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Recipe tags: Mexican, Quick, Shrimp, Stove Top

Meats and seafood

Shrimp Quesadilla

Recipe created exclusively for DaVita.com by DaVita dietitian Sara, RD, CSR, CDE, from California.

Portions:  2

Serving size: 4 pieces or 1 tortilla

Ingredients

• 5 ounces shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped 
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 flour tortillas, burrito size
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 4 teaspoons salsa
• 2 tablespoons jalapeno cheddar cheese, shredded

Preparation

1. Rinse shrimp and cut into bite-size pieces.
2. Combine cilantro, lemon juice, cumin and cayenne pepper in a zip-lock bag to make marinade. Add shrimp pieces and set aside to marinate for 5 minutes.
3. Heat a skillet to medium heat and add shrimp with marinade. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes until shrimp turns orange.  Remove skillet from heat and spoon shrimp out, leaving marinade.
4. Add sour cream to marinade in skillet and stir to mix.
5. Heat tortillas in a large skillet or microwave.  Spread 2 teaspoons salsa onto each tortilla. Top with 1/2 shrimp mixture and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cheese.
6. Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream marinade mixture on top of shrimp. Fold tortilla in half, turn over in skillet to heat, then remove from pan. Repeat with second tortilla and remaining shrimp, cheese and marinade.
7. Cut each tortilla into 4 pieces.  Garnish with cilantro and lemon wedge when ready to serve.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 318
• Protein: 20 g
• Carbohydrate: 26 g
• Fat: 15 g
• Cholesterol: 118 mg
• Sodium: 398 mg
• Potassium: 276 mg
• Phosphorus: 243 mg
• Calcium: 139 mg
• Fiber: 1.2 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

• 2 meat
• 1-1/2 starch
• 1 vegetable, medium potassium
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate choices

• 2

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