Shrimp Quesadillas

Name: Shrimp Quesadillas
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 onion, sliced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced; 1 green bell pepper, sliced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced; 1 lime, juiced; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed; 6 large flour tortillas; 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, divided

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
6 large flour tortillas
3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, divided

Directions

1

Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper in the hot oil, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and peppers are soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
2

Stir salt, cumin, and chili powder into onion and bell peppers.
3

Stir shrimp into onion and bell peppers and cook until shrimp are opaque and no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes.
4

Remove skillet from heat; stir jalapeno pepper and lime juice into shrimp mixture.
5

Heat a skillet over medium heat and brush with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
6

Place a tortilla in the hot oil. Spoon about 1/6 shrimp filling and 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend on one side of tortilla. Fold tortilla in half.
7

Cook until bottom of tortilla is lightly browned, about 5 minutes; flip and cook other side until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.