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Spicy Zucchini Quesadillas Recipe

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My family loves Mexican food, so I created this easy recipe one summer when our garden was bursting with zucchini. For milder quesadillas, use Monterey Jack instead of pepper Jack cheese. If you want them spicier, add some red pepper flakes or chopped jalapenos. -Linda Taylor Lenexa, Kansas

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Spicy Zucchini Quesadillas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1 teaspoon plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
2 cups shredded zucchini
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
8 flour tortillas (8 inches)
8 ounces pepper Jack cheese, shredded
Salsa, sour cream and pickled jalapeno pepper slices

Directions

In a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in 1 teaspoon butter for 3 minutes. Stir in zucchini and taco seasoning; saute 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat.
Spread remaining butter over one side of each tortilla. Place tortillas butter side down on a griddle. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup cheese and 1/4 cup zucchini mixture over half of each tortilla; fold over.
Cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 614 calories, 31 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 1,321 mg sodium, 63 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 24 g protein.

Originally published as Spicy Zucchini Quesadillas in Taste of Home August/September 2004, p28

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