Barbecue Portobello Quesadillas

Preparation

1. Combine barbecue sauce, tomato paste, vinegar and chipotle in a medium bowl.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add onion and cook, stirring, until the onion and mushrooms are beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Transfer the vegetables to the bowl with the barbecue sauce; stir to combine. Wipe out the pan.
4. Place tortillas on a work surface. Spread 3 tablespoons cheese on half of each tortilla and top with one-fourth (about 1/2 cup) of the filling. Fold tortillas in half, pressing gently to flatten.
5. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in the pan over medium heat. Add 2 quesadillas and cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes total.
6. Transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve.

Tips

Ingredient note: Chipotle chiles in adobo sauce are smoked jalapeños packed in a flavorful sauce. Look for the small cans with the Mexican foods in large supermarkets. Once opened, they’ll keep up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer. Ground chipotle, made from dried smoked jalapeños, can be found in the specialty-spice section of most supermarkets.

Per serving: 378 calories; 15 g fat (5 g saturated fat, 6 g mono unsaturated fat); 19 mg cholesterol; 48 g carbohydrates; 12 g protein; 5 g fiber; 879 mg sodium; 690 mg potassium

Nutrition Bonus: Potassium (22% daily value), Calcium (19% dv).

Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 other carbohydrate, 1 high-fat meat, 1 fat

Contributed by: EatingWell.com