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Mushroom Quesadillas

Serves 6 people: 2 wedges per serving
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Microwave Cooking Time: 1-2 minutes

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil spray
• 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• 1 tsp bottled minced garlic
• 3 tbsps chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 8 inch whole wheat flour tortillas
• 6 tbsps shredded low–fat Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers or low–fat Cheddar cheese

Cooking Instructions

• Spray a microwave–safe casserole with vegetable oil spray.
• Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic.
• Cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 5 to 7 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring twice.
• Stir in cilantro.
• Assemble quesadillas as directed above and arrange them on a microwave–safe plate or platter.
• Cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high), rotating plate once, for 1 to 2 minutes or until filling is hot and cheese melts.

Dietary Exchanges:
1 starch; 1/2 very lean meat

Nutrition Analysis (per serving)

• 79 Calories
• 1.0 g Total Fat
• 0.5 g Saturated Fat
• 0.0 g Trans Fat
• 0.0 g Polyunsaturated Fat
• 0.0 g Monounsaturated Fat
• 2 mg cholesterol
• 0.0 mg sodium
• 17 g carbohydrates
• 2 g fiber
• 1 g sugar
• 5 g protein

The recipe is courtesy of the American Heart Association. For more Latino inspired heart friendly dishes, visit GoRedCorazón.org.