Spinach And Crab Quesadillas Recipes

CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Shred crab meat; mix together with sour cream, lime juice, and green onions in a small bowl.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat griddle or small frying pan with a small amount of oil or cooking spray.
• Take a tortilla, place about 1/8 of crab mixture on it and spread evenly.
• Top with 1oz.
• (about 1/4 cup) cheese and sprinkle with some chopped cilantro.
• Place on hot griddle; when cheese starts to melt, fold in half.
• Allow to heat through and brown nicely, then remove from heat.
• Repeat with other tortillas.
• Quesadillas can be kept warm on a stoneware plate or baking dish in the oven on warm while you are busy with the others.
• Serve topped with a dallop of sour cream or guacamole, and wedges of lime, if you wish.

CRAB AND SPINACH QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500°F. Spray a large nonstick baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add the spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the crabmeat.
• Place the tortillas on a work surface. Top one-half of each tortilla with 2 tablespoons of the cheese, one-fourth of the crabmeat mixture, then 2 tablespoons more of the cheese. Fold the top halves of the tortillas over the filling to form semi circles, lightly pressing the edges to seal, making 4 quesadillas.
• Place the quesadillas on the baking sheet; spray the tops of the quesadillas lightly with nonstick spray and bake until lightly browned and the cheese melts, about 3 minutes on each side. Yields 1 quesadilla per serving.

SPINACH QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook and stir first 6 ingredients until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses., Top half of each tortilla with spinach mixture; fold other half over filling. Place on a griddle coated with cooking spray; cook over medium heat until golden brown, 1-2 minutes per side. Cut quesadillas in half; if desired, serve with sour cream.

CORN AND CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, corn, cilantro, onions, pimientos, pepper and red pepper. Fold in crabmeat. Spread 2/3 cup of the crabmeat mixture over each tortilla; fold tortilla in half, pressing lightly. Brush both sides of each tortilla with butter.
• In 12-inch skillet, cook 3 tortillas at a time over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, turning once, until light brown. Garnish with sour cream and cilantro.

WW 4 POINTS CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together, except tortillas.
• Spray one side of tortilla with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon 1/4 mixture onto unsprayed side and fold in half.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake uncovered 10 minutes, turn and bake additional 5 minutes until cheese melts.

CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Stir fry onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Add tomato and when its juice has almost evaporated, add the crabmeat, cilantro, chilies and olives.
• Season with salt to taste.
• Fill flour or corn tortillas with this filling, securing edges with toothpicks Fry in enough frying oil until tortillas are golden brown.

3 CHEESE & CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine crabmeat, Monterey Jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup cocktail sauce, green onions and garlic in medium bowl; mix well.
• Spread about 1/2 cup mixture onto 2 tortillas; sprinkle evenly with remaining Monterey Jack cheese.
• Top with remaining tortillas.
• Melt 1 tablespoons butter on cast iron griddle over medium-high heat.
• Add one quesadilla; cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Repeat.
• Cut each into eight wedges.
• Serve with cocktail sauce for dipping.