By: EatingWell

Photographer: Burris, Ken

Publish Date: 2008-11-01

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 20 minutes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Recipe Description:

Soaking onions in balsamic vinegar brings out their sweetness. Just don't use an expensive aged balsamic for this quick treat. To make these easy tortilla sandwiches into a meal, serve them with simple sauteed vegetables or a tossed green salad.

Recipe Ingredients:

1. 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2. 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3. 4 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas
4. 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
5. 8 slices deli turkey, preferably smoked (8 ounces)

Recipe Steps:

1. Combine onion and vinegar in a bowl; let marinate for 5 minutes. Drain, reserving the vinegar for another use, such as salad dressing.
2. Place 2 tortillas in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat (they will overlap); warm for about 45 seconds, then flip. Pull the tortillas up the edges of the pan so they are no longer overlapping. Working on one half of each tortilla, sprinkle one-fourth of the cheese, cover with 2 slices of turkey and top with one-fourth of the onion. Fold the tortillas in half, press gently with a spatula to flatten and cook until the cheese starts to melt, about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until the second side is golden, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Make two more quesadillas with the remaining ingredients. Serve warm.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 261 calories; 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat, 0g mono unsaturated fat); 56 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrates; 23 g protein; 2 g fiber; 702 mg sodium; 114 mg potassium

Nutrtion Bonus: Calcium (22% daily value), Magnesium (12% dv).

Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 3 lean meat

Carbohydrate Servings: 1 1/2

Recipe Categories:

Course(s)

Lunch

Dinner

Cuisine(s)

Mexican

Southwestern

Degree of Difficulty

Easy

Special Health Consideration(s)

Healthy Weight

Heart Healthy

High Calcium

Low Sat Fat

Low Calorie

Seasons & Occassions

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Super Bowl

Main Ingredient(s)

Poultry

Turkey

Dairy & Soy

Cheese

Technique(s)

Marinate

Quick

Dish Type(s)

Main Dish

Recipe Disclaimer(s):

Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. Eating Well cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.