Parmesan-Crusted Shrimp Quesadillas Recipe

Parmesan-Crusted Shrimp Quesadillas Recipe

How To Make Parmesan-Crusted Shrimp Quesadillas

Enjoy a flavorful traditional Mexican fiesta with these cheesy shrimp quesadillas, generously crusted with Parmesan cheese, and spiced with jalapeno!

Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

  • 1lbshrimp,peeled, deveined
  • 1tbspcumin
  • sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
  • 3tbspolive oil,divided
  • 1white onion,or yellow
  • 1jalapeño,stemmed, seeded , finely diced, use more or less for desired level of heat
  • 8medium tortillas
  • 1avocado,peeled, pitted, diced
  • 1cuptomatoes,sun-dried
  • 3cupsMonterrey Jack cheese,shredded
  • 1cupparmesan cheese,grated

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Sprinkle the shrimp evenly with cumin and a generous pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  3. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook for about 2 minutes per side, or until shrimp is pink and no longer translucent. (Depending on the size of your shrimp, they could take more or less time to cook.)

  4. Remove shrimp from the skillet, and heat an additional 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onion and jalapeno, and saute for 5 minutes or until the onion is cooked and no longer translucent. Remove skillet from heat and set aside.

  5. Lay out 2 to 3 tortillas on a baking sheet. Sprinkle each tortilla with about ½ cup of Monterrey Jack cheese. Then layer on the avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, shrimp, and the onion/jalapeno mixture as evenly as possible.

  6. Sprinkle each quesadilla with an additional ½ cup of Monterrey Jack cheese, and then top each with another tortilla.

  7. Brush (or mist) the remaining tablespoon of olive oil onto the top of the three tortillas, and then sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese.

  8. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes on the middle oven rack, or until the Parmesan is golden and the Monterrey Jack cheese is melted.

  9. Remove, and use a pizza cutter to slice quesadillas into sixths. Serve immediately with salsa.

Recipe Notes

If you don’t like shrimp, these would also be delicious with chicken, steak, sausage or even mushrooms.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 1194.54kcal
  • Fat: 80.05g
  • Saturated Fat: 37.34g
  • Trans Fat: 0.03g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 32.71g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.58g
  • Carbohydrates: 45.17g
  • Fiber: 10.17g
  • Sugar: 5.37g
  • Protein: 76.89g
  • Cholesterol: 341.70mg
  • Sodium: 2371.25mg
  • Calcium: 1747.01mg
  • Potassium: 993.38mg
  • Iron: 4.47mg
  • Vitamin A: 474.96µg
  • Vitamin C: 22.28mg
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