Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Rush-Hour Menu

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (117)

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

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of pan, plus some for brushing tortillas
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped with greens
3 cloves garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 (28-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 can crushed tomatoes
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro or flat-leaf parsley
6 flour tortillas, 6 to 8 inches
1 cup shredded Cheddar, available in pouches on dairy aisle
3 scallions, chopped
4 ounce brick Pepper Jack or chipotle cheese, shredded, about 1 cup
Sour cream, to pass at table
Avocado Smash, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Heat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan and the jalapenos, bell pepper, onions, celery and garlic. Season with salt and pepper then saute veggies 5 minutes, add tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and stock and bring soup to a bubble. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cilantro.

Paint 1 side of 2 tortillas with oil and place them next to each other, oiled side down, on a large cookie sheet. Mix cheddar with scallions and divide the cheese between the tortillas evenly. Top with another tortilla and top each of those with equal amounts of Pepper Jack cheese. Set the last tortillas on top and brush tops with extra-virgin olive oil. Cook 10 minutes in the oven to melt cheese and crisp up tortillas. Cool quesadillas 5 minutes to set then cut each quesadilla into 6 pieces.

Serve bowls of stoup with 3 wedges quesadilla along side each bowlful. Pass the Avocado Smash and the sour cream for topping soup or quesadillas.

Avocado Smash:

1 avocado

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves

3 scallions, thinly sliced

1 lime, juiced

1 cup sour cream

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 plum tomato, finely chopped

Remove 1 avocado flesh to a bowl. Add the cilantro and scallions. Pop the lime in the microwave for a few seconds. Add the juice of 1 lime, the sour cream, and season with salt and pepper. With a fork or spoon, smash up the mixture, leaving chunks for a good consistency.

Chop and seed the plum tomato and fold into avocado. Serve.

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recipe Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas
Kam Alexandria, VA 11-11-2009
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A little too tart
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I just tried the stoup and found it a little at the tart side. Would use more jalapeno and less tomatoe next time.
recipe Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas
LAUREN Boston, MA 09-18-2009
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Spicy and Cool
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved this soup and have made it several times. I find it works great when I take a large can of crushed tomatoes and a... small can of diced Fire Roasted tomatoes to give it a bit of a molten flavor. I put scallions in at the end for some texture and flavor. The avocado smash is wonderful and less fattening with greek style yogurt instead of sour cream. I've made it for people who are typically not into Southwestern cuisine and they seem to really enjoy it. It's also a great vegetarian alternative for many. I always cook my soups 2 hours and the flavors really meld together well. This is no exception. Enjoy!Read more
recipe Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas
Sara Forest Hills, NY 06-18-2009
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Excellent Soup
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The soup is so good....next time I would add another jalapeno and one more bell pepper and take away a celery stalk. The... stewed tomatoes make it delicious and the avocado smash is amazing. I hate cilantro so I left it out and no one missed it! I would not make the quesadillas next time, way too cheesy. Just use tortilla chips instead and throw the cheese in the soup.Read more
recipe Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas
Loretta Murrieta, CA 04-09-2009
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one of our favorites
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This soup is out of this world! Have to tell you Rachael you were my daughters favorite cooking show. Melinda passed away Feb... 28 of this year and I miss her terribly. I watch your show and think she is setting next to me watching too. I had just bought her a small set of your pans but she did not get to use them. She was so happy to get them. I used one tonight to make the stoup. It was one of her favorites. Her to girls live with us and it is one of their favorites too. Melinda was 31 in Jan. I really want to get a set of your books Melinda had told me she was going to get me a set. Rachael your recipes really do rock Loretta Riverside, Ca circlemranch@hotmail.comRead more
recipe Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas
BRANDY Cogan Station, PA 10-02-2008
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A+ Everyone loved it!
recipe Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double-Decker Baked Quesadillas
donna saugerties, NY 09-03-2008
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Avocado Mash
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was an amazing recipe! I have not tried to make any type of food with avocados until this. Thank you Rachael!!!