Three-Cheese Quesadillas Recipe

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Our taste-testing panel swore this dish was from a restaurant. “If desired, you can also make this with reduced-fat products to lighten it up.” Sandy Smith - Saugerties, New York

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Three-Cheese Quesadillas Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
15 5 20

Ingredients

  • 4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons chopped ripe olives
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • Sour cream, optional

Directions

  • Spread butter over one side of each tortilla. Spread cream cheese over unbuttered side on half the tortillas. Sprinkle with cheeses, onion, cilantro and olives. Top with remaining tortillas, buttered side up.
  • Cook on a griddle over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 quesadilla (calculated without sour cream) equals 560 calories, 30 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 928 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 18 g protein.

Originally published as Three-Cheese Quesadillas in Simple & Delicious March/April 2010, p43

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Reviewed on May. 06, 2013 by BarbaraE.

Liked this recipe very much just the way it is shown here---especially how the outside of the tortillas got so crispy!

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2013 by BakerAtHome

I would not make these again for a cold lunch but they are very good when they are warm.

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2012 by Dianaore

Very tasty. I think next time, like the others I will add some chicken and even some bacon. The cream cheese was a great additions. Butter the outsides seem complicated to me though so I too will go with Pam.

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2012 by umyaznemo

Found them a bit bland, although much better with salsa. Next time I will definitely not butter them but spray the pan with butter-flavoured Pam. Has potential.

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2011 by barbarabolk

Very good! Next time I'm gonna try it with chicken or beef.

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2011 by aprilthesellers

Made these for a church potluck last night. Almost every single person there asked me for the recipe. Delicious!

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2011 by katieleigh3508

These were awesome! I used spray-on butter and fat-free cream cheese (just because I had them on hand) - the quesadillas were easy to make and to flip. Very delicious. Can't wait to finish off the left-overs tonight!

Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2011 by Sprucetree18

Delicious and easy. I used butter-flavoured Pam spray rather than butter on the outside of the tortillas as it was less messy and quicker to do them that way...

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2011 by Marilyn Feeback

I made this for dinner tonight and it was absolutely delicious and plan to make it again.

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2011 by btaylor123

Trying to cut back the calories a bit, I made this with reduced fat cheeses, and omitted the butter. Still delicious, and the tortillas still browned and got slightly crispy. Incredible taste! I think the cream cheese makes the difference. Will try with chicken next time, and maybe some jalapeno.

 
 

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