Farmer’s Market Vegetarian Quesadillas

Description

Making the most of simple, fresh ingredients found at your local Farmer’s Market, these quesadillas make great appetizers or a quick and healthy meal. Serve while hot with your favorite salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
  • ½ cup chopped zucchini
  • ½ cup chopped yellow squash
  • ½ cup chopped red onion
  • ½ cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • cooking spray
  • 6 (9 inch) whole wheat tortillas
  • 1 ¼ cups shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. In a large nonstick pan
  2. cook red pepper
  3. zucchini
  4. yellow squash
  5. onion
  6. and mushrooms in olive oil over medium to medium-high heat for about 7 minutes
  7. or until just tender. Remove vegetables from pan.
  8. Coat the same pan with cooking spray
  9. and place one tortilla in pan. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese evenly over tortilla
  10. and layer 3/4 cup of the vegetable mixture over the cheese. Sprinkle another 1/8 cup of cheese on the vegetables
  11. and top with a second tortilla. Cook until golden on both sides
  12. for approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove quesadilla from pan
  13. and repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into 8 triangles with a pizza cutter. Serve hot.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 6

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