Name: Crab Quesadillas
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Fish and Seafood
Ingredients: 1 pound lump crabmeat; 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil; 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips; 1/2 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips; 1/2 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into strips (optional); 1 medium onion, sliced into rings; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin; 1-1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided; 1-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided; juice of 1/2 lime; 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 12 six-inch flour tortillas; vegetable cooking spray; lime slices, salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole for garnish

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Ingredients

1 pound lump crabmeat

1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil

1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips

1/2 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips

1/2 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into strips (optional)

1 medium onion, sliced into rings

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

1-1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

1-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided

juice of 1/2 lime

1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

12 six-inch flour tortillas

vegetable cooking spray

lime slices, salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Check the crabmeat for pieces of shell and cartilage. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the green, red, and yellow (if using) bell peppers, onion, and garlic. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, cilantro, mayonnaise, cayenne, cumin, 1 cup of the Cheddar, 1 cup of the Monterey Jack, lime juice, and jalapeno. Gently fold the ingredients together to avoid breaking the crabmeat.

Place 6 tortillas on large oiled baking sheets. Divide the pepper-onion mixture equally among the tortillas. Divide the crabmeat mixture equally among them. Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup Cheddar and the remaining ½ cup Monterey Jack on top and cover with the tortillas left in the package. Lightly spray the top of each tortilla with vegetable cooking spray. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes. Cut each tortilla into quarters and garnish with lime slices, salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole.