Shrimp And Mushroom Quesadillas Food

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 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.
• Stir salt, cumin, and chili powder into onion and bell peppers.
• Stir shrimp into onion and bell peppers and cook until shrimp are opaque and no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir jalapeno pepper and lime juice into shrimp mixture.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and brush with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
• 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.
• 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.

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Remove the tails from the shrimp.
• Spray a non-stick skillet with non-stick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, cumin and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and spinach and cook, stirring frequently until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, add the shrimp and cilantro.
• Place a tortilla on a work surface. Top half of the tortilla with 2 tablespoons of cheese, one-fourth of the shrimp mixture, then 2 tablespoons of cheese. Flatten and fold over the top half of the tortilla over the filling to form a semi-circle, lightly pressing the edges to seal.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients, making 4 quesdillas.
• Wipe the skillet clean, spray with non-stick spray, and set over medium heat.
• Add 2 quesadillas and cook until the cheese melts and outsides of the tortillas are lightly browned, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer quesadillas to a plate and keep warm.
• Repeat with remaining two quesadillas.

SHRIMP AND MUSHROOM QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 1 Stir together chili powder, cumin, and salt in small dish. Sprinkle shrimp with half of spice mixture and toss to coat. Spray large skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add shrimp to skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until shrimp are just opaque in the center, about 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to plate and set aside.
• 2 Spray same skillet with nonstick spray. Add mushrooms, onion, jalapeño, garlic, and remaining spice mixture to skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and most liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in shrimp and cilantro.
• 3 Layer one quarter each of shrimp mixture and Monterey Jack on half of each tortilla. Fold unfilled half of each tortilla over filling, pressing down lightly.
• 4 Wipe skillet clean, spray with nonstick spray, and set over medium-high heat. Add 2 quesadillas and cook until cheese melts and outsides of tortillas are lightly browned, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer quesadillas to a plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining 2 quesadillas. Serve with lime wedges.
• Serving size: (1 quesadilla)

BAKED SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 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.

STIR FRIED SHRIMP AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Saute garlic in oil, in skillet or wok for 1 minute.
• Add shrimp, mushrooms and onions.
• Stirfry for 1 minute.
• Stir in broth.
• Cook 2 minutes longer, or until shrimp turn pink.
• Serve over rice.
• Garnish with lemon.

SHRIMP AND SPINACH QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Toss the shrimp in a small pan with butter and cook for a few minutes untill opaque. Add spinach and garlic powder and stir to combine.
• Brush griddle with 1/2 of the melted butter and lay one whole tortilla on the griddle.
• Evenly spread the cheeses over the tortilla, not too close to center or edge.
• Spread the spinach filling over the cheese - spacing the shrimp out evenly.
• Cover with second tortilla.
• Brush top with remaining melted butter.
• When first side is BGD (golden brown and delicious) flip and cook until side two is GBD.
• Move to cutting board and cut into 8 equal pieces, using a pizza wheel, with one shrimp in the center of each piece.
• Enjoy!

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Using a pan, warm up both tortillas.
• On one of the tortillas spread some of the cheese all over the tortilla. Them add the rest of the ingredients, remember mushrooms is optional.
• Then add some more cheese on top of the ingredients to make the other tortilla stick. Becareful when flipping the quesadilla over.
• Toast until cheese is melted.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Prepare spinach according to package directions. Drain and pat dry.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese on one side of each tortilla. Place tortillas cheese side up on baking sheets, and bake 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and mushrooms, and cook about 5 minutes. Mix in spinach, and continue cooking 5 minutes. Place an equal amount of the mixture on the cheese side of each tortilla. Fold tortillas in half over the filling.
• Heat oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Place quesadillas in the skillet one at a time, and cook 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges to serve.