Mushroom-Garlic Quesadillas

Yields: 8 servings | 3 points per serving

My rating:

Another hit from Vegetarian Times! These are delicious, and easy to whip together on a work night. The only thing I did differently was that I used twice as much mushrooms & cheese in each quesadilla - so I only used 4 tortillas instead of 8, and then I just cut each one in half to make 8 servings. I like my quesadillas stuffed nice and full! VT suggests serving these with steamed broccoli florets and a flavorful rice or grain pilaf.

Ingredients:

1 medium onion, sliced (I used 1/2 small grated onion)
1/2 tsp. olive oil or butter
1/2 tsp. sugar
8 oz. sliced button mushrooms
8 oz. shiitake, stemmed, or oyster mushrooms, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup minced parsley
8 fat-free, whole-wheat flour tortillas
6 oz. white cheddar, smoked Gouda or soy cheese (1.5 cups)

Directions:

In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until soft and starting to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle sugar over onion and add mushrooms and garlic. Cook and stir occasionally, until mushrooms soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in parsley and transfer to serving plate. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Rinse and dry skillet, and reheat over high heat.

Heat tortillas in hot skillet, 1 minute each side, adjusting heat so tortillas don’t burn. Divide mushroom mixture among 8 tortillas, placing mixture on one side of tortilla. Sprinkle cheese evenly over mushrooms. Fold tortillas in half over filling.

Cook quesadillas in same skillet until golden and crisp on both sides and cheese is melted. Serve hot.

Yields: 8 quesadillas / 3 points per quesadilla

Nutritional Info: (per quesadilla) 170 CAL; 8 G TOTAL FAT ( 4 SAT. FAT) ; 17 G CARB.; 23 MG CHOL; 632 MG SOD.; 7 G FIBER (NI taken from Vegetarian Times)

Source: Vegetarian Times