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Great HEAL Recipes

Jack Quesadilla with Cranberry Salsa

Nutrition Facts:
356 calories
19.4g protein
3g fiber
218mg calcium

Salsa Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce 
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 pear, cored and finely diced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced (optional)
  • ¼ cup chopped, fresh cilantro (optional)

Quesadilla Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • ¼ cup (sliced) green onions
  • 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 8 (8-inch) whole wheat flour tortillas
  • 2 cups chopped, cooked turkey
  • ½ cup low-fat sour cream

Recipe Directions

  1. To prepare salsa, combine all salsa ingredients. Cover and chill.
  2. To prepare quesadillas, coat pan with cooking spray. Heat in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. 
  3. Add ¼ cup sliced onions to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. 
  4. Remove onions from pan; reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over each of the 4 tortillas. Top each cheese-covered tortilla with one-fourth of onions, ½ cup of turkey, 2 tablespoons cheese, and 1 tortilla. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add 1 quesadilla to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cheese melts. Repeat with remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges. Serve with cranberry salsa and low-fat sour cream.