Three-Cheese Quesadillas

Name: Three-Cheese Quesadillas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 4 flour tortillas (8 inches); 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

You'll swear you're at a restaurant when you take a bite of this cheese quesadilla. I like to make it with low-fat ingredients. —Sandy Smith, Saugerties, New York

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
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.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 560 calories, 30g fat (16g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 928mg sodium, 55g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 18g protein.

Originally published as 3-Cheese Quesadillas in Simple & Delicious March/April 2010

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rebelwithoutaclue

Nov 20, 2015

You can also just put the butter on the griddle and lay the tortilla on top. You can then just butter the 2nd tortilla before flipping. No mess that way.
fnstlug

May 7, 2015

Good. Nothing special really. Just your standard fresh-tasing quesadilla. I thought buttering the tortillas was kind of annoying,
NoodleNel

Jun 11, 2014

Very good! Hard to flip so they cheese stays inside. I would try ham or chicken or roast beef another time or even bacon.
BarbaraE.

May 6, 2013

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

Mar 24, 2013

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

Jun 27, 2012

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.
umyaznemo

Jan 28, 2012

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.
barbarabolk

Nov 24, 2011

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

Sep 26, 2011

Made these for a church potluck last night. Almost every single person there asked me for the recipe. Delicious!
katieleigh3508

Sep 20, 2011

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!