Baked Shrimp Quesadillas

Name: Baked Shrimp Quesadillas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 32 Appetizers, 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 4 jalapeno peppers, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lb shrimp, chopped (I used whole frozen salad shrimp, cooked, and just let them defrost naturally in the refrigerator); 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 16 regular size flour tortillas; 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded

Submitted by DeeBee

"I like to use whole small salad shrimp for this recipe."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 32 Appetizers
Serves:: 16

ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, melted
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
4 jalapeno peppers, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb shrimp, chopped (I used whole frozen salad shrimp, cooked, and just let them defrost naturally in the refrigerator)
³⁄₄ cup mayonnaise
¹⁄₄ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
16 regular size flour tortillas
2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded

directions

Combine butter and oil; set aside.
Sauté onion, peppers and garlic in 4 TB butter mixture in medium sauté pan on medium heat until tender.
Add shrimp, if using raw shrimp, sauté till pink.
Remove pan from heat, add next 3 ingredients.
Place tortillas on foil lined baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining butter mix.
Turn tortilla over so buttered side is down; spread with shrimp mixture evenly over half of each tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese.
Distribute mixture evenly between all tortillas.
Fold over in half pressing a little.
Bake at 475 for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
Cut in half with a pizza cutter for appetizers or serve whole for brunch.
Serve warm with salsa and sour cream if desired.

Questions & Replies

Nowhere do I see 3/4 cup of mayo being used. Am I missing something?

chuckboch

Reviews

These were very good and very simple. I did have to change a couple of ingredients because I had no Monterey Jack & no jalapenos. But I did have pepper jack cheese and used that. I cut the recipe down to make 4 quesadillas but used nearly the full amount of cheese. Thanks for a delicious supper for my husband & me.

CASunshine

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DeeBee

Atco, NJ

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