Most of you all know I have dubbed myself “The Queen of Leftovers”. I love re-creating new dishes from leftovers. I love the challenge and the creativity that comes with finding new uses and making new dishes that are totally different than the “first overs” as I call them. It makes life in the kitchen exciting, and I never know what the results will be until I have finished the dish. It is like creating an edible piece of art. Last night, the Queen paid yet another visit to my kitchen, but this time she came speaking Spanish. I had just a little bit of mole left (that is not in the freezer) Dining Mexican Style but not really enough to use for a complete meal. When our nephew got married, we brought home some smoked pork along with the cinnamon butter. Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Caramel Sauce. So, La Reina suggested I combine those two ingredients, along with a few other Spanish staples to make quesadillas de puerca y mole. The result …. esta mui delicioso.
Quesadillas de Puerca y Mole
3/4 lb cooked pork, shredded
1 jalapeno, diced fine
1/4 red onion, diced fine
1 small pumpkin, peeled and cubed small
1/4 red bell pepper, sliced thin
1 TBSP garlic
1/2 cup mole sauce
salt & pepper to taste
olive oil for cooking
jalapeno jack cheese, or cheese of your choice
tortillas
Once the vegetables are all cut, saute them in olive oil until they are tender and the onions are translucent.
When the vegetables are cooked, add the shredded pork and the mole sauce and combine well.
Melt the cheese onto the tortillas in a hot skillet, until all the cheese is melted. I do one tortilla at a time, per skillet.
When both tortillas are done and the cheese is melted, start layering the quesadilla, with one tortilla on the bottom, then the filling, and another tortilla on top.
I topped mine with salsa and avocado chunks and a bit of cilantro. Delicioso! All I need to finish the meal is a margarita especial, and then listo!
A Jeanne in the Kitchen 
Not only do you know how to cook. But your preparation and presentation is top notch.
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AWWWWW!!!! Thank you so much. I learned a long time ago that presentation is everything. We taste with our eyes long before it gets to the taste buds. 🙂
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Is your husband portly?
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Although he has put on weight since we first got married 15 years ago, he is not portly at all. In fact, he is 6’4″ and has a thin frame. He has a little bit of a tummy, but then don’t we all. 🙂
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Good genes or a strict workout regimen? If I lived with you guys, within 6 months you’d have to take a wall out to have me removed.
I am portly, and I would blow up quick with your skills in the kitchen!!!!
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Looks awesome, your majesty!
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🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you.
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You’re welcome!
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yum! but can I use chicken instead of pork?
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Definitely. Chicken and pork can be switched and used interchangeably for a lot of recipes. Enjoy. Please tell me what you think when you do make it. 🙂
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And yes again our tastes are synchronized. It was taco night last night. I am now convinced that flour tortilla boats are the best invention EVER.
Your pork meal looks awesome.
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Thank you. I’m sure your tacos were delicious too. Great minds, you know. 🙂
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bottomlesscoffee007 Well, it just so happens I am also a water aerobics instructor and currently I am back to teaching 15 classes per week. I am also a swimmer and a swim coach. So, I could easily help you work out. 🙂
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Your meals always look so yummy. I grew up on left overs. I loved watching my Nana reinvent meals from the night before. It was fun seeing how creative she could be with whatever was in the kitchen.
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Thank you. What a good memory to have of your grandmother. 🙂
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