Shrimp (camarones) Quesadillas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup fresh corn kernel (about 2 ears)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2/3 cup chopped tomato
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapenos
• 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon or 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 flour tortillas
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese or 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, corn, and garlic, and saute for 30 seconds.
• 3 add tomato and jalapeno and saute for 4 minutes. stir in shrimp, lemon/lime juice, cilantro and salt; saute for 3 minutes. remove corn mixture from skillet and keep warm.
• 4 place 1 tortilla in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat; top with 1/4 cup cheese. spoon 1/2 cup corn mixture over cheese; top with another tortilla.
• 5 cook 3 minutes pressing down with a spatula until cheese melts.
• 6 turn carefully; cook until thoroughly heated (about 1 minute).
• 7 repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas, cheese and corn mixture.
• 8 cut each quesadilla into quarters, serve with homemade salsa.