Chorizo and Shrimp Quesadillas with Smoky Guacamole

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Weekday Escapes

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (53)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

2 ripe Haas avocados
1 lime, juiced
A couple pinches salt
1/4 cup sour cream, 3 rounded tablespoonfuls
2 chipotle peppers in adobo, available in cans on specialty food aisle in Mexican section
1/2 pound chorizo sausage, sliced thin on an angle
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus some for drizzling
1 clove garlic, cracked away from skin and crushed
12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed, ask for easy-peels at fish counter
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 (12- inch) flour tortillas
1/2 pound, 2 cups, shredded pepper Jack cheese

Directions

Cut avocados all the way around with a sharp knife. Scoop out the pit, then spoon avocado flesh away from skin into a food processor. Add the juice of 1 lime, a couple of pinches salt, sour cream and chipotles in adobo. Pulse guacamole until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Brown chorizo 2 to 3 minutes, then remove from pan. Add oil, garlic, then shrimp. Season shrimp with salt and pepper and cook shrimp until pink, 2 or 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a cutting board and coarsely chop.

Add a drizzle of oil to the pan and a large tortilla. Cook tortilla 30 seconds, then turn. Cover 1/2 of the tortilla with a couple of handfuls of cheese. Arrange a layer of chorizo and shrimp over the cheese and fold tortilla over. Press down gently with a spatula and cook tortilla a minute or so on each side to melt cheese and crisp. Remove quesadilla to large cutting board and repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into 5 wedges and transfer to plates with your spatula. Top wedges of quesadillas with liberal amounts of smoky guacamole.

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recipe Chorizo and Shrimp Quesadillas with Smoky Guacamole
Andrew Lions Bay, BC 10-23-2009
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Brialliant beyond belief!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Saw this a little while ago and felt I just needed to cook it. I'm incredibly glad I did. Just to make it a bit different I... decided to throw in a couple jalapenos and some mushrooms in with the shrimp, they worked beautifully. I'm even having my brother come over, in the rain, just to give it a sample. It's the perfect food to have around for midterms, it's quick to make, delicious, and the small bite of the dish takes some of the stress away. I'm not usually a fan of Rachael Ray, but I have to give her credit for this, it was easy, and wonderfully delicious.Read more
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BethAnne APO AE, NY 07-08-2009
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AWESOME
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Sooooo yummy...the smoky Guac is a real kicker. I love this recipe.
recipe Chorizo and Shrimp Quesadillas with Smoky Guacamole
Dana New Orleans, LA 06-24-2009
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Good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I love quesadillas and these were delicious! I also loved the twist on the quacamole.. the only thing is my market did not... have any chorizo so I used some other type of sausage.. but I will definitely make again with the chorizo next time!!Read more
recipe Chorizo and Shrimp Quesadillas with Smoky Guacamole
Jamie Portland, OR 03-27-2009
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Very tasty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I bought Mexican chorizo (the crumbly kind) and really regretted it. After cooking it, I had a pan full of crumbly morsels of... something that didn't even resemble food swimming in orange grease. I ended up tossing the chorizo, and added a chipotle and some onion, corn, and fresh cilantro to the shrimp; it was delicious with the smoky guacamole. Next time I'll make sure to get Spanish chorizo from the butcher shop!Read more
recipe Chorizo and Shrimp Quesadillas with Smoky Guacamole
Steve San Antonio, TX 02-06-2009
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Variation on a Quesadilla
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Try some queso fresco with this recipe. It's what we use her in Mexican Food land (San Antonio). Chorizo and cheese have... always been a tasty combination and are used in another excellent mexican cheese dip called chorizoqueso, queso fundido or queso flameado. For the shrimp ingredient, we split the shrimp length-wise after sauteing. Also try this using a burrito sized tortilla. Lay the tortilla flat and load up then place another tortilla on top. Turn the quesadilla over with the help of a plate (slide the quesadilla into the plate from the pan, put another plate on top, turn it over, then slide the quesadilla back into the pan). For the guacamole, we love the addition of salt, lime juice (never lemon), hot sauce (rather than adobo), no sour cream, and fresh minced garlic.Read more
recipe Chorizo and Shrimp Quesadillas with Smoky Guacamole
Jean Ventura, CA 10-13-2008
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Good, even without the chorizo!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved the guacamole! Usually I like my guac pure, but this smokey version turned out great. I made the quesadillas... without the chorizo because it usually makes me sick, and it turned out yummy! Read more