Tuna Melt Quesadilla

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 268.8
  • Total Fat: 9.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 24.4 mg
  • Sodium: 499.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
  • Protein: 13.3 g

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Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    1/2 can Tuna in water (5 oz. can)
    1/4 tbs Cumin
    1/4 tbs Cayenne Pepper
    1/4 tbs Paprika
    1/4 tbs Fresh ground pepper
    1/3 cup Diced tomatoes
    1/4 cup Chopped onion
    1/2 cup Cooked spinach
    1 oz Colby Jack Cheese
    2 Flour Tortillas

Directions

1) Heat pan over medium high heat. Grade cheese or buy shredded cheese.

2) Drain tuna and mix half in a bowl with the cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, fresh ground pepper and tomatoes.

3) When the pan is hot, spray with non-fat cooking spray and toss in onions. Cook until slightly brown. Add Spinach and cook until spinach has been reduced to about 1/4 of original volume. Mix well into tuna.

4) Heat tortillas in a dry skillet one at a time for about 20 sec on each side.

5) with one tortilla heating in pan, add half of the cheese. When cheese begins to melt, pour on tuna mixture and spread evenly. Top tuna mixture with the rest to the cheese. Put second tortilla on top and flip.

6) When second tortilla is slightly crispy, remove from pan, cut into quarters and serve.


Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KIMAWONG.