Crab Quesadillas Recipes

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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 x crab meat , thawed
  • 1 x lime , juice and zest
  • 1 x jalapeno , chopped
  • 1 x green onion , chopped
  • 1 handful cilantro , chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin , toasted and ground
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 x tortillas
  • 1 touch butter or oil
  • 2 handful cheese such as cheddar or jack, etc. , grated

Instructions:

  1. Cook the crab in boiling water for about 3 minutes.
  2. Rinse the crab in cold water to stop the cooking.
  3. Remove the shell from the crab meat and cut it into bite sized pieces.
  4. Mix the lime juice, zest, jalapeno, green onion, cilantro cumin, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  5. Add the crab and marinate for 10-30 minutes.
  6. Melt the butter (or oil) in a pan.
  7. Place a tortilla in the pan and rub it around in the butter to coat.
  8. Heat the tortilla until air pockets form in it flipping a few times.
  9. Repeat 5-7 for the second tortilla and leave it in the pan.
  10. Drain the liquid from the crab and place the mixture on the tortilla in the pan.
  11. Place the cheese on and then top with the other tortilla.
  12. Cook the quesadilla until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted flipping once.

Crab Quesadillas • Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:

  • 1/4 x crab meat , thawed
  • 1 x lime , juice and zest
  • 1 x jalapeno , chopped
  • 1 x green onion , chopped
  • 1 handful cilantro , chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin , toasted and ground
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 x tortillas
  • 1 touch butter or oil
  • 2 handful cheese such as cheddar or jack, etc. , grated

Crab Quesadillas Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Carb
• Calories: 65.74
• Fat: 118.59
• Carbs: 11.09
• Protein: 38.26
• Cholesterol: 119.70
• Calcium: 55.24
• Sodium: 39.60

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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