These shrimp quesadillas are perfect as a lunch, dinner, or snack. What a great way to use up fresh herbs and serve up a wholesome treat!
Prep
20 min
Cook
37 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
¼
, 16 ounce
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
, or to taste
2 small limes
, juiced
0.25 teaspoons chili powder
8 large shrimp - peeled
, deveined, and chopped into bite-sized pieces
2 teaspoons olive oil
0.25 small onion
, minced
4
, 8 inch
0.5 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
Instructions
1
Combine roasted red peppers, cilantro, lime juice, and chili powder in a shallow dish. Toss chopped shrimp in the lime mixture. Chill in the refrigerator.
2
Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Saute onion in the hot oil until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and lime mixture and saute until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove mixture from the skillet.
3
Assemble quesadillas by placing shrimp mixture and Mexican cheese in between 2 tortillas.
4
Heat tortillas in the skillet over medium-low heat until cheese is melted and tortillas are crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Cut quesadillas into bite-sized segments and serve.
Nutrition per serving
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