Best Three Pepper Quesadillas Recipes

THREE PEPPER QUESADILLAS

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Every bite into these Three Pepper Quesadillas reveals a colorful rainbow of peppers and creamy, cheesy goodness.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Meal Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 30 servings, 1 piece each

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup thin green pepper strips
1 cup thin red pepper strips
1 cup thin yellow pepper strips
1/2 cup thin onion slices
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
10 flour tortillas (6 inch)
1 jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook and stir peppers and onion in butter in large skillet on medium-high heat until crisp-tender. Stir in cumin. Drain, reserving liquid.
Beat cream cheese and cheddar cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Spoon 2 Tbsp. cheese mixture onto each tortilla; top each evenly with pepper mixture. Fold tortillas in half; place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush with reserved liquid.
Bake 10 minutes or until heated through. Cut each tortilla into thirds. Serve warm with salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 270 mg, Carbohydrate 8 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, Protein 3 g

THREE PEPPER QUESADILLAS

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We love these appetizer quesadillas and serve them often at parties. The recipe came from a community cookbook called Simple Elegance and it is one of our favorties.

Provided by Lvs2Cook

Categories Vegetable

Time 45m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup green pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, undrained
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
1 (18 ounce) package homestyle burrito-size flour tortillas
butter
cumin or chili powder, to taste
8 ounces sour cream
1/4 cup salsa

Steps:

Saute peppers and onions in margarine in a large skillet.
Stir in cumin.
Spoon out any liquid in the skillet.
Set pepper mixture aside.
In a small bowl, combine green chilies, cream cheese and cheddar cheese (the recipe may be made ahead up to this point).
Assemble quesadillas as follows: spread about 3-4 tablespoons of cheese mixture on 1/2 of a flour tortilla.
Top with sauteed peppers and onions.
Fold over.
Very lightly spread butter on the top of the folded tortilla and sprinkle with cumin or chili powder.
Place on cookie sheet and bake in preheated 400º oven for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.
Cut into thirds or fourths.
Mix sour cream and salsa together and serve as a dip with the cut quesadillas.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 733.6, Fat 47.9, SaturatedFat 26.4, Cholesterol 122.5, Sodium 1067.5, Carbohydrate 56.2, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 8.5, Protein 21.2

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