Fish and Seafood

Shrimp Quesadillas

Name: Shrimp Quesadillas
Yield: 8 to 16

A delightful mixture of lime-infused shrimp, finely minced jalapeño, sautéed onions, garlic, and melted cheese in butter browned tortillas. It's a simple and festive way to enjoy shrimp.

Prep

Cook

Servings

8 to 16

Level

Easy

Ingredients

1 pound cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 Tablespoon lime juice
2 Tablespoons Challenge Butter
1 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons finely minced or pressed fresh garlic
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely minced
3 Tablespoons Challenge Butter, softened
16 flour tortillas (5-inch)
3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions

1

Drain shrimp, chop into ½-inch pieces and combine with lime juice.
2

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté onions and garlic. Remove from heat and stir in jalapeno pepper and shrimp; set aside.
3

Spread butter on one side of tortillas and place butter side down on large rimmed baking sheet. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of cheese and 2 tablespoons of shrimp mixture (drain off liquid if necessary) on half of each tortilla. Fold tortillas in half over filling, so buttered side is out.
4

Preheat oven to 250°F.
5

In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, toast folded tortillas until golden – about 1 minute per side. Work in batches and transfer cooked tortillas to a baking pan in preheated oven to keep them warm. Use a pizza wheel to cut each folded tortilla into halves. Serve with salsa.