{"id":4847,"date":"2025-06-02T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:40:03","slug":"cheese-and-veggie-quesadillas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/cheese-and-veggie-quesadillas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese and Veggie Quesadillas","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prep time<\/strong>: 5 minutes | Cooking time<\/strong>: 10 minutes | Servings<\/strong>: 4<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Suggested filling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 2 cups leftover cooked vegetables, cooked beans, or fresh or frozen corn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 cup cooked meat, crumbled tofu, cooked rice or grains, or any other leftovers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 teaspoons butter or vegetable oil, divided<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 4 large flour tortillas (9 -inch to 10-inch)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 cups low-fat shredded cheese, such as cheddar, Monterey jack, Colby, fontina, or any favorite melting cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind Your Healthy Tips\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n
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    • This is a great way to to use leftovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Note:<\/strong> Nutrition facts are dependent on the filling chosen. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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      Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Prepare the filling. Pick a few of the suggested filling ingredients above, enough to make 2 to 3 cups of total filling. If combining leftovers, warm them briefly in the microwave or in a skillet over medium heat . If using raw ingredients, cook before making quesadillas. Transfer the filling to a bowl an d cover to keep warm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Melt 1\/2 teaspoon butter or oil in the skillet . Use just enough to coat the bottom of your skillet . Warm it in the skillet over medium to medium-high h eat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Add the tortilla and top with cheese. Place 1 tortilla in the skillet and sprinkle all over with 1\/2 cup of cheese.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Add the filling. Spread about 1\/2 cup of filling in a single layer over just half the tortilla. Spreading the filling over half makes the quesadilla easier to fold, an d adding it as the cheese melts gives the filling time to warm if it has cooled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Watch for the cheese to melt . Once the cheese starts to melt , begin lifting a corner of the tortilla and checking the underside. When the cheese has completely melted and you see golden-brown spots on the underside of the tortilla, the quesadilla is ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Fold the quesadilla in half. Use the spatula to fold the quesadilla in half, sandwiching the filling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into wedges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Wipe the pan clean and repeat . Wipe the pan clean if needed, melt another dab of butter, and continue cooking quesadillas as described above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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        Nutrition Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Serving Size \u20131\/4 quesadilla; Calories \u2013511; Protein \u201322.7g; Carbohydrate \u201338 . 7g; Total Fat \u201329.6g; Saturated Fat \u201313.7g; Fiber \u20133.7g; Sodium \u2013906.2mg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Adapted from Betty Crocker<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        A kid favorite, with just a little more nutrition.
        \nTotal time: 15 minutes | Servings: 4<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":5,"featured_media":4843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_external_link":"","_expiration_date":""},"categories":[1,48],"tags":[],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4847"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4847"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4935,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4847\/revisions\/4935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}