Wild rice quesadillas

I brought this for lunch today, and because I like it so much, it will be my lunch for the next two days too!  I found this recipe from Fitness Magazine. I assembled it at work and put it in the toaster oven.  I think if you were to make it, then refrigerate it and heat it up the next day, it may be too soft. 

3 servings

Start to Finish: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2  cups cooked wild rice
  • 1  cup shredded asadero, queso quesadilla, or Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)
  • 2  to 3 tablespoons salsa
  • 1  to 2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
  • 4  7- or 8-inch flour tortillas
  • 1  cup chopped assorted fresh vegetables such as sweet pepper, carrots, zucchini, onion, and/or broccoli
  •   Salsa

Directions

In a medium bowl stir together cooked wild rice, cheese, the 2 to 3 tablespoons salsa, and cilantro.
Place a tortilla in a large nonstick skillet or on a griddle. Top with half of the rice mixture and half of the vegetables. Top with another tortilla. Cook over medium heat about 2 minutes or until cheese is almost melted. Carefully turn tortilla over and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more or until rice mixture is heated through. Remove quesadilla from skillet; repeat with remaining ingredients.
To serve, cut each quesadilla into 6 triangles. Serve with additional salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts per serving:

  • Servings Per Recipe 3 servings
  • Calories 360
  • Total Fat (g) 15
  • Saturated Fat (g) 8
  • Cholesterol (mg) 34
  • Carbohydrate (g) 41
  • Fiber (g) 3
  • Protein (g) 16
  • Vitamin A (DV%) 48
  • Vitamin C (DV%) 41