BAKED CRAB QUESADILLAS APPETIZERS

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Unlike most quesadillas, these are baked, not fried. These are also cut into thirds for appetizers, but if you'd like, leave them whole and have them for a meal! I love crab, and I love cheese. I also tend to like flour tortillas! So this is something that worked out well in my appetizer repertoire!

Provided by breezermom

Categories     Crab

Time 25m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 lb lump crabmeat, drained
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
16 (8 inch) flour tortillas
1/2 cup jalapeno jack cheese, shredded (I always tend to add a little more...I love cheese!)

Steps:

  • Combine butter and oil; set aside.
  • Saute onion, peppers, and garlic in 2 tbsp reserved butter mixture in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until tender. Remove from heat. Gently stir in crabmeat and next 3 ingredients.
  • Place on tortillas on baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining butter mixture. Turn tortillas over; spread crabmeat mixture evenly over half of each tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese. Fold tortillas in half.
  • Bake at 475 degrees for 4 minutes or until golden. Cut each tortilla into thirds. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1201, Fat 57, SaturatedFat 19.3, Cholesterol 143.1, Sodium 2617.3, Carbohydrate 122.4, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 6.4, Protein 47.9

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