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Bacon Quesadilla Recipe

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This fuss-free quesadilla is so tasty, you'll feel like you're treating yourself. This makes a great snack for one. You can double or triple the ingredients if needed. —Kathy Kittell, Lenexa, Kansas

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Bacon Quesadilla Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

5 5 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 flour tortillas (6 inches)
1/4 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 tablespoon salsa
Sour cream, guacamole and additional salsa, optional

Directions

Butter one side of one tortilla; place in a small skillet, buttered side down. Top with cheese, bacon and salsa. Butter remaining tortilla; place on top, buttered side up.
Cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges. Serve with sour cream, guacamole and additional salsa if desired. Yield: 1 serving.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (prepared with reduced-fat butter and reduced-fat cheese; calculated without optional ingredients) equals 388 calories, 23 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 1,000 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 18 g protein.

Originally published as Bacon Quesadilla in Cooking for 2 Spring 2008, p55

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2010 by Flo-Roe

I have used this recipe many,many times and I love it. I will keep on using it but I like mzz. cheese.

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2010 by dmgiblin

How would you go about flipping something this big without the stuffing falling out?

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2010 by clairemail3

add some scrambled eggs and you have a breakfast to go.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2009 by eskimokah

This is a really straightforward recipe for quesadillas, but I was lost about the description of taste of the Orient. If you assume that this is a mexican recipe, then you're good to go!