican twist.
My favorite is slow roasting a pork shoulder roast and making pulled pork sandwiches. So tasty!
My old favorite was porkchops, but since last week my new favorite is Pork Roast with Sweet Potatoes, Pears and Rosemary. Thank you so much for that recipe!
We love our honey soy porkchops at this house!
I like Pork Chops with Apples
I buy thin boneless pork chops. I like to make a stir fry. I brown the pork in a small amount of oil. Add my favorite chopped veggies which include onion, green pepper, celery, mushrooms, sugar peas, and bean sprouts. I serve this over rice and the canned Chinese noodles. Good for dinner and heated up for lunch the next day.
We have a family recipe for crock pot pulled pork! it is awesome! We love coming home to a hot dinner 🙂
thanks!
manda
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I love pork tenderloin medallions with grey poupon mustard on the side. It is so simple yet delist.