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Smoked Turkey Quesadillas

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 2, 2010
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Here’s a recipe that smokes! Add it to your 30-minute specials.

Smoked Turkey Quesadillas

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

  • 1 ripe avocado, pitted and peeled
  • 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) regular cream cheese or reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup julienne-cut oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained
  • 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles, drained
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers or regular Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)
  • 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Burritos (8 Count)
  • 8 slices (1 1/2 oz each) smoked turkey breast
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 4 ripe olive slices, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In medium bowl, mash avocado. Stir in cream cheese, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes and chiles.
  • Step 
    2
    Sprinkle 3/4 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese on 4 of the tortillas. Top each with turkey slice. Spread avocado mixture over turkey. Top with remaining turkey slices. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup of the Cheddar cheese. Top with remaining tortillas.
  • Step 
    3
    In 12-inch skillet, melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat. Add 1 quesadilla; cook 2 to 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining butter and quesadillas. Garnish with remaining Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses. Top each with olive slice.

Nutrition

840 Calories
53g Total Fat
39g Protein
53g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Quesadilla
Calories
840
Calories from Fat
480
Total Fat
53g
82%
Saturated Fat
25g
123%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
140mg
47%
Sodium
2740mg
114%
Potassium
740mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
53g
18%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
6g
Protein
39g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
35%
35%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
50%
50%
Iron
30%
30%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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