It’s been cold for a while now here in New Jersey. And sometimes you just get tired of all the soup and grilled cheese and start craving summer foods. This was the case here. My son, who became adventurous eater overnight, had been asking me to make some crab quesadillas (we had some in Ocean City, MD a couple of years ago, and ever since then it’s been one of the foods that he asks for), so rather than waiting for summer, I decided to just go ahead and make them, and they provided a nice break in the midst of a polar vortex. It might have been cold outside, but inside we were enjoying these quesadillas and dreaming of summer.
Crab Quesadillas
No matter what the weather’s like outside, this dish will have you in a summer frame of mind.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 pound lump crab meat
- 1/2 Spanish onion chopped
- 1/2 poblano pepper chopped
- 6 large sized flour tortillas
- 2 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Olive oil spray or Olive oil for cooking
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook onion and poblano pepper until soft, about 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture into a bowl and wipe down the skillet with a paper towel.
- While your veggies are cooking check your crabmeat for shells.
- Preheat the skillet over medium heat, spray with olive oil, add one tortilla, heat less than a minute, flip over. Scatter about 1/3 (3/4 cup) of the cheese. Top with 1/3 of the crab meat and 1/3 on the onion mixture. Top with another tortilla.
- Press with spatula, reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes, turning frequently with spatula. Transfer to a platter or a cutting board. Repeat the process with remaining ingredients.
- Slice each quesadilla into 8 pieces. Serve with your favorite toppings. My son enjoys it with sour cream, while my husband and I love it with guacamole salsa.
Приятного аппетита! (Priyatnova appetita! Russian for ‘Bon Appetit!’)
I am a follower of Christ, wife of a pastor, mother of a strong-willed little boy, and native of Russia. In addition to cooking and baking, I enjoy drinking coffee and relaxing on the beach.