Pulled Pork Quesadillas

Name: Pulled Pork Quesadillas
Yield: feeds 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3/4 cup slivered onion; Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper; 1/2 pound Home-Style Pulled Bar-B-Que Pork (page 104) or slivered leftover cooked chicken or turkey thigh meat (about 2 cups); 3/4 cup Mutha Sauce (page 165); 8 flour tortillas (6 inches in diameter); 1 cup shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese; 1/2 cup well-drained Fire-Roasted Garlic Salsa (page 24); Sour cream or Guacamole (page 27)

January 24, 2012

Because we’re a barbecue joint, we’ve always got pulled pork on hand, so it was just natural for us to turn it into a delicious appetizer. Don’t let our habits limit you. Make these quesadillas with some cooked turkey or chicken thigh meat or any chopped or shredded leftover meat you have lurkin’ in the fridge.

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