Vegan Buffalo Chickpea + Jackfruit Quesadillas

Name: Vegan Buffalo Chickpea + Jackfruit Quesadillas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Latin American, American, Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews; 1 cup salsa; ½ cup nutritional yeast; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup water; 2 tablespoons avocado oil; 3 cups chopped onion; 15.5 oz chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 can jackfruit, drained and hard corners cut off; ½ tablespoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon smoked paprika; ¼ teaspoon ground pepper; 1 cup buffalo sauce; 8 tortillas; ⅓ cup cilantro, chopped

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Vegan quesadillas are loaded with chickpeas, jackfruit and buffalo sauce. Add some dairy free queso and cilantro for the perfect vegan dinner!

Updated at: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 06:37:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories826.3 kcal (41%)

Total Fat29.5 g (42%)

Carbs118.3 g (46%)

Sugars24.5 g (27%)

Protein31.9 g (64%)

Sodium2860.5 mg (143%)

Fiber21.6 g (77%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupraw cashews

1 cupsalsa

½ cupnutritional yeast

2 teaspoonsground cumin

½ teaspoonsalt

½ cupwater

2 tablespoonsavocado oil

3 cupsonion

chopped

15.5 ozchickpeas

drained and rinsed

1 canjackfruit

drained and hard corners cut off

½ tablespoonground cumin

½ teaspoonsmoked paprika

¼ teaspoonground pepper

1 cupbuffalo sauce

8tortillas

⅓ cupcilantro

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Place the queso ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.

Step 2

Heat the avocado oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and sauté for 10 minutes until softened and slightly browned. Add the chickpeas, jackfruit. Cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper to the pan.

Step 3

Sauté for another 10 minutes, using your spatula to break up the jackfruit.

Step 4

Add the buffalo sauce to the pan and stir for another 3 minutes.

Step 5

Place one tortilla in a pan over medium heat. Spread about ¼ cup queso on the tortilla, ⅓ – ½ cup of the jackfruit/chickpea mixture. Add a tablespoon of cilantro on top of the mixture and top with a second tortilla.

Step 6

Cook for 2 minutes, flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Transfer the quesadilla to a cutting board and slice into six triangles.

Step 7

Continue this to create 4 quesadillas.

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