Zucchini and Tuna Quesadillas

Submitted by Boomette

"This is from the issue of June 2006 of Coup de Pouce. Something that looks yummy and quite simple."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 pesto garlic tortillas
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup roasted red pepper pesto
• 2 (85 g) tuna, drained (the flavour requested is Dill & Lemon, but any other flavour is fine)
• 2 cups zucchini, grated
• 6 slices monterey jack pepper cheese
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Brush each side of tortilla with a little bit of oil.
2. In a large skillet, put one tortilla, oiled side down.
3. Spread half pesto and one can of tuna on the tortilla.
4. Sprinkle with half the zucchini and cover with 3 slices of cheese.
5. Add salt and pepper, if wanted.
6. Cover with another tortilla, oiled side up.
7. Heat at medium heat 4 to 6 minutes pressing with a spatula from time to time (flip at mid-cooking).
8. Set aside and keep warm.
9. Do the same with the remaining ingredients.
10. When ready to serve, cut each quesadilla in 6 wedges.

Reviews

[seesko]

I just enjoyed this for lunch and it was so good. I followed recipe exactly, except cut it down to serve two. I will be making this again. Thanks boomette for another great recipe. Made for 123 tag.

 

[invictus]

What a great idea! I cut the tuna in half as I felt it would be too much and thinly sliced the zucchini rather than grating. Made for a very nice lunch. Thanks Boomette!

 

[GoVegan]

Some lively flavors going on between the pepper jack and red pepper pesto - a really delicious lunch or snack. I used Recipe#245260 for the pesto and leftover cooked zucchini instead of grated. I used regular flour tortillas since I didn't have the pesto garlic type. Something totally different if you're having quesadilla burn-out!

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Full flavored tuna quesadilla with tuna?!?! I had to try this since it was so unique and I'm glad that I did. I skipped the olive oil and just used cooking spray. I used a total of 5 tortilla's for this, two each for my DS and DH and one for me - I just folded mine in half when I put it in the pan. My tuna was not flavored. One note - do be sure to squeeze the zucchini dry; it wasn't in the recipe and I forgot, then it was drippy. DH used salsa with his, I had some with and some without salsa - I couldn't decide which was better, liked it both ways! Made for Newest Zaar.