Your Basic Quesadilla Recipe

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Your Basic Quesadilla
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 flour tortillas , whatever size you want
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, more for bigger tortillas
  • salsa , however much and whatever heat you desire, for topping (optional)
  • sour cream , as much as you like, for topping (optional)

Directions:

  1. In a pan skillet large enough to hold one of the tortillas flat, melt 1/2 of the butter.
  2. Fry one side of one of the tortillas, then remove it from the pan.
  3. Put the rest of the butter in the pan, then put the unfried tortilla in to cook.
  4. Immediately sprinkle the cheese on top of the tortilla in the pan, then top with the previously fried tortilla, browned side up.
  5. Press them together with a spatula and fry the quesadilla until the cheese is melted.
  6. Remove it from the pan and cut in wedges like a pizza.
  7. Top with sour cream and/or salsa.
  8. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 420.89 Kcal (1762 kJ)
Calories from fat 267.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.77g 46%
Cholesterol 84.57mg 28%
Sodium 563.6mg 23%
Potassium 108.3mg 2%
Total Carbs 18.58g 6%
Sugars 0.66g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.96g 4%
Protein 19.45g 39%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 490mg 49%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 400.46 Kcal (1677 kJ)
Calories from fat 254.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.33g 46%
Cholesterol 80.46mg 28%
Sodium 536.25mg 23%
Potassium 103.05mg 2%
Total Carbs 17.68g 6%
Sugars 0.63g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.91g 4%
Protein 18.51g 39%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.5mg 9%
Calcium 466.3mg 49%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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