Crawfish Quesadillas

Health score
10%
Crawfish Quesadillas
50 min.
6
383kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • tablespoon butter 
  • 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
  • 12 ounces crawfish tails whole cooked peeled
  • 10-inch flour tortillas ()
  •  green onions sliced thin
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • ounces queso fresco cheese crumbled
  • 0.5  bell pepper diced red
  • tablespoon fajita seasoning 

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and green onions; season with fajita seasoning and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until the bell pepper is nearly tender, about 4 minutes.
  2. Add the crawfish tails and cook a few more minutes until hot and set aside.
  3. Place the tortillas onto your work surface; divide about half of the queso fresco onto one side of each tortilla. Evenly divide the crawfish mixture on top of the cheese, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Fold the tortillas over the filling, pressing down lightly.
  4. Melt 1 teaspoon of butter and 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  5. Place two of the quesadillas into the skillet, and cook until golden brown on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil, and quesadillas.
  6. Cut into wedges to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories383kcal
Protein14.89%
Fat44.77%
Carbs40.34%

Properties

Glycemic Index
30.83
Glycemic Load
11.22
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
17.179565222367%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.06mg
Kaempferol
0.11mg
Quercetin
0.88mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:382.7kcal
19.13%
Fat:19.08g
29.36%
Saturated Fat:8.51g
53.18%
Carbohydrates:38.69g
12.9%
Net Carbohydrates:34.73g
12.63%
Sugar:4.2g
4.66%
Cholesterol:40.42mg
13.47%
Sodium:823.07mg
35.79%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:14.28g
28.56%
Vitamin K:39.49µg
37.61%
Calcium:366.26mg
36.63%
Selenium:25.44µg
36.34%
Phosphorus:316.36mg
31.64%
Manganese:0.52mg
25.8%
Vitamin B1:0.39mg
25.73%
Folate:84.96µg
21.24%
Iron:3.79mg
21.04%
Vitamin B2:0.3mg
17.55%
Vitamin C:14.42mg
17.47%
Vitamin B3:3.49mg
17.43%
Vitamin A:867.9IU
17.36%
Fiber:3.96g
15.84%
Vitamin B12:0.85µg
14.17%
Zinc:1.58mg
10.5%
Magnesium:36.46mg
9.12%
Vitamin E:1.23mg
8.2%
Copper:0.15mg
7.46%
Vitamin B6:0.14mg
7.14%
Vitamin D:1.02µg
6.8%
Potassium:230.45mg
6.58%
Vitamin B5:0.35mg
3.48%
Source:Allrecipes