Spinach Avocado Cheese Quesadillas Recipes

Steps:

• Grease a griddle with oil; heat over medium heat. Lightly sprinkle tortillas with water to moisten., Place eight tortillas on griddle; sprinkle with cheese. After cheese has melted slightly, top with 1 cup pico de gallo, avocado and cilantro. Top with remaining tortillas., Cook 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cheese is melted. Serve with additional pico de gallo.

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.

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil until shimmering.
• Add chopped red onion and a dash of salt, stirring occasionally, until the onions are turning translucent. Add sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and turning golden, about 6 minutes.
• Add half the spinach mixture, let it wilt a little, and then add the second.
• Cook until spinach is wilted and the mixture is dry, 2 to 3 minutes or longer. Season with salt and pepper and a splash of lime juice. Remove from heat.
• Divide 1 cup shredded cheese between the 4 quesadillas, covering only half of each tortilla with cheese.
• Divide the spinach and mushroom mixture evenly on top of the cheese on each quesadilla, then top with avocado slices.
• Top all of that with 1 cup shredded cheese, divided equally between the 4 quesadillas. Press the empty tortilla halve over the toppings.
• Heat a medium to large skillet on the stove over medium heat.
• Place one quesadilla into the pan and cook for a few minutes then carefully flip with a spatula.
• Immediately sprinkle some of the remaining cheese over the hot sides of the quesadilla, and let the cheese sizzle into the quesadilla for a couple minutes.
• Flip and cook the other side for a couple minutes if necessary, until both sides are a nice, crisp golden brown.
• Let the quesadillas cool on a cutting board for a few minutes, then slice each quesadilla into three slices using a pizza cutter or a very sharp knife.
• Serve with salsa.

Steps:

• Thaw spinach in a microwave or place it in a fine mesh strainer and run hot water over it. Squeeze dry.
• Combine avocado, lime juice and salt in a bowl and mash together with the back of a fork.
• Working with 1 tortilla at a time, spread a thin layer of avocado over half.
• Top spread with 1/4 each of jalapeño, spinach, cheese and cilantro.
• Fold other half of tortilla over filling.
• Repeat until all ingredients are used.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add a quesadilla and cook about 3 minutes on each side, or until it is browned lightly and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are dry, about 4 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to a small bowl.
• To the same skillet, add the oil. Add the shallots and cook over medium heat until they brown and soften, about 3 minutes. Add the spinach with whatever water clings to the leaves and season with salt and pepper. Increase the heat to high and stir, incorporating any browned bits from the bottom of the pan; cover and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
• Lay a tortilla on a work surface and top evenly with 1/2 cup of the Monterey Jack. Add one-quarter of the mushrooms, one-quarter of the spinach mixture and a few dashes of hot sauce, depending on how spicy you like it. Fold the tortilla in half to enclose the fillings. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and ingredients.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon of the remaining butter in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook a quesadilla, flipping once, until the cheese is melted and it is golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and repeat with the remaining butter and quesadillas.
• Cut into triangles and serve topped with sour cream, chopped scallions, guacamole and salsa.