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Shrimp Quesadilla Recipe

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Quick and simple enough for any weekday, this dish boasts a refreshing flavor special enough for guests. Serve with salsa on the side and a frosty smoothie, if you like. Tiffany Bryson-San Antonio, Texas

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Shrimp Quesadilla Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno pepper
1/2 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup chopped tomato
4 flour tortillas (6 inches)
1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and stir onion and jalapeno until tender. Add the shrimp, cumin and pepper; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in tomato.
Coat the same skillet with cooking spray; add one tortilla. Top with half of cheese, half of shrimp mixture and one tortilla. Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned; remove. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and shrimp mixture, spraying pan as needed. Cut into wedges. Yield: 2 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1 quesadilla equals 333 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 181 mg cholesterol, 777 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch.

Originally published as Shrimp Quesadillas in Healthy Cooking June/July 2008, p25

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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