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Healthy Farmer's Market Vegetarian Quesadillas

 
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Quick and easy to make, light, tasty and crispy. Serve with sour cream, salsa or guacamole.

Yield

6

servings

Prep

12

min

Cook

15

min

Ready

28

min

Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sodium-Free, Low Sodium
 

Ingredients

½ cup sweet red bell peppers
½ cup zucchini
chopped
½ cup yellow summer squash
chopped
*
½ cup red onion
chopped
½ cup mushrooms
chopped
*
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 x nonstick cooking spray
as needed
*
6 each flour tortillas, whole wheat
9 inch
*
1 ¼ cups cheddar cheese, reduced-fat
shredded and sharp
*

Directions

In a large nonstick pan, cook red pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, and mushrooms in olive oil over medium to medium-high heat for about 7 minutes, or until just tender.

Remove vegetables from pan.

Coat the same pan with cooking spray, and place one tortilla in pan.

Sprinkle ¼ cup of cheese evenly over tortilla, and layer ¾ cup of the vegetable mixture over the cheese.

Sprinkle another ⅛ cup of cheese on the vegetables, and top with a second tortilla.

Cook until golden on both sides, for approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Remove quesadilla from pan, and repeat with remaining ingredients.

Cut each quesadilla into 8 triangles with a pizza cutter.

Serve hot.

 

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 52g (1.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 3160% of calories from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 32%
Calcium 1% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?

 

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