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Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas

Here's a recipe for tortillas with a simple, pre-cooked vegetable filling, made from Japanese chestnut pumpkin (potimarron), onion and red kidney beans.

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Last modified on: April 4^th 2021

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For 18 pieces, you will need:

1 4 cups potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 3 onions
3 18 tablespoons olive oil
4 3 tablespoons chilli spices
5 1.5 teaspoon salt
6 5 cups tinned red kidney beans
7 18 tortillas
8 18 tablespoons olive oil
9 2 cups mozzarella

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

The vegetable filling

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Cut 4 cups potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) into small pieces and put in a bowl.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare 3 onions, chop finely and add to the bowl.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 18 tablespoons olive oil, 3 tablespoons chilli spices and 1.5 teaspoon salt. Mix well.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and spread the mixture over this in an even layer, not too thickly.

Stage 5 - 30 min.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the potimarron is soft.

Leave to cool.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Using the same bowl, no need to wash it, tip in the 5 cups tinned red kidney beans (already cooked).

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add the pumpkin and mix well.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Cooking the tortillas

Pour a spoonful of olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, put in a tortilla.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Spread vegetable filling over half the tortilla, add some mozarella, cut into small pieces...

Stage 10 - 2 min.

...and fold the tortilla over.

Leave to heat through gently and melt the cheese.

Stage 11

Serve without delay, and make the other tortillas the same way.

Remarks

Using the same idea, you can vary your tortilla filling with different vegetables, cheese, spices, etc.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
12,016 Kcal or 50,309 Kj	424 gr	1,065 gr	674 gr
601 %	163 %	101 %	102 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
296 Kcal or 1,239 Kj	10 gr	26 gr	17 gr
15 %	4 %	2 %	3 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
668 Kcal or 2,797 Kj	24 gr	59 gr	37 gr
33 %	9 %	6 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 18 pieces : 25.52 €
Per piece : 1.42 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Express chilli con carne, African style chicken, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Mexican tart, Chicano burger, ... All
	Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Potimarron braised in meat jus, ... All
	Mozzarella: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Grilled cheese, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Bruschetta, Mozzarella pasta bake, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Leek and tuna loaf, Filet mignon with asparagus, Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds, Tahitian style fish, ... All

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