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Shrimp Quesadilla

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Category: Sandwiches

 Ingredients List

  • 3 sm Bell peppers, red, yellow,
  • Green -- finely diced
  • 1 sm Red onion -- chopped
  • 2 tb Olive oil
  • 24 md Cooked shrimp -- coarsely
  • Chopped
  • 1 tb Chopped fresh cilantro
  • 12 Flour tortillas -- 6-inch
  • 3 tb Unsalted butter -- melted
  • 12 oz Shredded Monterey jack
  • Cheese -- or
  • Options--
  • 6 oz Pepper jack cheese -- low
  • Fat
  • 1 1/2 c Texas Caviar Salad --
  • Commercially blended

 Directions

Saute peppers and onion in oil in skillet until tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in shrimp and coriander leaves. Brush 1 side of each of 6 tortillas
with melted butter. Arrange buttered side down on baking sheet(s). Top
each tortilla with equal amounts of shrimp mixture and cheese. Cover with
remaining tortilla; lightly press down. Brush tops with butter.

Bake 500F until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cut into quarters;
arrange on 6 serving plates. For canapes, cut each quesadilla into 6
wedges.

Serve with a bean and corn salsa or pico de gallo and shredded lettuce.

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