Recipes · Mexican · Main Courses

Entomatadas

One serving has 483 kcal and 15 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (71%), calcium (35%), zinc (32%), pyridoxine (32%), vitamin K (32%) and manganese (31%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Entomatadas
Photo: Lizbeth Gomez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (315 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 90 g Tortillas, corn
  • 120 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 40 g Queso fresco
  • 20 g Sour cream
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Boil or blister the tomatoes with the garlic until soft, then blend with half the onion to a smooth sauce; season with salt and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Lightly fry each tortilla in a little of the oil for a few seconds per side just to soften.
  3. Dip each tortilla in the warm tomato sauce, fill with a little crumbled queso fresco, and fold or roll up.
  4. Arrange on a plate and spoon over more of the sauce.
  5. Top with the sour cream, the remaining queso fresco and the remaining onion, thinly sliced; serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy483 kcal23%
Carbohydrates51.1 g
Water219 mL
Fiber7.7 g26%
Protein14.5 g30%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.27 g
Isoleucine0.25 g
Leucine0.75 g
Lysine0.26 g
Methionine0.14 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.34 g
Tyrosine0.27 g
Valine0.34 g
Histidine0.2 g
Fat26.3 g
Monounsaturated6.2 g
Polyunsaturated7.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-66.9 g
Saturated9.2 g
Trans-Fats0.56 g
Cholesterol39.4 mg
Calcium346 mg35%
Copper0.25 mg28%
Iron1.7 mg9%
Magnesium93.6 mg30%
Manganese0.55 mg31%
Phosphorus495 mg71%
Potassium588 mg13%
Selenium14.7 µg27%
Sodium743 mg
Zinc2.6 mg32%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.17 mg15%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.2 mg18%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.1 mg15%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.5 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.42 mg32%
Folate (vitamin B9)32.3 µg8%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.71 µg30%
Choline31.6 mg7%
Vitamin A165 µg24%
Vitamin C20.1 mg27%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)44 IU7%
Vitamin E1.9 mg13%
Vitamin K28.8 µg32%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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