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Goat Cheese Quesadillas With Green-Chile Sauce

Cuisine: Mexican
Courses: Snacks
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup 146g / 5.1ozGoat cheese - (4 oz.)
1 cup 237mlReduced-fat Monterey Jack - grated (4 oz.)
1/4 cup 4g / 0.1ozFresh cilantro - chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlChile powder
1   Red beans - rinsed and drained
8   Flour tortillas - fat free
  Cooking spray
  Green chile salsa - see notes
  Cilantro sprigs - optional

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Combine first 5 ingredients, spread about 3/4 cup cheese mixture onto each of 4 tortillas, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Top each with a tortilla, pressing gently to secure. Place tortillas on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray, cover with foil. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes or until cheeses melt. Serve with Green Chile Salsa, garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Green Chile Salsa:

1 1/3 c diced seeded tomato,

1/4 cup diced sweet onion,

2 tsp. fresh lime juice,

1 tsp. minced fresh cilantro,

1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper,

1 can chopped green chiles (4.5 oz).

Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

Source:
Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1998

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