Easy Chicken-Mushroom Quesadillas

Health score
33%
Easy Chicken-Mushroom Quesadillas
28 min.
4
519kcal

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Ingredients

  • cups baby spinach leaves sliced into ribbons
  • tablespoon canola oil 
  • teaspoon chili powder 
  • 10-inch whole-grain flour tortillas ()
  • cloves garlic minced
  • teaspoon ground cumin 
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper fresh black
  • 0.3 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour reduced-fat
  • cup mexican cheese mix shredded
  • cups onion chopped
  • teaspoon oregano dried
  • 0.5 cup salsa 
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • cups chicken breast boneless skinless cooked chopped (1 breast half)
  • cups button mushrooms white

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • spatula

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over a medium heat.
  3. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook until the mushroom water is evaporated and they begin to brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  5. Add chicken, cumin, chili powder and oregano and stir until all spices are incorporated.
  6. Add spinach, salt and pepper and cook until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes.
  7. Lay 1 tortilla on a flat work surface and sprinkle with 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Spoon 1/2 chicken and vegetable mixture on top of cheese, then top with an additional 1/4 cup cheese. Top with another flour tortilla.
  8. Heat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray over medium heat. Carefully place 1 quesadilla in pan and cook 3 minutes. Using a large spatula, gently flip quesadilla and cook an additional 3 minutes until lightly browned and cheese is melted. Repeat with second quesadilla. Slice each quesadilla into quarters.
  9. Place 2 quarters on a plate with 1 tablespoon sour cream and 2 tablespoons salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Calories519kcal
Protein25.25%
Fat36.39%
Carbs38.36%

Properties

Glycemic Index
49.25
Glycemic Load
13.4
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
33.06086957973%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.13mg
Isorhamnetin
4.01mg
Kaempferol
1.48mg
Myricetin
0.11mg
Quercetin
16.87mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:519.42kcal
25.97%
Fat:21.2g
32.62%
Saturated Fat:8.55g
53.46%
Carbohydrates:50.28g
16.76%
Net Carbohydrates:44.32g
16.12%
Sugar:9.18g
10.2%
Cholesterol:79.63mg
26.54%
Sodium:1316.2mg
57.23%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:33.1g
66.21%
Vitamin K:86.5µg
82.38%
Selenium:52.27µg
74.67%
Vitamin B3:14.24mg
71.22%
Phosphorus:545.79mg
54.58%
Vitamin B6:0.93mg
46.32%
Vitamin B2:0.74mg
43.54%
Vitamin A:1982.31IU
39.65%
Manganese:0.78mg
38.8%
Calcium:374.35mg
37.43%
Vitamin B1:0.54mg
36.03%
Folate:133.32µg
33.33%
Potassium:968.32mg
27.67%
Iron:4.72mg
26.22%
Vitamin B5:2.53mg
25.29%
Fiber:5.96g
23.85%
Copper:0.42mg
21.21%
Magnesium:79.25mg
19.81%
Vitamin C:14.05mg
17.03%
Zinc:2.46mg
16.42%
Vitamin E:1.89mg
12.63%
Vitamin B12:0.58µg
9.73%
Vitamin D:0.39µg
2.59%