Mushroom Quesadillas, Healthy

Submitted by Annacia

"While this serves 6 keep in mind that these are HEALTHY portions. If your feeding teenage boys you'll be lucky to get 2 servings. However, you'll feel better knowing that they are eating good for them food. I actually reccomend the micro method on this one."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1⁄2 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 24 inches whole wheat tortillas
• 6 tablespoons shredded low-fat monterey jack pepper cheese or 6 tablespoons low-fat cheddar cheese
• salsa (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray a large skillet with vegetable oil. Cook mushrooms, onion and garlic in skillet over medium heat until onion is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Stir in cilantro and remove from heat. Arrange one-third of the mushroom mixture on half of one tortilla.
4. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Fold the other half of the tortilla over cheese.
5. Place on a baking sheet.
6. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 3 quesadillas total.
7. Bake quesadillas about 5 minutes, or until filling is hot and cheese melts.
8. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.
9. Serve warm with salsa if desired.

10. MICROWAVE METHOD:

11. Spray a microwave-safe casserole with vegetable oil.
12. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic.
13. Cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 5 to 7 minutes, or until onion is tender, stirring twice.
14. Stir in cilantro.
15. Assemble quesadillas as directed above and arrange them on a microwave-safe plate or platter.
16. Cook, rotating plate once, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 1 to 2 minutes, or until filling is hot and cheese melts.

Reviews

[Boomette]

I used maybe more of 8 ounces of mushrooms. I cooked them in olive oil until they were brown. I omitted the onion, garlic and cilantro. I'm sure with onion it's delicious but my BF doesn't really like onions (he says he has heartburns). I used orange cheddar cheese. It was so yummy like that. The taste of the mushrooms with the cheese :yummy: Thanks Annacia :) Made for 123 hit wonders.

 

[Sharon123]

Very simple, very nice! I used olive oil in place of spray. Tasty! Thank you Annacia!