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Zucchini, Olive, and Cheese Quesadillas

Cooking Light

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Melanie J. Clarke

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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
Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2001