Garden quesadillas

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
2 small green and/or red sweet peppers, cut into strips1 small onion, cut into thin, 1" long strips1 large tomato, chopped2 tsp olive oil1/2 tsp ground cumin1/2 tsp chili powder2 tbsp fresh cilantro1/3 cup lowfat cream cheese5 6-7" whole wheat tortillas
Directions
Preheat oven to 425.

1. In a large, nonstick skillet cook peppers and onion in 1 tsp of the oil for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in cumin and chili powder. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Stir in the cilantro. Set aside.

2. Spread cream cheese over half of 1 side of each tortilla. Top with pepper mixture. Fold tortilla in half over peppers, pressing gently.

3. Place tortillas on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tortillas with remaining oil. Bake at 425 for 5 minutes. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Serve with warm salsa, if desired.

Makes 10 servings (each serving is 2 of the wedges, or 1/4 of the total tortilla)

*adapted from BH&G New Dieter's cookbook

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HIPTEACHERGIRL.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 102.5
  • Total Fat: 3.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 4.4 mg
  • Sodium: 226.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

Member Reviews
  • SONICB
    I loved this. Didn't have tomatoes, so left that out, added mushrooms. Also used a sprinkle of cheddar cheese instead of cream cheese. I loved the cilantro in it! - 7/9/09
  • 2DAWN4
    Tweaked it a bit but thanks. A very yummy recipe! - 12/30/13
  • FERSURERAINBOWS
    This was delicious! Instead of using tomatoes cilantro (there were none in my house), I used potatoes. - 10/25/08
  • JKAPLAN86
    I made it without the cilantro - tasted great! - 7/26/08
  • CALEREAN
    I love this! I was skeptical about using the cream cheese at first, but it was so good!!! I shall not doubt again - 5/18/11