By Weightloss for Women Over 40 Rising Health LLC

Veggie Quesadilla

Name: Veggie Quesadilla
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: Tortilla:; 1 cup cooked spaghetti squash (2 green); 1/4 cup egg beaters (1/8 lean); 3/8 cup reduced-fat shredded Mexican cheese (6g fat/oz) (3/8 lean); 1/8 tsp garlic powder (1/4 condiment); 1/8 tsp onion powder (1/4 condiment); 1/8 tsp ground black pepper (1/8 condiment); 1/4 tsp whole oregano leaves, crushed in your palm (1/4 condiment); Filling:; 1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded Mexican cheese (6g fat/oz) (1/2 lean category); 1/4 cup canned green chiles (1/2 green - I'm assuming they fit under the "peppers" category?); 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms (1/2 green); Topping:; 2 Tbsp Salsa (2 condiments)

3 steps

1 lean, 3 green, just shy of 3 condiments

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:27:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories278 kcal (14%)

Total Fat7.2 g (10%)

Carbs41.8 g (16%)

Sugars6.1 g (7%)

Protein15.1 g (30%)

Sodium743.4 mg (37%)

Fiber7.1 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

Tortilla

1 cupspaghetti squash

cooked

¼ cupegg product

⅜ cupreduced-fat shredded Mexican cheese

3/8 lean

⅛ tspgarlic powder

/4 condiment

⅛ tsponion powder

/ condiment

⅛ tspground black pepper

8 condiment

¼ tsporegano leaves

whole, crushed in your palm, 1/4 condiment

½ cupreduced-fat shredded Mexican cheese

1/2 lean category

¼ cupgreen chiles

canned, 1/2 green - I'm assuming they fit under the "peppers" category?)

¼ cupmushrooms

chopped, 1/2 green

2 TbspSalsa

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix together spaghetti squash, egg beaters, cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and oregano. Press into a parchment-lined baking sheet as thin as you can make it. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Spread 1/4 cup of cheese over half of the baked tortilla. Spread chiles and mushrooms over the cheese. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese. Fold the tortilla onto the filling and return to the oven for 5-7 minutes until the cheese has melted.

Step 3

Remove from oven, allow to set for 5 minutes before slicing into triangles. Serve with 2 Tbsp salsa.