Shrimp quesadillas with nectarines
By Chatelaine21
PREP TIME
15 min
TOTAL TIME
35 min
Makes
4 Servings
Shrimp quesadillas with nectarines recipe Photo by Roberto Caruso
Take the season's ripest, juiciest nectarines to tasty new heights with this delicious seafood quesadilla.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 450 g frozen raw shrimp , thawed and peeled
- 1/2 red onion , thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 1 red bell pepper , thinly sliced
- 1 tsp hot-red-chili-flakes
- 2 nectarines , unpeeled, cut into thin wedges
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 4 10-in. tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
Instructions
- HEAT a large non-stick pan over medium-high. Add 1 tsp oil, then shrimp. Cook until shrimp turns pink, about 1 min per side. Transfer to a medium bowl.
- ADD remaining 1 tsp oil to same pan. Add onion and garlic. Cook until onion is soft, about 2 min. Add red pepper and chili flakes. Cook until peppers are tender-crisp, 1 to 2 min. Transfer mixture to bowl with shrimp and stir in nectarines, cilantro and lime juice.
- WIPE pan clean and return to stovetop. Lay a tortilla in frying pan. Scatter a quarter of each shrimp mixture and cheese over half a tortilla. Fold tortilla to enclose filling. Cook until underside is golden, about 2 min. Then flip and continue until other side is golden, about 2 more min. Repeat with remaining tortillas and fillings.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 431,
- Protein
- 30 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 41 g,
- Fat
- 17 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 694 mg.
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