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I thought I'd add some of my favorite recipes to the ones the girls are sharing. I love to cook (when I have time) and our family LOVES to experiment with and share recipes. ENJOY!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Shrimp Quesadillas



These are really easy and YUMMY! I actually changed them tonight and made a combination shrimp/chicken quesadillas.

2 tbsp. olive oil
1 large sweet red pepper and 1 yellow pepper or 1 cup salsa
1/8 tsp. salt
1 large onion
3/4 lb. salad shrimp (deveined and peeled)
2 cloves garlic
2 limes
2 tsp. chili powder
1 pkg. corn tortillas or fajita-size flour tortillas
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cups shredded Mexican cheese
1 large ripe mango (peeled)
1 can cooked chicken if using both

1. Heat 1 tbsp. of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add peppers, onion and salt. Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Skip this step if using salsa)
2. Meanwhile, place shrimp (and chicken if using both) in a resealable bag. Add garlic, remaining olive oil, juice of 1/2 lime and chili powder. Shake bag and marinate for 15 minutes while peppers are cooking.
3. If using mango salsa, puree mango with juice from 1 lime in food processor. We like these with regular salso too.
4. In skillet, with 1 tbsp. olive oil cook shrimp mixture with pepper mixture or salsa(about 10-15 minutes).
5. Wipe out skillet and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Top a tortilla (we prefer the corn but both are good) with the shrimp/peper/salsa mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese (we also add sliced black olives). Place another tortilla on top and brown in skillet 1 to 2 minutes per side until lightly browned. Serve with sour cream , remaining lime juice, and mango salsa.

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