Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Spinach and mushroom quesadilla


Quesadillas are pretty simple to throw together and I'm sure everyone has a go to quesadilla "recipe" by now. This one is spicy, smoky, and full of veggies so you can pretend that it is healthy. The recipe makes one quesadilla, obviously increase the quantities of everything if you want to make more than that.

Ingredients:

2 flour tortillas (I used the fajita size)
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 slices of red onion
5-6 mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chiffonaded spinach (probably 3 good handfulls)
1 tablespoon reduced fat cream cheese
dash garlic powder
dash cayenne pepper
4-5 dashes of liquid smoke*
salt and pepper, to taste
2 ounces (1/4 block) of mozzarella, shredded

Directions:

Saute onion and mushroom in olive oil over medium heat until the mushrooms soften and brown (stop before the onions brown though!) this should take like 2-4 minutes after the oil is hot. Toss the spinach in the pan and add just a tiny splash of water to start the wilting process. Cook until spinach is dark green and wilted. Lower the heat to low and add cream cheese. Stir until it is melted. Season with garlic, cayenne, salt, pepper, and liquid smoke (if using). Set aside. Preheat your broiler. Place on tortilla on top of aluminum foil, add half your cheese, then top with veggies, then add the rest of the cheese. Place the other tortilla on top and give it a good squish. Spray it with non-stick spray and sprinkle it with salt. Cook it under the broiler and watch it closely. Take it out when it turns golden brown and has a few darker brown spots on it. Flip it over and watch it even more closely. It is done when it is golden brown on both sides. Let it rest for a little bit and then slice it with a pizza cutter. Serve with lettuce, tomato, and sour cream (or whatever you want to serve it with).

*I realize that no normal human has liquid smoke on hand. You definitely don't have to use it but I really like to add it for a smoky flavor. You could substitute smoked paprika instead or used smoked mozzarella or leave it out entirely.

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