Showing posts with label quesadilla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quesadilla. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Pepper Jack, Chicken and Peach Quesadillas


Pepper Jack, Chicken and Peach Quesadillas
****Susan's Note: My husband and I enjoyed this for a quick, simple meal. I used "low carb" tortillas and oiled the pan instead of using lots of cooking spray. The oil lends to a nice crispy brown finish. I didn't have Monterey Jack cheese so I used shredded cheddar and I diced up 2 jalapeno peppers (no membranes or seeds). I also used nectarines instead of peaches. These were tasty. I used a heavy pasta pot to "weigh down" the quesadillas.****

Total: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 quesadilla and 2 tablespoons sauce)
Ingredients
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeƱo peppers
1 cup chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
1 cup thinly sliced peeled firm ripe peaches
4 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
Cooking spray
Preparation
1. Combine honey and lime juice in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir sour cream into honey mixture; cover and chill until ready to serve.

2. Place tortillas flat on a work surface. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons cheese over half of each tortilla; top each tortilla with 1/4 cup chicken, 1/4 cup peaches, and 1 teaspoon cilantro. Fold tortillas in half.

3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place 2 quesadillas in the pan, and top quesadillas with a cast-iron or other heavy skillet. Cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until tortillas are crisp and lightly browned (leave cast-iron skillet on quesadillas as they cook). Remove quesadillas from pan; set aside, and keep warm. Repeat procedure with the remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into wedges. Serve with sauce.

Nutritional Information
Calories:
364
Fat:
15.8g (sat 7.4g,mono 5.8g,poly 1.4g)
Protein:
21.3g
Carbohydrate:
33.5g
Fiber:
2.2g
Cholesterol:
68mg
Iron:
2.1mg
Sodium:
485mg
Calcium:
235mg
Kathryn Conrad, Cooking Light, AUGUST 2010