Spicy Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (about 2)
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeño peppers
1 cup chopped cooked chicken (about 8 ounces), divided
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
3/4 cup (3 ounces) reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Cooking spray
3/4 cup salsa


Preparation
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; stir until blended.
Place 1/4 cup chopped chicken over half of 1 tortilla. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons cheese and 1 tablespoon onion mixture; fold in half. Repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas, chicken, cheese, and onion mixture.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place 2 quesadillas in pan. Cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Repeat procedure with remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla in half. Serve with salsa.

Yield
4 servings (serving size: 1 quesadilla and 3 tablespoons salsa)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 328(30% from fat); FAT 10.9g (sat 4.8g,mono 4.1g,poly 1.5g); PROTEIN 27.9g; CHOLESTEROL 65mg; CALCIUM 248mg; SODIUM 786mg; FIBER 2.1g; IRON 2.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 29.4g



Allison Fishman , Cooking Light, MARCH 2006