
These spinach quesadillas are simple to make and a healthy, flavorful dinner!
Ingredients
- 6 oz. baby spinach
- pinch of kosher salt
- 8 small or 4 large tortillas
- 8 oz. pepper jack cheese, grated
- fresh spicy salsa or pico de gallo
- diced or shredded cooked chicken, optional
Preparation
- Heat 1/4 cup. water in a large skillet over medium heat. Add spinach, sprinkle with salt, and cover. Cook for approximately 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted.
- Drain spinach in a colander, rinse with cold water, and squeeze out excess water. Set aside.
- Rinse and dry the same skillet. Spray the skillet with cooking spray, and heat over medium-high heat.
- Place 1-2 tortillas (as many as will fit in an even layer) in the hot skillet, and evenly spread a thin layer of cheese over the surface. Separate cooked spinach leaves and spread over the cheese.
- When cheese is mostly melted, scoop up about a tablespoon of salsa, draining as much liquid off as possible, and drop it onto half the open tortilla.
- Optionally add chicken to half the tortilla too.
- Carefully fold the side of the tortilla that does not have salsa on it over the top, creating a half-circle shape.
- Cook about one minute longer before removing to a plate.
- Repeat with remaining tortillas.


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