Crab Quesadillas
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- Serves 4
Recipe Provided By: EatingWell.com
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1. Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
- 2 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 4 scallions, chopped
- 1/2 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapenos (optional)
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 8 ounces pasteurized crabmeat, drained if necessary
- 4 (8 inch) whole-wheat tortillas
- 2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 344 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g
- Fat: 8 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Sugars: 2 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Combine Cheddar, cream cheese, scallions, bell pepper, cilantro, jalapenos (if using), orange zest and juice in a medium bowl. Gently stir in crab. Lay tortillas out on a work surface. Spread one-fourth of the filling on half of each tortilla. Fold tortillas in half, pressing gently to flatten.
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 2 quesadillas in the pan and cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes total. Transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.
Yield: 4 servings
3. Still Hungry?
These quesadillas have an irresistibly creamy filling. They also make great appetizers. Make it a meal: Serve with your favorite salsa on top and a cup of black bean soup topped with chopped avocado.
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houstoncook - May 2, 2008 06:20:54 PM PSTI happened to have crab on hand after my picky 9-year-old, who loves crab, left enough for this recipe. What a great (adult) recipe! The orange flavor makes the recipe. Note that I used fresh jalapenos instead of pickled, as that is what I had on hand. These were even good warmed up (1 tortilla's worth, cut in half, microwaved for 20 seconds) for work lunch. Amount of filling is overly generous for 4 tortillas-- I filled 7 in two cookings. But I will definitely make these again. Thanks!
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BUENOS COSOS!!
snoopmachias - May 3, 2008 02:13:32 PM PSTMuchas Gracias para este information a este muy buen comida!!
Ten un buen dia, por favor, and quando es posible, comalo
helado quando estas terminado de este comida, aqui
GRACIAS
Diego Hombremenzana
TAMBIEN:: Estoy viviendo aqui en el estato de Maine; entonces
tenemos muchos pescados (cangrejo!).
Ten un BUEN dia!!~~!!1 of 3 found this review helpful.
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