All Recipes Best Recipe Seafood Shellfish Shrimp

Ingredients

¼ (16 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained and minced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste 2 small limes, juiced ¼ teaspoon chili powder 8 large shrimp - peeled, deveined, and chopped into bite-sized pieces 2 teaspoons olive oil ¼ small onion, minced 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas ½ cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Nutrition Info

594.5 calories carbohydrate: 65.6 g cholesterol: 160 mg fat: 23.7 g fiber: 5.5 g protein: 31.1 g saturatedFat: 10.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 1083 mg sugar: 2.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Combine roasted red peppers, cilantro, lime juice, and chili powder in a shallow dish. Toss chopped shrimp in the lime mixture. Chill in the refrigerator.
Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Saute onion in the hot oil until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and lime mixture and saute until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove mixture from the skillet.
Assemble quesadillas by placing shrimp mixture and Mexican cheese in between 2 tortillas.
Heat tortillas in the skillet over medium-low heat until cheese is melted and tortillas are crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Cut quesadillas into bite-sized segments and serve.

2 quesadillas

These shrimp quesadillas are perfect as a lunch, dinner, or snack. What a great way to use up fresh herbs and serve up a wholesome treat!