Confetti Quesadillas

Name: Confetti Quesadillas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 8 8-inchs (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas; 2 Tbsps minced fresh cilantro; 237 milliliters fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears); 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapeño pepper; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp margarine or butter; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 113 grams cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 237 milliliters Three-Pepper Salsa; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped; 158 milliliters chopped tomato

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Confetti Quesadillas a try. One portion of this dish contains around 30g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 537 calories. This pescatarian recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have lemon juice, cilantro, jalapeño pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Heat margarine in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Add onion, corn, and garlic, and saut 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Onion

Corn

Add tomato and jalapeo; saut 4 minutes. Stir in shrimp, lemon juice, cilantro, and salt; saut 3 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Cilantro

Shrimp

Tomato

Salt

Remove corn mixture from skillet; keep warm.

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Corn

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Place 1 tortilla in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat; top with 1/4 cup cheese. Spoon 1/2 cup corn mixture over cheese; top with a tortilla. Cook 3 minutes pressing down with a spatula until cheese melts. Turn carefully; cook until thoroughly heated (about 1 minute). Repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas, cheese, and corn mixture.

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Corn

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Cut each quesadilla into quarters; serve with Three-Pepper Salsa.

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Pepper

Salsa

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Servings:

88-inchs

(8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas 2Tbsps

minced fresh cilantro 237milliliters

fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears)1

garlic clove, minced 2teaspoons

minced seeded jalapeño pepper 2Tbsps

fresh lemon juice 1Tbsp

margarine or butter 237milliliters

chopped onion 113grams

cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 237milliliters

Three-Pepper Salsa 0teaspoons

salt 227grams

shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped 158milliliters

chopped tomato

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican can be paired with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Tudor Wines Balo Vineyard Pinot Noir. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 68 dollars.