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Broccoli-Cheese Quesadilla
Yield: Makes 4 servings
These delicious quesadillas can be made ahead, wrapped individually and stored in the refrigerator of freezer. Then, on one of those busy mornings, just pop one into your child's lunch box!
Ingredients:
1
cup (4 ounces) shredded fat-free Cheddar cheese
1/2
cup finely chopped fresh broccoli
2
tablespoons picante sauce or salsa
4
(6- to 7-inch) corn or flour tortillas
1
teaspoon margarine, divided
Preparation:
1.
Combine cheese, broccoli and picante sauce in small bowl; mix well.
2.
Spoon 1/4 of the cheese mixture onto 1 side of each tortilla; fold tortilla over filling.
3.
Melt 1/2 teaspoon margarine in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 quesadillas; cook about 2 minutes on each side or until tortillas are golden brown and cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining margarine and quesadillas. Cool completely.
Cook's Tip:
Refrigerate individually wrapped quesadillas up to 2 days or freeze up to 3 weeks.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 quesadilla | |
| Sodium | 313 mg |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg |
| Saturated Fat | <1 g |
| Total Fat | 2 g |
| Calories from Fat | 13 % |
| Calories | 109 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Starch | 1 |
| Meat | 1 |
This recipe appears in: Roll-Ups & Quesadillas
