Steak Quesadilla

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 503.9
  • Total Fat: 20.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 83.3 mg
  • Sodium: 919.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
  • Protein: 37.3 g

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Introduction

Excellent date-night-in receipe or family night recipe. I served this with my chickpea hummus receipe and it was extremely satisfying! Curbed my red meat craving in an instant!! The kids really liked it even though it was a "grown up" like cuisine. Excellent date-night-in receipe or family night recipe. I served this with my chickpea hummus receipe and it was extremely satisfying! Curbed my red meat craving in an instant!! The kids really liked it even though it was a "grown up" like cuisine.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb of lean steak, top sirloin. Trim any fat. slice into strips.
    1/4 cup lime juice
    1 tbsp Olive Oil
    2 garlic cloves (pureed or grated)
    1/2 tbsp cumin powder
    1 tbsp chili powder
    1 tsp kosher salt

    1 large yellow onion

    16 small flour tortilla shells (6")

    16 oz skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Combine meat, lime juice, garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt olive oil and 1/4 cup water into sealable container. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

After merinade is complete heat skillet and brown meat until cooked to desired wellness. Add sliced onions to meat until tender.

Heat non-stick panini maker or lightly sprayed skillet/fry pan.

Place base tortilla shell onto heated surface. Top with 2 oz. meat, onions and 1/4 cup skim mozzarella cheese. Top meat mixture with additional flour tortilla. Close panini maker OR place a small fry pan ontop of quesidillas in hot skillet/fry pan. Cook until each side is golden brown.

Serve with chick pea hummus and salsa.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PRAISEHIM2DAY.