Shrimp Quesadillas

Description

Spicy quesadillas with a fajita-style shrimp filling. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
  • 6 large flour tortillas
  • 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, divided

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion
  2. red bell pepper
  3. and green bell pepper in the hot oil
  4. stirring frequently
  5. until onion is translucent and peppers are soft
  6. 6 to 8 minutes.
  7. Stir salt
  8. cumin
  9. and chili powder into onion and bell peppers.
  10. Stir shrimp into onion and bell peppers and cook until shrimp are opaque and no longer pink in the center
  11. 3 to 5 minutes.
  12. Remove skillet from heat; stir jalapeno pepper and lime juice into shrimp mixture.
  13. Heat a skillet over medium heat and brush with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
  14. Place a tortilla in the hot oil. Spoon about 1/6 shrimp filling and 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend on one side of tortilla. Fold tortilla in half.
  15. Cook until bottom of tortilla is lightly browned
  16. about 5 minutes; flip and cook other side until lightly browned
  17. 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 6

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