Making Quesadillas Healthy
Do you think quesadillas are bad for you? Today I am going to prove that this is not necessarily the case. So let's get started making some easy and delicious healthy quesadillas.
Ingredients
- 1 Quesadilla
- ½ cup Shredded Mexican cheese high quality, low-fat
- ½ tsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Red Onion finely choped
- ½ cup Tomato finely choped
- 1 tsp Jalapeno finely choped
- 1 tbsp Cilantro finely choped
- 2 tbsp Black beans
Instructions
- Lightly brush some avocado oil on one side of the tortilla
- Add half of one serving of a quality Mexican cheese -preferably low-fat- to half of the tortilla
- Load it with red onion, tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, and black beans.
- Top it with the remaining cheese.
- Cook until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden brown.
- Fold the quesadilla and cook a little longer to make sure that the cheese adhere to both sides.
- Cut the quesadilla with a pizza cutter and then serve it with avocado, salsa, and more cilantro.
- I love to use plain no-fat Greek yogurt as a low-fat substitute for the sour cream.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Making Quesadillas Healthy
Amount per Serving
Calories
240
% Daily Value*
Fat
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
35
mg
12
%
Sodium
555
mg
24
%
Potassium
387
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
17
g
34
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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