Corn and Chile Quesadillas

Vegetarian
Health score
11%
Corn and Chile Quesadillas
55 min.
4
332kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 pound anaheim chiles 
  • cup whole-kernel corn frozen thawed
  • 8-inch flour tortillas ()
  • ounces aged gouda cheese shredded
  • 0.3 cup green onions chopped
  • 0.1 teaspoon ground pepper black
  • teaspoons olive oil 
  • 0.5 cup bottled salsa 
  • 1.3 ounces shiitake mushroom caps thinly sliced

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • aluminum foil
  • broiler
  • ziploc bags

Directions

  1. Preheat broiler.
  2. Cut chiles in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes.
  3. Place chile halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil 8 minutes or until blackened.
  4. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal.
  5. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel and chop. Reduce oven temperature to 20
  6. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  7. Add mushrooms; saut 2 minutes.
  8. Add corn, onions, and pepper; saut 2 minutes.
  9. Place mixture in a bowl; stir in chopped chiles. Wipe pan clean.
  10. Place about 1/4 cup mushroom mixture and 1/4 cup cheese over half of 1 tortilla. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 1/4 cups mushroom mixture, remaining 3/4 cup cheese, and remaining 3 tortillas.
  11. Heat pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
  12. Place 1 tortilla in pan; cook 2 minutes or until cheese melts and bottom is golden. Fold tortilla in half; place on a baking sheet.
  13. Place in 200 oven to keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas.
  14. Cut each quesadilla into wedges; serve with salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Calories332kcal
Protein15.39%
Fat38.62%
Carbs45.99%

Properties

Glycemic Index
39.25
Glycemic Load
8.35
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
13.416521699532%

Flavonoids

Kaempferol
0.09mg
Quercetin
0.67mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:332.04kcal
16.6%
Fat:14.46g
22.25%
Saturated Fat:6.86g
42.91%
Carbohydrates:38.76g
12.92%
Net Carbohydrates:33.3g
12.11%
Sugar:7.83g
8.69%
Cholesterol:32.32mg
10.77%
Sodium:1095.45mg
47.63%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:12.97g
25.93%
Phosphorus:301.44mg
30.14%
Calcium:288.21mg
28.82%
Selenium:16.57µg
23.67%
Fiber:5.46g
21.84%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
19.76%
Vitamin K:19.93µg
18.98%
Folate:75.53µg
18.88%
Manganese:0.38mg
18.84%
Vitamin B2:0.31mg
18.22%
Vitamin B3:3.42mg
17.12%
Iron:2.31mg
12.85%
Zinc:1.69mg
11.26%
Vitamin C:9.25mg
11.22%
Magnesium:32.78mg
8.19%
Potassium:281.06mg
8.03%
Vitamin A:396.71IU
7.93%
Vitamin B6:0.16mg
7.75%
Vitamin B12:0.44µg
7.28%
Copper:0.12mg
5.82%
Vitamin E:0.82mg
5.5%
Vitamin B5:0.53mg
5.3%
Vitamin D:0.18µg
1.18%
Source:My Recipes