Shrimp (Camarones) Quesadillas

Name: Shrimp (Camarones) Quesadillas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup fresh corn kernel (about 2 ears); 1 garlic clove, minced; 2/3 cup chopped tomato; 1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapenos; 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon or 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 8 flour tortillas; 1 cup monterey jack cheese or 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Submitted by Galley Wench

"This recipe is hearty enough to make a meal and it's quick and easy! The original recipe came form cooking light."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup fresh corn kernel (about 2 ears)
1 garlic clove, minced
²⁄₃ cup chopped tomato
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons minced seeded jalapenos
¹⁄₂ lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lemon or 2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
8 flour tortillas
1 cup monterey jack cheese or 1 cup mozzarella cheese

directions

Heat butter in nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add onions, corn, and garlic, and saute for 30 seconds.
Add tomato and jalapeno and saute for 4 minutes. Stir in shrimp, lemon/lime juice, cilantro and salt; saute for 3 minutes. Remove corn mixture from skillet and keep warm.
Place 1 tortilla in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat; top with 1/4 cup cheese. Spoon 1/2 cup corn mixture over cheese; top with another tortilla.
Cook 3 minutes pressing down with a spatula until cheese melts.
Turn carefully; cook until thoroughly heated (about 1 minute).
Repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas, cheese and corn mixture.
Cut each quesadilla into quarters, serve with homemade salsa.

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Reviews

Oh my gosh this is good! Perfect summer meal that doesn't heat up the kitchen for long, great use of summer corn and tomatos. Didn't have cilantro or jalapenos, so in stead of peppers and salt, sub'd Emeril's Essense and additional cayenne. Served with salsa and light sour cream, DH and 6 yr old picky eater loved it. I always look for reviews by kittencal!

bethstacy
We enjoyed this Quesadillas recipe, I did increase the jalapeno peppers and omitted the cilantro, the flavors blended together well, these were served with spicy salsa, thanks for sharing Galley!...Kitten:)

Kittencalrecipezazz
These were good. I used jack/cheddar combination. LOVED the cilantro flavor with the shrimp. Made for ZWT III.

Vicki in CT

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Galley Wench

Oro Valley, Arizona

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside . . . Chardonnay in one hand . . .chocolate in the other; the body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"

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