SHRIMP FRIED RICE QUESADILLAS

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Easy to make and always a treat, these fun quesadillas are bursting with flavor. The pepper Jack cheese gives them a nice kick. Feel free to add leftover fried rice.-Artland Campbell, Hyannis, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/4 pound uncooked shrimp (41-50 per pound), peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped sweet red pepper
2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1 large egg, beaten
1/3 cup cooked long grain rice
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 flour tortillas (8 inches)
2 slices pepper jack cheese (3/4 ounce each)

Steps:

In a small skillet, saute the shrimp, onion and peppers in 1 tablespoon butter until shrimp turn pink; remove and keep warm., In a small bowl, whisk the egg. In the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter until hot. Add egg; cook and stir over medium heat until egg is completely set. Stir in the rice, soy sauce and shrimp mixture., Spread remaining butter over 1 side of each tortilla. Place tortillas butter side down, on a griddle. Place a slice of cheese on each tortilla. Sprinkle shrimp mixture over half of each tortilla. Fold over and cook over low heat until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes on each side. Cut into wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 511 calories, Fat 30g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 242mg cholesterol, Sodium 903mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 24g protein.