Mexican Recipe · Caramelized Onion and Jalapeno Quesadillas

This is great for an appetizer or meal. You can add meat if you like, but I made a vegetarian option for meatless Monday! Top each quesadilla with sour cream, salsa, lettuce, and guacamole.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 4 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion until softened and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add jalapeno peppers to onion; cook and stir until onion is browned, about 10 minutes more. Transfer onion mixture to a plate.
2. Heat about 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet and add 1 tortilla. Top tortilla with 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend, 1/2 of the onion mixture, and 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend, respectively; top with 1 tortilla. Cook quesadilla until browned and cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, cheese, and onion mixture.

Nutrition Facts

• calories450.5
• carbohydrateContent40.9 g
• cholesterolContent40 mg
• fatContent26 g
• fiberContent3 g
• proteinContent13.9 g
• saturatedFatContent11.8 g
• sodiumContent725.8 mg
• sugarContent3.2 g