Chicken, Spinach & Ricotta Quesadillas

Chicken, Spinach & Ricotta Quesadillas - July 11th, 2012

On Wednesday night I thought my head was beginning to clear so I braved another recipe. This one had a few more components to it, but who doesn't love a Quesadilla?!?

Chicken, Spinach & Ricotta Quesadillas - page 23

"The zip in these hearty whole-grain quesadillas will fill you with health and goodness, while the protein and fiber content with satisfy and keep you hunger-pang free for hours. Now that's a meal."

This was definitely a different type of Quesadilla than you will find at any restaurant. It doesn't ooze with cheese, contains more than three ingredients, and you actually feel full afterwards. With everything going on with-in that tortilla, I didn't even miss all the cheese as it was still fulfilling with the amount of Ricotta and Shredded Mozzarella in the mixture.

Never would have thought of adding the Navy Beans. When mixed in with the cheese mixture you almost forget they are in there, and yet you still get all the benefits from them. I had to use frozen spinach, but that seems to have worked out just fine.  Would have been easier with fresh as there were more steps to thawing out the frozen chunks and removing all the water before adding it to everything.

The recipe says it makes enough for 8, but using a one-third cup for the filling I made 4 that night with enough left over for 2 more on Thursday. Possibly could have made a seventh as the two on Thursday were more stuffed than the earlier.

The tortillas crisped up in the oven and gave a nice crunch with each bite. Dolloped some Salsa over top and these were delicious. Niall opted for some sour cream to have with his as well.

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