Best Cheesy Pepper Quesadillas Recipes

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CHEESY PEPPER QUESADILLAS



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Denise Kubinski of Garfield Heights, Ohio came up with this recipe for her employer, a catering firm that serves the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. "We sometimes add grilled chicken," she says.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 flour tortillas (8 inches)
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup julienned sweet yellow pepper
1/4 cup julienned sweet red pepper
1/4 cup julienned red onion
Garlic salt, optional
Salsa and sour cream, optional

Steps:

  • Brush butter over both sides of tortillas. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Over half of each tortilla, sprinkle 1 tablespoon Monterey Jack cheese and 1 tablespoon cheddar cheese; layer with peppers, onion, garlic salt if desired and remaining cheese. Fold tortillas over filling., Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut into wedges. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts :

CHEESY CHICKEN-PEPPER QUESADILLAS



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How do you build the tastiest chicken quesadillas? Put shredded cheese both on the top and the bottom of chicken and veggies-then bake until delicious.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 red peppers, cut into thin strips
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
4 flour tortillas (10 inch)
1 cup KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F.
  • Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add peppers and mushrooms; cook 8 to 10 min or until peppers are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in chicken.
  • Place 2 tortillas on foil-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle tortillas with half the cheese. Top with chicken mixture and remaining cheese; cover with remaining tortillas.
  • Bake 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown. Cut each quesadilla in half to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 520, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 900 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 33 g

CHEESY PEPPER QUESADILLAS



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These Cheesy Pepper Quesadillas ensure you'll have a vegetarian option at the cookout. (Which is not to say they'll be safe from the meat-eaters!)

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Meal Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
1 pkg. (7 oz.) KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses
1 green onion, sliced
6 flour tortillas (6 inch)

Steps:

  • Cook peppers in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 4 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
  • Top half of each tortilla with cheese, peppers and onions; fold in half to enclose filling.
  • Spray skillet with additional cooking spray. Use to cook quesadillas, in batches, 2 to 3 min. on each side or until crisp and lightly browned on both sides. Cut into wedges to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 460 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, Protein 10 g

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