Nutrients per serving
- Protein: 13.0 gram
- Fat: 14.0 gram
- Carbohydrates: 54.0 grams
- Calories: 394
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Kick It Up Vegetable Quesadillas
Pick the heat of the salsa to suit your taste, mild, medium or hot. Don't bother peeling the potatoes - the skin adds fibre and saves a step.
Cooking Time: 30 to 35 Minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- 3 medium Ontario Yukon Gold Potatoes (about 1 lb/500 g)
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
- 1 Ontario Onion, diced
- Half Ontario Greenhouse Sweet Red Pepper
- 1 tsp (5 mL) each of chili powder and ground cumin
- 1 cup (250 mL) salsa (mild, medium or hot)
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole kernel corn (canned or frozen, thawed)
- 6 large (10 inch/25 cm) flour tortillas or wraps
- 1 cup (250 mL) shredded Cheddar cheese
- Chopped fresh coriander (for adults), optional
- Additional salsa and/or sour cream, optional
Preparation:
Scrub and pierce potatoes in several places with knife. Microwave at High for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Let cool enough to handle; chop.
In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes. Sprinkle with chili powder and cumin, stirring into vegetables. Add salsa and corn; cook until heated through and thickened. Spread about 3/4 cup (175 mL) potato mixture on half of each tortilla. Sprinkle each with cheese and chopped coriander, if using. Fold tortilla over to form crescent.
Cook quesadillas individually in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until lightly browned and crisp on underside, about 2 minutes. Carefully turn over and cook until crisp on underside, about 1 minute. Remove to cutting board; let stand a minute before cutting into wedges. Serve with more salsa and/or sour cream, if desired.
Note: You can bake quesadillas on large baking sheet in 400 F (200 C) oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp, turning over once.
Make-ahead tip: Filling mixture can be made ahead; cover and refrigerate. Microwave until warm, then fill and cook quesadillas.
NOTE: Microwave recipes tested in a 700-watt microwave oven. Power level terminology in microwave ovens varies; check your owner's manual and use whichever word or number gives you the same percentages as in the recipe (High is always 100%). If your oven differs, cooking times may vary.
