Pizza Quesadillas Recipe

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When my husband and I needed a quick meal, I fixed this using leftover ingredients. Unlike traditional Mexican quesadillas, it calls for Italian meats, cheeses and seasoning. Serve it with a green salad topped with Italian dressing for a simple dinner for two.

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Pizza Quesadillas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

5 5 10

Ingredients

1 cup meatless spaghetti sauce
2 teaspoons butter, softened
4 flour tortillas (10 inches)
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
8 thin slices hard salami
12 slices pepperoni
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions

In a small saucepan, cook spaghetti sauce over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.
Meanwhile, spread butter over one side of each tortilla. Sprinkle unbuttered side of two tortillas with mozzarella cheese; top with salami and pepperoni. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano. Top with remaining tortillas, buttered side up.
Cook on a griddle over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges; serve with warmed spaghetti sauce. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 quesadilla equals 887 calories, 39 g fat (18 g saturated fat), 95 mg cholesterol, 2,732 mg sodium, 76 g carbohydrate, 14 g fiber, 43 g protein.

Originally published as Pizza Quesadillas in Quick Cooking July/August 2005, p35