Veggie Quesadillas

This dish, full of veggies and cheese, is made with whole wheat tortillas. Top with salsa and use whatever veggies you have on hand.

• Prep: 15 min
• Cook: 20 min
• Total: 35 min
• Servings: 4
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Difficulty: Easy

Dietary

• Vegetarian
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Egg-Free
• Pescatarian
• High-Fiber

Tags

• quick
• healthy
• savory
• kid-friendly
• comfort food
• sauté

Ingredients

• 1 cooking oil spray
• 1 zucchini (medium, chopped)
• 0.5 head broccoli (chopped)
• 1 green bell pepper (medium, seeded, chopped)
• 1 onion (medium, peeled, chopped)
• 1 carrot (medium, shredded)
• 4 whole wheat tortillas (medium)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese (low-fat, shredded)
• 0.5 cup salsa (fresh)

Instructions

1. Wash vegetables.
2. Spray pan with cooking oil spray.
3. Cook vegetables on medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Remove from pan.
5. Spray pan with cooking spray.
6. Place tortilla in the pan.
7. Sprinkle with half the vegetables and half of the cheese.
8. Place the other tortilla on top.
9. Cook on medium heat for 4 to 6 minutes or until the cheese starts to melt and the bottom tortilla starts to brown.
10. Flip quesadilla.
11. Cook for 4 minutes or until tortilla browns.
12. Repeat steps 4 - 5.
13. Cut each quesadilla in half.
14. Serve with salsa.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 304
• Protein: 15.7 g
• Carbohydrates: 36.3 g
• Fat: 10.8 g
• Fiber: 8.5 g
• Sodium: 536 mg
• Saturated Fat: 5.9 g
• Sugar: 7.6 g
• Cholesterol: 21 mg