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Cheesy quesadilla with rainbow salad recipe
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Are the kids getting sick of sarnies in their lunchboxes? Get creative and liven up their weekday meals with this cheesy Mexican quesadilla recipe. Serve with a protein-rich bean salad, filled with a colourful array of veggies, for a lunch that will be the envy of the playground. See method
Ingredients
- 1 large white tortilla
- 30g lighter Cheddar, grated
- 1 small spring onion, chopped
For the rainbow salad
- 50g three-bean salad, drained
- 20g yellow pepper, chopped
- 20g cherry tomatoes, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
Each serving contains
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Energy
1570kj
374kcal
21%
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Fat
13g
18%
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Saturates
6g
30%
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Sugars
8g
9%
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Salt
1.4g
34%
of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 42g
Protein 21.2g
Fibre 9.1g
Method
- Cut the tortilla wrap in half. Top one half with the grated lighter Cheddar and the chopped spring onion. Cover with the remaining half of the tortilla.
- Heat the tortilla for 1 min each side in a nonstick frying pan until lightly browned. Remove, let cool and cut into 4 wedges. Wrap in foil if you like, then put in a lunchbox.
- For the salad: mix the drained three-bean salad with the chopped yellow pepper, cherry tomatoes and carrot. Place in a separate container.
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