Keto Quesadillas

Mexican food is spicy, tasty, and delicious. However, many Mexican favorites also contain lots of carbs. High-carb rice, Mexican bread, flour tortillas, and corn chips are Mexican food staples, which means many foods from south of the border are not keto-friendly (some tacos are).

That’s a shame because, other than those ingredients mentioned, Mexican food contains many of the things that keto dieters CAN and LOVE to eat, such as ground beef, chicken, salsa, vegetables, and avocados.

If you’ve got a craving for Mexican food, you’ll be glad to hear that this recipe is entirely keto-friendly. Not only that, it’s high in protein and healthy fats, so as well as being tasty and filling, it could actually put you into a deeper state of ketosis, leading to faster fat loss.

Easy to make, you’re going to LOVE this keto quesadilla!

Keto Quesadilla

Ingredients For Four Servings

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 bell pepper, deseeded and sliced
• ½ yellow onion, sliced
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 4 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 avocado, destoned and thinly sliced
• 1 green onion, thinly sliced
• Sour cream, for serving

Instructions

1. Line a large baking tray with parchment. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 205 degrees centigrade.
2. Place a medium-sized skillet on medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the pepper and onion. Season with salt, pepper, and chili powder. Cook for five minutes, until soft. Put the cooked pepper and onion on a plate and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine the cheeses. Divide the cheese into four and place it on your baking tray. Spread out to form four circles, roughly the size, and shape of tortillas.
4. Bake the cheese tortillas for 8-10 minutes or until they are golden brown. Remove the baking tray from the oven and allow the tortillas to cool for five minutes.
5. To each tortilla, add the cooked onion and pepper, chicken, and avocado. Fold each one in half over the fillings.
6. Put the tray back into the oven and bake for another 4-5 minutes.
7. Cut each quesadilla in half and serve with the sour cream.

Nutrition Per Serving

• 559 calories
• 5 grams of fat
• 7 grams of protein
• 1 grams of carbs
• 1 gram of fiber
• 1 grams of net carbs

Bottom Line

Going keto doesn’t have to mean giving up your favorite foods. However, you may need to modify them to avoid derailing your diet. For example, you can replace rice with grated cauliflower or wheat wraps with lettuce leaves.

This ingenious Mexican recipe replaces flour tortillas with melted cheese. This not only means the carb content is minimal, but it also increases the protein and fat content of the meal.

Don’t put up with bland meals on keto; that will soon make you want to quit. Instead, think “outside the box” and make and enjoy keto-friendly versions of your favorite foods.