Q is for Quesadilla

This quick and easy dinner is colorful and delicious.  Perfect for a busy weeknight or for a Fish Friday gathering to celebrate the weekend.  Flour Tortillas, stuffed with assorted colors of bell pepper, sweet onion, plump, juicy shrimp, held together with shredded Mexican blend cheese.

Q is for Quesadilla......

My blogging friends and I get together every other Wednesday to share recipes that start or feature ingredients as we work our way through the alphabet.  Let's take a look at the other Q recipes being shared today........

• Food Lust People Love: Shrimp and Quail Egg Garden Salad 
• Sneha’s Recipe: Quinoa Idli 
• Jolene’s Recipe Journal: Blueberry Banana Quick Bread 
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Sourdough Quinoa Bread 
• A Messy Kitchen: Roasted Cauliflower Quiche 
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Nectarine Quinoa Salad 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Shrimp Fajita Quesadillas 
• Magical Ingredients: Queso Dip 
• Culinary Cam: Quince Sharlotka 
• Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice: Parmesan Potato & Zucchini Crustless Quiche 
• Blogghetti: Ham and Broccoli Quiche

Last year, I celebrated the Letter Q with an Asian Quinoa Salad.

Past 2025 Alphabet Challenge Recipes

A is for Apples and Greens with Apple Cider Vinaigrette

B is for White Bean and Basil Salad

C is for Cider Glazed Chicken Wings

D is for Chicken and Dates

E is for Escargots Bourguignonne

F is for Roasted Vegetable Farro Bowl

G is for Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs

H is for Asian Beef Bowls

I is for Italian Ice

J is for Jamaican Jerk Chicken

K is for Kwasnica

L is for Preserved Lemons

M is for Steak and Mushroom Bites

N is for Sweet and Spicy Cashews

O is for Overnight Oats

P is for Pasta with Preserved Lemons

Entrees, Seafood, Shrimp, Cheese, Peppers

Entrees, Shrimp

Mexican

Yield: 4 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Shrimp Fajita Quesadillas

This quick and easy dinner is colorful and delicious. Perfect for a busy weeknight or for a Fish Friday gathering to celebrate the weekend. Flour Tortillas, stuffed with assorted colors of bell pepper, sweet onion, plump, juicy shrimp, held together with shredded Mexican blend cheese.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 40 Min

Ingredients

• 1 T. vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 bell peppers, one red and one yellow, seeded and sliced
• salt, to taste
• 1 t. cumin
• 1 t. chili powder
• 1 lb. raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• juice of 1 lime
• 4 large flour tortillas
• 2 c. shredded Mexican cheese blend
• Sour Cream and Guacamole for serving, if desired.

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Add the onions and pepper slices, season with salt, cumin, and chili powder. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and peppers are tender.
2. Add the shrimp and jalapeno. Cook, stirring, until the shrimp is opaque. Add lime juice, stir, and remove from heat.
3. Heat a cast-iron skillet over med-high heat. Place one tortilla into the skillet and spoon 1/4 of the shrimp fajita mixture over half of the tortilla. Sprinkle the Shrimp mixture with 1/2 cup of the cheese.
4. Fold tortilla in half and cook until lightly browned on the bottom, 3-4 minutes, flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and keep warm. Repeat with the remaining tortillas. Cut each quesadilla in half and serve with sour cream and/or guacamole, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

432

Fat (grams)

23 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

11 g

Carbs (grams)

24 g

Fiber (grams)

3 g

Net carbs

20 g

Sugar (grams)

5 g

Protein (grams)

32 g

Sodium (milligrams)

1266 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

196 mg

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