Cooking the Shrimp

Let’s make some high-protein shrimp and pesto quesadillas. First, we’re going to heat up a little olive oil in a pan. And now we’re going to add about four ounces of shrimp. Salt the shrimp and then stir them while they’re cooking for about two minutes, until they’re cooked through. And then just turn off the heat and move them over to the side.

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Arielle McCracken

Pesto Shrimp Quesadillas

Quick high-protein quesadillas made with sautéed shrimp, pesto, and mozzarella folded into a protein tortilla.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 1 quesadilla

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 tablespoon* olive oil for the pan
• 4 oz shrimp
• 1/8 teaspoon* salt for seasoning the shrimp
• 1* high protein tortilla
• 1.5 slices mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon pesto
• 1/4 teaspoon* hot sauce or chili flakes optional, for spice

Method

 

1. Heat up a little olive oil in a pan.
2. Add about four ounces of shrimp, salt them, and stir while cooking about two minutes until they’re cooked through, then turn off the heat and move them to the side.
3. Take a high protein tortilla and spread one and a half slices of mozzarella cheese and one tablespoon of pesto out evenly over it.
4. Add the shrimp on top – the first quesadilla is done.
5. Repeat to make a second quesadilla, increasing the shrimp quantity if you’d like more.
6. Add hot sauce or chili flakes if you like things spicy.
7. Slice them up and enjoy.

Notes

Amounts marked * are estimates based on the video.

Servings and times are estimates based on the video.

You can also add hot sauce onto this or some chili flakes if you like things spicy.

Assembling the Quesadillas

I’m using high-protein tortillas for this recipe, and we’re just going to add one and a half slices of mozzarella cheese and one tablespoon of pesto. Spread it out evenly, add the shrimp, and the first quesadilla is done. Then we’ll get started on the second quesadilla.

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You can make as many as you’d like, and I would just increase the quantity of the shrimp. You can also add hot sauce to this or some chili flakes if you like things spicy.