Need an easy dinner that’s done in 20 minutes? Try this tasty tuna quesadilla!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword tuna quesadilla
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 375kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers
Ingredients
Pico de gallo:
2tomatoes, chopped
1/4cupyellow onion, minced
1jalapeno, minced
1/2lime, juiced
Avocado tuna salad:
1avocado
1lime, juiced
4.6ouncecan of Blue Harbor Wild Albacore Tuna in Water with Sea Salt
1/4cupcelery, minced
2tbspred onion, minced
2tbspcilantro, chopped
Quesadillas:
4whole wheat tortillas
1cupcheddar cheese
Instructions
Prepare the pico de gallo first by combining the tomato, onion, jalapeno, and lime juice. Set aside for now.
Prepare the avocado tuna salad: Add the avocado and lime juice to a bowl and mash with a fork. Stir in the tuna, breaking it up with a fork. Stir in the celery, red onion, and cilantro.
Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Place a tortilla in the pan, and add 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese and 1/4 of the tuna salad mixture to half of the tortilla. Fold over the other half. Cook for 1-2 minutes per side, until crisp on the outside and cheese is melty on the inside.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas, cheese, and tuna salad. Slice each quesadilla into thirds and top with pico de gallo.
Notes
Notes:A serving = one tortilla with filling, folded in half, topped with pico de galloNutrition analysis (approximate per serving):375 calories, 19 grams fat, 7 grams saturated fat, 610 mg sodium, 34 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams fiber, 3.5 grams sugar, 19 grams protein, Vitamin A: 21%, Vitamin C: 37%, Calcium: 31%, Iron: 11%