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This recipe is easy to make and delicious. With these quesadillas, you can’t go wrong. So, are you ready to learn how to make shrimp quesadillas? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
To make this avocado shrimp quesadilla recipe you need several ingredients. Make a list so you will not forget any ingredients.
How easy is that? You can also store it on your phone so you never forget what you need the next time. This is nice because if you make this recipe, you will make it again and, I am sure.
So, this is what you need:
- Tortillas – make these quesadillas with medium or big-size flour tortillas
- Shrimp – you can use frozen or fresh pink shrimp
- Mushrooms – finely slice
- White onion – finely dice
- Garlic – mince fresh garlic
- Red bell pepper – dice sweet red bell pepper
- Avocado – slice it
- Cheese – use your favorite grated cheese
- Olive oil – to cook the shrimp
- Cooking spray – to spray on the tortillas
- Season – use quesadilla seasoning (optional)
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Avocado Shrimp Quesadilla
- To make this shrimp recipe start with cutting the mushroom into thin slices and finely dicing the onion. Then it is time to start with the quesadilla filling.
- Take a small skillet and pan-fry the bell pepper, white onion, and garlic in olive oil.
- You can add a tablespoon of quesadilla seasoning but this is optional. When the ingredients are soft and translucent add the mushrooms and cook until these are also soft before you set the filling aside.
- In the next step, pan-fry the shrimp with a little olive oil for a couple of minutes. Do not leave them in the skillet too long.
- Move them around the pan and when they are browned take the shrimp mixture out of the skillet and set it aside.
- Heat the skillet and spray with cooking spray or olive oil. When the skillet is medium-hot, fold two tortillas and put them in the pan.
- Lift one side of the flour tortillas and fill with the bell pepper, onion, garlic, and mushroom mixture. Sprinkle this part of the quesadilla generously with cheese.
- Close the tortilla and repeat for the second quesadilla. Bake the shrimp quesadilla for 3-5 minutes before you turn the quesadillas. Keep a close eye on the tortillas as they brown very fast.
- Bake the other side of the quesadilla for 2-3 minutes as well. Take off the heat and let it cool slightly. Cut the quesadilla into three equal parts like a wedge and serve with this amazing quesadilla sauce.
- Ready to serve.
Shrimp Quesadilla Recipe
This is one of those easy shrimp recipes which you can make in no time. In less than 15 minutes these quesadillas are on the table.
You can make these for lunch but these quesadillas are also perfect when you want a light dinner. The combination of garlic, avocado, and shrimp is a classic. You can’t go wrong with this quesadilla recipe, it tastes even better.
Make them with some homemade flour tortillas and you have a taste of authentic world cuisine.
Oven-Baked Quesadillas
I made these quesadillas in a skillet but you can easily bake quesadillas in the oven. If you like to make them in the oven, take a look at the video below it will show you how to make oven-baked quesadillas.
Make the filling the same way as described below in the recipe and then follow the oven instructions in the video.
They will be just crunchy but you do not have to stay with your quesadilla all the time which is the case when you bake them in a skillet.
Which is not a bad thing at all. You get to enjoy the sight of these perfect quesadillas already.
See How To Make Oven Baked Quesadillas
You can make these quesadillas in a frying pan, but you can also easily bake them in the oven. You can see in the recipe video that baking quesadillas in the oven is very easy. The video on the recipe card shows you how to prepare chicken quesadillas in the oven.
It contains step-by-step instructions so you can easily follow it. Try it yourself!
The Best Dips For Quesadillas
Quesadillas are made for a dip. You can eat them with a variety of dips or sauces. Want to make some give these recipes a try:
- Quesadilla sauce – this is such a perfect companion with your quesadillas. Easy to make and super tasty
- Roasted tomato salsa – made in the oven and done in less than 20 minutes. Make this dip before you start with your quesadillas and both are ready at the same time
- Guacamole – guacamole goes with everything so no surprise how well these quesadillas go with this dip
- Restaurant-style salsa – one of the best dip sauces of all time and super delicious. Make ahead and store in the fridge or freezer
- Burrito sauce – this also tastes great with your quesadilla this burrito sauce
Serve Shrimp Quesadillas With
When you want to serve these quesadillas for dinner you have a load of options to serve them with. Take a look at these options:
- Mexican potatoes
- Easy Mexican rice
- Mexican street fries
- Cheesy garlic roasted beans
- Chorizo rice
- Cilantro lime rice
Other Quesadilla Recipes
If you love these avocado shrimp quesadillas take a look at these other quesadilla recipes on my blog:
- Oven-baked chicken quesadillas – shows you how you can make simple oven-baked tortillas
- Spicy chicken quesadillas – make this classic on the weekend to serve to a big group
- Sweet banana quesadillas – shows you there are more than savory quesadilla recipes. Made with homemade Nutella
- Breakfast quesadillas – made with scrambled eggs and lots of other delicious ingredients
- Beef quesadillas – the best quesadillas made with ground beef and pan-fried. Yum!
- Egg quesadillas – super easy omelet quesadillas
- Spinach quesadillas – made with fresh spinach and lots of cheese a perfect snack or lunch
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Avocado Shrimp Quesadilla
These avocado shrimp quesadillas are the best. They are great to serve for lunch filled with seafood, lettuce, shrimp and more. Try it!
Ingredients
- 2 flour tortillas
- 14 shrimp cleaned
- 6-8 mushrooms
- ½ white onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- ½ red bell pepper
- Avocado sliced
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon quesadilla seasoning (optional)
- Cooking spray or olive oil
Instructions
- Clean the shrimp and cut them in half. Heat a skillet and saute the onion, mushroom, and garlic with a tablespoon olive oil.
- Stir and cook for a few minutes until soft. Add 1 tablespoon quesadilla seasoning (optional). Put aside in a bowl
- Sauté the shrimp in olive oil for a few minutes until they have some color. Take out of the pan as well
- Now add 4 sprays of PAM cooking spray or 1 tablespoon olive oil. Put a tortilla in the skillet. Fill the tortilla with half of the shrimp vegetable mix
- Cover with cheese and fold. Repeat for the second quesadilla. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes
- Turn when the tortillas are brown and cook the other side for another 2-3 minutes
- Take out of the pan and cut in wedges.
- Serve immediately
Notes
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 454; Fat: 19.9g; Carbs: 25.3g; Protein: 43.6g;
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