Gary Smith
Santa Rosa, California
Mini Mexican Gorditas
It's fiesta time! Grands! biscuits take on a cheesy-sausage mix with a fresh avocado topper.
Mini Mexican Gorditas
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 large lemon (2 teaspoons grated peel and 4 1/2 teaspoons juice)
- 1 box (10 oz) frozen corn & butter sauce
- 6 oz bulk chorizo sausage, crumbled
- 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Original Biscuits (8 Count)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. In small bowl, mix avocado, lemon peel, lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cover and refrigerate. Microwave corn as directed on box. Pour into medium bowl.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked. Drain on paper towels. Wipe skillet clean. Add sausage to corn.
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Step3Separate dough into 8 biscuits; cut each biscuit evenly into 3 wedges. Press or roll each wedge to form 3-inch round.
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Step4In same skillet, heat 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Add 6 biscuit rounds; cook 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; keep warm in oven. Repeat with remaining biscuit rounds, adding 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to skillet for each batch.
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Step5Top each biscuit round with 1 tablespoon sausage mixture and 2 teaspoons cheese. Bake 4 to 5 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Top each evenly with avocado mixture. Serve warm.
Nutrition
140
Calories
8g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 16%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 300mg
- 12%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 3%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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