Shrimp Quesadillas With Cajun Remoulade Recipes

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet or pan. Add the chopped onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the pan. Cook for 1 minute or until tender.
• Add the shrimp and taco seasoning and cook for another 1-2 minutes or until shrimp begins to turn pink.
• Transfer the mixture to a bowl and rinse and whip down the pan with a paper towel. Return the pan to the heat and spray cooking spray or brush with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
• Place a tortilla in the pan and sprinkle cheese on one side of the tortilla. Spoon about 5-6 shrimp or enough to cover with another sprinkle of cheese. Fold tortilla in half. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden and crispy. Repeat for reaming tortillas.
• Serve with Sour cream, salsa, or guacamole.

ROUND 2 RECIPE - CAJUN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and drizzle with canola oil. Place 1 tortilla in the skillet to warm. Sprinkle over half the cheese. Spread half the chicken mixture over the cheese and top with a second tortilla. Cook 3 minutes. Flip it over and cook until the bottom is browned and the cheese is melted, another 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat for the second quesadilla. Slice and serve with the remoulade and top with cilantro, if desired.

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS WITH CAJUN REMOULADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Make cajun remoulade by mixing mayonnaise with 2 Tbsp.
• cajun seasoning, Worcester sauce, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and Tabasco.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp.
• olive oil in skillet over high heat, 2 minutes.
• Toss shrimp with 1 tsp.
• of cajun seasoning and salt.
• Cook for 3 minutes.
• Transfer to large bowl.
• Add chiles and cilantro to shrimp and mix.
• Brush a large cookie sheet with olive oil.
• Arrange 1 tortilla on cookie sheet.
• Top with 1/2 of cheese and shrimp mixture.
• Place another tortilla on top of that.
• Brush lightly with olive oil.
• Bake 8 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Repeat with the remaining tortillas and mixture.
• Cut quesadilla into wedges and serve with the remoulade.

CAJUN-SPICED GRILLED SHRIMP WITH REMOULADE

Steps:

• For the shrimp: Add the lemon juice, olive oil, Cajun spice and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Add the shrimp and toss to coat them in the spice mixture. Allow the shrimp to marinate while you make the remoulade. Do not marinate shrimp longer than 20 minutes.
• For the remoulade: Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, Cajun spice, ketchup, mustard, parsley, lemon zest and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a bowl and whisk to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the shrimp in an even layer. Allow the shrimp to cook for 2 minutes, then flip them and cook until they are just opaque and the tails are pink, about another minute. Remove the shrimp to a serving platter, garnish with parsley and lemon wedges and serve with remoulade.

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper in the hot oil, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and peppers are soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Stir salt, cumin, and chili powder into onion and bell peppers.
• Stir shrimp into onion and bell peppers and cook until shrimp are opaque and no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir jalapeno pepper and lime juice into shrimp mixture.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and brush with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
• Place a tortilla in the hot oil. Spoon about 1/6 shrimp filling and 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend on one side of tortilla. Fold tortilla in half.
• Cook until bottom of tortilla is lightly browned, about 5 minutes; flip and cook other side until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.