Best Healthy Quesadillas Recipes

HEALTHY CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a medium-heavy skillet, saute the onions, garlic and peppers until soft in the 2 tablespoons chicken broth.
• Add the chili peppers and tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes more until the liquid has evaporated.
• Add the chicken and stir well to combine.
• Spray a cold skillet with the nonstick spray and heat over medium heat.
• Place a tortilla in the pan and sprinkle with 1/8 cup cheese.
• Add about a quarter of the chicken mixture and top with another 1/8 cup cheese.
• Cover with another tortilla and cook for two to three minutes or until golden brown.
• Flip the quesadilla over and cook for an additional two minutes.
• Remove from the heat and cut into edges.
• Keep warm while frying the remaining quesadillas.
• Serve with salsa, scallions, and fat-free sour cream.

HEART-HEALTHY SALMON QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoons of the olive oil in a medium (10-inch) nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Place the kale in the skillet and cook until just wilted, about 4 to 5 minutes. Season with the kosher salt or sea salt. Remove the kale from the skillet and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix together the shredded cheeses. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining teaspoon of olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Place one tortilla in the bottom of the skillet.
• Top half of the tortilla with 1/4 cup of the kale, one-quarter of the flaked salmon and 1/4 cup of the shredded cheese mixture.
• Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling and cook for one minute, pressing down lightly with the back of a spatula.
• Using tongs, gently flip the quesadilla over and cook another minute or two, until lightly browned. Repeat with remaining three tortillas and fillings.
• Cut each quesadilla into three triangles. Serve immediately with guacamole, tomato salsa and non-fat sour cream, if desired.

HEALTHY QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• heat pan over med heat.
• put 1 tortilla in the pan.
• spread all cheeses onto the center of tortilla.
• put in tomato, onion, and pepper over the cheese.
• crumble bacon and sprinkle it on.
• finish with cilantro and salt.
• fry the reminding tortilla, both sides.
• remove and serve.

QUICK AND HEALTHY BLACK BEAN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Mash beans.
• Add salsa, seasoning, and onion. Mix well.
• Divide filling onto two tortillas. Top with cheese and the remaining two tortillas.
• Spray griddle or skillet with non-fat cooking spray and brown tortillas on both sides.
• Use pizza cutter to cut into wedges.
• Serve with guac, sour cream, or salsa on the side.

HEALTHY STUFFED VEGETARIAN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place oven on the broil setting.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Mix flour and water well, and cook like a pancake in the skillet until cooked through--about 2-3 minutes each side.
• Place tortillas on a baking sheet. On one side of the tortillas, spread salsa. Top with green bell pepper, onion, and cheese. Fold the tortillas in half, and place in the oven. Broil for 2-3 minutes, until the edges are browned. Flip them over, and broil another 2-3 minutes on the other side.
• Remove from oven, and spread fat free sour cream on top. Serve warm.

MUSHROOM QUESADILLAS, HEALTHY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a large skillet with vegetable oil. Cook mushrooms, onion and garlic in skillet over medium heat until onion is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in cilantro and remove from heat. Arrange one-third of the mushroom mixture on half of one tortilla.
• Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Fold the other half of the tortilla over cheese.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 3 quesadillas total.
• Bake quesadillas about 5 minutes, or until filling is hot and cheese melts.
• Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.
• Serve warm with salsa if desired.
• MICROWAVE METHOD:.
• Spray a microwave-safe casserole with vegetable oil.
• Add mushrooms, onion and garlic.
• Cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 5 to 7 minutes, or until onion is tender, stirring twice.
• Stir in cilantro.
• Assemble quesadillas as directed above and arrange them on a microwave-safe plate or platter.
• Cook, rotating plate once, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 1 to 2 minutes, or until filling is hot and cheese melts.

HEALTHY CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cook the spinach. Sprinkle cheese, chicken, and spinach on half of the tortilla. Rub BBQ sauce on other half. Grill on the pan, enjoy! Very easy and quick. If you want the full quesadilla, double everything.