Saturday, November 23, 2024
Recipes

CRISPY CHIPOTLE PRAWNS QUESADILLA

Ingredients:

  • 150g Prawns, peeled and deveined
  • 100ml orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon canned chipotle pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (7g)
  • 50g onion, sliced
  • 50g red or yellow bell pepper, sliced
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 2 whole-wheat low-carb tortillas
  • 45g low-fat mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

  1. Combine the shrimp with orange juice, chipotle pepper, and garlic. Marinate for 15 minutes.
  2. Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat.
  3. When the oil is lightly smoking, add the onion and pepper and cook for about 10 minutes, until lightly charred on the outside.
  4. Push the vegetables to the perimeter of the pan and add the shrimp to the center.
  5. Sauté until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  6. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat.
  7. Coat a separate nonstick pan with cooking spray, heat over medium-low heat. Place one tortilla in the bottom, sprinkle the cheese, then top with the shrimp mixture and the second tortilla.
  8. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the bottom is very crisp, then flip and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  9. Cut the quesadillas into wedges and serve