Spinach Quesadillas Recipe

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“I adapted this recipe from one of my cookbooks, using reduced-fat ingredients to make it lighter. It’s a family favorite—especially when something quick is needed!” Pam Kaiser — Mansfield, MO

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Spinach Quesadillas Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
10 10 20

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 1 small tomato, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese or Mexican cheese blend
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
  • 6 flour tortillas (6 inches)
  • 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream

Directions

  • In a large nonstick skillet, cook the spinach, onions, tomato, lemon juice, cumin and garlic powder over medium heat until spinach is wilted. Remove from the heat; stir in cheeses.
  • Divide spinach mixture evenly among three tortillas. Top with remaining tortillas. Cook in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until heated through. Cut each quesadilla into four wedges. Serve with sour cream. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 wedges with 2 teaspoons sour cream equals 178 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 422 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 10 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Spinach Quesadillas in Healthy Cooking June/July 2009, p41

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Reviewed on May. 10, 2012 by mrscrazyed1

This was excellent! As kellyann7750 said, the quesadillas don't stay crisp for long, but it sure doesn't take long to eat them -- ooey, gooey goodness. I took her suggestion and mixed the garlic powder and cumin with the lemon juice before adding it to the pan. Just wonderful!

Reviewed on May. 01, 2012 by jraglin84

It was delicious! I will add chicken or seafood next time though.

Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2012 by kellyann7750

I like the idea of this recipe so I'm not giving up on it. I drained the spinach and chopped it up but it was all still so gooey that the quesadilla didn't stay crisp for long. Also, the cumin didn't get mixed in well so some bites had a lot and some had none. Next time, I'm going to saute the spinach separately and squeeze it between some paper towels to really get it dry. Also, I plan on mixing the lemon juice and spices together and let it marinate over the tomatoes while I saute and squeeze the spinach. I'm hoping that helps. Oh - and a tiny pinch of salt, too.

Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2011 by sukeedog

Super tasty! I couldn't find any good-looking tomatoes so I used canned diced ones, drained, and I also used lime juice instead of lemon. Served with a spicy black bean soup. Yum!

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2011 by Lina51

Quesadillas are one of my favorites. All of my grandchildren (there are 21, but one is just a baby) love quesadillas. Been introducing some of them to spinach recently and this is a great way for them to enjoy it.

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2010 by jenjerry

This was very good but I substituted cottage cheese for the ricotta because I don't care for it. Next time I think I'll use a little less cumin, it was a little overpowering. These go great with my homemade refried beans.

Reviewed on Aug. 03, 2010 by danielleylee

My husband and I added black beans to add some extra protein for a nice vegetarian meal!

Reviewed on May. 24, 2010 by craigsuem

Excellent recipe. I added pre-cooked grilled chicken and some garlic to make a complete (non-vegetarian) meal.

 
 

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