Zucchini, Olive, and Cheese Quesadillas

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Melanie J. Clarke
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Cooking spray
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 1/4 cups shredded zucchini
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup diced tomato, divided
- 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives, divided
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese, divided
Preparation
Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté for 1 minute. Add zucchini; sauté for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from heat; stir in oregano, salt, and pepper.
Wipe pan clean with paper towels, and coat with cooking spray. Heat pan over medium heat. Add 1 tortilla to pan, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella. Top with half of the zucchini mixture, 1/4 cup tomato, 2 tablespoons olives, 2 tablespoons feta, and 1 tortilla. Cook for 3 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. Carefully turn quesadilla; cook for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Place quesadilla on a cutting board; cut in half using a serrated knife. Repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas, mozzarella, zucchini mixture, tomato, olives, and feta. Serve warm.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 235 (30% from fat)
- Fat:
- 7.9g (sat 3.6g,mono 3.1g,poly 0.5g)
- Protein:
- 8.7g
- Carbohydrate:
- 23.7g
- Fiber:
- 3.8g
- Cholesterol:
- 14mg
- Iron:
- 0.7mg
- Sodium:
- 632mg
- Calcium:
- 160mg




