Shrimp Quesadilla
Ingredients
- 1/4 lb small baby shrimp
- 2 tablespoons lime juice or 2 tablespoons lemon juice ⓘ
- 1/4 jalapenos or 1/4 serrano chili, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon green onion, chopped ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped ⓘ
- 2 medium sized flour tortillas ⓘ
- 3/4 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded ⓘ
- 1/4 avocado, sliced
- dollop sour cream ⓘ
- salt and pepper ⓘ
Instructions
- Place shrimp in a bowl.
- Add lime or lemon juice, chiles, green onion, cilantro.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Let Marinade for 10-30 minutes.
- Strain out the juice.
- Heat a cast iron or stick-free skillet on medium high.
- Add 1/2 tsp of oil amd spread it around the pan.
- Place 1 tortilla on the skillet.
- Flip it over a few times, 10 seconds between flips so that air pockets form.
- Do this with the second tortilla also. Leave the 2nd tortilla in the pan.
- Sprinkle the tortilla with the grated cheese.
- Distribute the shrimp mixture on top of the cheese.
- Place the other tortilla on top.
- Use 2 spatulas(one on top and one on bottom) to flip the quesadilla over when the bottom tortilla is nicely toasted and the cheese has begun to melt.
- Remove the quesadilla from the pan when the now bottom tortilla has toasted sufficiently.
- Cut like a pie into six pieces.
- Serve with avocado slices and sour cream. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
223
kcal
11% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).