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Shrimp Quesadillas

Cook spicy shrimp with vegetables, fold them with cheese inside tortillas, and brown the quesadillas in a skillet.

$3.30per serving $$
45 minstart to table
4servings

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 red onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 vine tomato
  • 12 oz raw peeled and deveined shrimp
  • kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
  • 4 large high-fiber flour tortillas
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese
  • olive oil spray
  • 1 vine tomato
  • 1 small hass avocado
  • 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 tbsp red onion
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt

Steps

  1. Chop the onion, garlic, jalapeno, and tomato.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the onion, garlic, jalapeno, and tomato for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the shrimp and salt, then cook for 4 to 5 minutes until they reach 145 F and are opaque; stir in the cilantro.
  4. Place one tortilla in a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat, spread on shrimp mixture and cheese, and top with another tortilla.
  5. Cook the quesadilla for 3 minutes per side until golden and the cheese melts, then repeat with the remaining tortillas.
  6. Mash the avocado with lime juice, onion, cilantro, tomato, and salt, then serve it with the quesadillas.

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