By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dietitian's tip:
Tortillas come in two basic types: corn and wheat. Wheat tortillas, made from white flour, are often labeled "flour tortillas." Whole-wheat tortillas are made from whole-grain flour.
Number of servings
Serves 8
- Meatless
- Healthy-carb
- High-fiber
Ingredients
- 4-ounce can diced green chili peppers, drained
- Half a small onion, diced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 8 10-inch fat-free whole-wheat tortillas
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
In a bowl, combine peppers, onion and cumin. Sprinkle each tortilla with cheese, using 1/4 cup cheese on each. Divide pepper mixture among tortillas, spreading it over cheese. Fold each tortilla in half and put in greased 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Cover pan with foil. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese melts. Remove foil. Cut each tortilla into 4 pieces. Serve with your favorite salsa for dipping.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 4 pieces
- Calories 149
- Total fat 8 g
- Saturated fat 5 g
- Trans fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated fat 2 g
- Cholesterol 18 mg
- Sodium 480 mg
- Total carbohydrate 15 g
- Dietary fiber 10 g
- Added sugars 0 g
- Protein 11 g
- Grains and grain products 1
- Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1/2
- Protein and dairy 1/2
- Carbohydrates 1
- Meat and meat substitutes 1/2
- Starches 1
This recipe is one of 400 recipes collected in the "Fix-It and Enjoy-It! Healthy Cookbook" published by Good Books.
July 02, 2015Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/quesadillas/rcp-20049938