Description
Grilled Mediterranean veggie quesadillas filled with zucchini, peppers, spinach, feta, and mozzarella. A quick vegetarian meal packed with Mediterranean flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large whole wheat tortillas
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 8 ounces fresh spinach
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium heat
- Combine zucchini, red bell pepper, and red onion in a bowl with olive oil, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper
- Grill vegetables for 5 to 7 minutes until tender with grill marks
- Heat a skillet with a little olive oil and sauté garlic until fragrant
- Add spinach and cook until wilted then remove from heat
- Lay tortillas flat and place grilled vegetables, spinach, cherry tomatoes, feta, and mozzarella on half of each tortilla
- Fold tortillas over the filling
- Grill quesadillas for 3 to 4 minutes per side until tortillas are golden and cheese melts
- Remove from grill, rest briefly, then slice into wedges and serve
Notes
- Swap vegetables like eggplant or mushrooms if desired
- Serve with hummus or tzatziki for dipping
- Cook on a stovetop grill pan if an outdoor grill is unavailable
- Add sliced jalapenos or red pepper flakes for extra heat
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 520
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 42
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 16
- Cholesterol: 30