Beef, Blue Cheese & Spinach Quesadillas

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup cooked lean ground beef
• 3 tbsp. taco sauce
• 4 large whole-wheat tortillas
• 4 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
• 10 oz. chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

Makes 8 Servings (2 wedges per serving)

1. In a small bowl, stir together beef and taco sauce.
2. Lay 2 tortillas on a flat surface and divide beef mixture between them. Sprinkle each tortilla with half of the cheese, spinach, and red pepper flakes; top each with remaining tortilla.
3. Set a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Place one quesadilla in skillet and cook until brown spots form on bottom of tortilla, about 3-4 minutes; flip and cook until brown spots form again, about 3-4 minutes. Remove quesadilla to a large cutting board and cover to keep warm; repeat with remaining quesadilla.
4. Cut each quesadilla into 8 wedges and serve.

WW POINTS VALUE: 3 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears on www.weightwatchers.com. Who does not love quesadillas? You can eat these treats when you're watching the big game, for lunch, a light dinner or as a heavy snack. If you don't have taco sauce on hand, use a combination of dark chili powder and ground cumin for an authentic Southwestern taste. You can also a little bit of chopped tomato to the quesadilla to add more flavor and fill you up. You can also use ground chicken or ground turkey in place of the beef and your quesadilla will be just as tasty. Don't forget to add chopped onions and garlic when you're cooking the beef/chicken, turkey to enhance the flavor.