Kung Pao Quesadillas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 (15 ounce) can sweet peas, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 1 lime, juice and zest of (about 2 tbsp. juice and 1 tsp. zest)
• 10 flour tortillas
• 2 cups cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, crushed
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 heat canola oil on med-hi heat in a large skillet.
• 2 saute the onions, garlic, and jalapeno for 1 minute.
• 3 add the turkey and cook until it is no longer pink (about 5 minutes).
• 4 turn down heat to med-low and add the peas and the water chestnuts. cook for about 5 more minutes.
• 5 add lime zest, lime juice, soy sauce, and pepper flakes; stir then remove from heat.
• 6 pour turkey mix into a bowl so you can use the skillet.
• 7 put a tortilla into the skillet; put some turkey mix on it then add cheese and peanuts to your taste.
• 8 fold the tortilla over and cook over med. heat until browned on both sides (using a spatula to turn and flatten).
• 9 add more oil as you need to brown each quesadilla.