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Christmas Quesadillas Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro leaves
12 (6 to 7 inch diameter ) flour tortillas
6 oz monterey jack cheese with jalapeno chiles, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
cilantro leaves and litre hot red pepper for garnish

Directions:

In nonstick 10-inch skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Add onion and peppers and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes or until golden and tender. Add garlic, cumin, and salt, and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring often. Remove skillet from heat; stir in cilantro.
Place 6 tortillas on work surface. Spread pepper mixture on tortillas;, sprinkle with cheese. Top with remaining tortillas to make 6 quesadillas. Cover and refrigerate assembled quesadillas up to 6 hours before serving.
To complete, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place quesadillas on 2 large cookie sheets and bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned on both sides, turning quesadillas over once. Remove quesadillas to cutting board; cut each into 8 wedges. Top each wedge with a cilantro leaf for decoration.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	147.14 Kcal (616 kJ)
Calories from fat	97.42 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.82g	17%
Cholesterol	25.23mg	8%
Sodium	252.81mg	11%
Potassium	154.72mg	3%
Total Carbs	5.03g	2%
Sugars	2.51g	10%
Dietary Fiber	1.4g	6%
Protein	7.55g	15%
Vitamin C	43.9mg	73%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	9%
Iron	0.1mg	1%
Calcium	225.5mg	23%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	148.59 Kcal (622 kJ)
Calories from fat	98.39 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.93g	17%
Cholesterol	25.48mg	8%
Sodium	255.3mg	11%
Potassium	156.25mg	3%
Total Carbs	5.08g	2%
Sugars	2.53g	10%
Dietary Fiber	1.41g	6%
Protein	7.63g	15%
Vitamin C	44.4mg	73%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	9%
Iron	0.1mg	1%
Calcium	227.7mg	23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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