Mmm want to know what’s better than a regular quesadilla? Our mouth-watering cheesy maitake mushroom beef quesadillas! These delightful little pockets of joy are delicious, healthy and easy to make. Take a look at our easy to follow recipe below and if you are short on the mushrooms then you can buy the finest maitake mushrooms in all the land right here.

Serving Size: Up to 6 People (2 tacos per person)

Preparation Time: Less than 30 minutes

Total Cooking Time: Under 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon (20g) butter
• 1/2 medium brown onion, finely diced
• 1/2 pound mouth-watering maitake mushrooms, roughly diced
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
• 500g packet Coles Butcher 3 star beef mince
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 10 regular sized tortillas
• 250g extra tasty cheddar, grated

AVOCADO SMASH (Optional, but highly recommended)

•  2 avocados, stone removed
•  Juice of 1 lime
•  1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander
•  1/2-1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
•  1 teaspoon Mexican chilli powder (optional)

DIRECTIONS

• Step 1
  Place a large frying pan over medium heat, add butter, once melted add onion and maitake mushroom, cook for 5 minutes, add garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
• Step 2
  Add beef mince, oregano, cumin and paprika. Break up mince with a spatula and stir well to combine with other ingredients, cooking for about 5 minutes until mince is cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Step 3
  Place a tortilla on griddle or frying pan, place some cheese on half of the tortilla, top with a few tablespoons of mince mixture then sprinkle with a little more cheese. Turn heat onto medium-low, allow cheese to melt slowly and for the tortilla to crisp up, this should take around 3 – 5 minutes. Fold over tortilla.
• Step 4
  Meanwhile for smashed avocado, place avocado, lime juice, coriander, salt and chilli powder in a mixing bowl and mash roughly with a fork.
• Step 5
  Once tortilla is cooked, remove from heat and slice into wedges, serve with a dollop of smashed avocado.

Enjoy!