Best 20 Shrimp Quesadillas Recipes

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.

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• For salsa, place the first nine ingredients in a blender; cover and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside., Sprinkle the cheese, chilies, tomato, onions and shrimp over half of each tortilla; fold over. , In a large skillet over medium heat, cook quesadillas in butter for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges. Serve with salsa. Refrigerate leftover salsa.

QUICK SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, scallions, cumin, and chipotle powder. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Add shrimp and stir frequently until bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 4 to 5 minutes. Add Monterey Jack cheese, reduce heat to medium, and stir until cheese is melted and mixed in with shrimp and vegetables. Remove from heat.
• Place 1/5 of the filling mixture onto half of one tortilla. Fold empty side over the filling and press firmly to form a half circle. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling. Brush both sides of tortillas with remaining olive oil.
• Place tortillas in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook until crisp and golden, 3 to 5 minutes per side.

QUESADILLAS WITH SHRIMP AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• On a large plate, pour the red sauce over the shrimp and set aside.
• Heat a skillet over high heat and add the olive oil. Cook the onions and bell peppers over high heat until they start to get nicely browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
• Add the shrimp with the sauce. Cook, stirring only occasionally, until the shrimp are opaque. Add in a little water if the sauce gets dry. Remove from the skillet and chop the shrimp into bite-size pieces.
• In a clean skillet, heat some butter. Place a tortilla in the skillet, then layer on the ingredients: cheese, vegetables and shrimp. Top with a little more cheese and a second tortilla. Cook on both sides, adding butter before flipping to the other side so the tortilla isn't overly dry. Remove from the skillet and slice into wedges. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas and filling ingredients.
• Serve with sour cream, cilantro and lime wedges

SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place 1 tortilla in skillet. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the cheese, 1/4 cup of the tomato, 2 tablespoons of the bacon and 1/4 of the shrimp. Sprinkle with additional 1/4 cup of the cheese. Top with another tortilla.
• Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until bottom is golden brown; turn. Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown.
• Repeat 3 more times with remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into wedges.

BAKED SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine butter and oil; set aside.
• Sauté onion, peppers and garlic in 4 TB butter mixture in medium sauté pan on medium heat until tender.
• Add shrimp, if using raw shrimp, sauté till pink.
• Remove pan from heat, add next 3 ingredients.
• Place tortillas on foil lined baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining butter mix.
• Turn tortilla over so buttered side is down; spread with shrimp mixture evenly over half of each tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Distribute mixture evenly between all tortillas.
• Fold over in half pressing a little.
• Bake at 475 for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
• Cut in half with a pizza cutter for appetizers or serve whole for brunch.
• Serve warm with salsa and sour cream if desired.

CHORIZO AND SHRIMP QUESADILLAS WITH SMOKY GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Cut avocados all the way around with a sharp knife. Scoop out the pit, then spoon avocado flesh away from skin into a food processor. Add the juice of 1 lime, a couple of pinches salt, sour cream and chipotles in adobo. Pulse guacamole until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Brown chorizo 2 to 3 minutes, then remove from pan. Add oil, garlic, then shrimp. Season shrimp with salt and pepper and cook shrimp until pink, 2 or 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a cutting board and coarsely chop.
• Add a drizzle of oil to the pan and a large tortilla. Cook tortilla 30 seconds, then turn. Cover 1/2 of the tortilla with a couple of handfuls of cheese. Arrange a layer of chorizo and shrimp over the cheese and fold tortilla over. Press down gently with a spatula and cook tortilla a minute or so on each side to melt cheese and crisp. Remove quesadilla to large cutting board and repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into 5 wedges and transfer to plates with your spatula. Top wedges of quesadillas with liberal amounts of smoky guacamole.

OPEN-FACED SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet; sprinkle each with cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and tortilla edges are just beginning to crisp, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine shrimp, vegetable oil, and chili powder; season with salt and pepper. Divide shrimp mixture and scallions between tortillas. Bake until shrimp is opaque throughout, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle quesadillas with cilantro and cut each into 6 wedges; serve with lime wedges.

QUESADILLAS WITH SHRIMP, PINEAPPLE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• On a large plate, pour the red sauce over the shrimp and set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Cook the onions and bell peppers over high heat until they start to get nicely browned.
• Stir them after a minute or so, then let them sit on medium-high heat until they're nice and brown.
• Add the pineapple and cook over medium-high heat until they start to get brown/black. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring only occasionally, until the shrimp are opaque. Add in a little water if the sauce gets dry. Remove from the skillet and chop the shrimp into bite-size pieces.
• In a clean skillet, heat some butter. Place a tortilla in the skillet, then layer on the ingredients: cheese, vegetables and shrimp. Top with a little more cheese and a second tortilla. Cook on both sides, adding butter before flipping to the other side so the tortilla isn't overly dry. Remove from the skillet and slice into wedges. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas and filling ingredients.
• Remove the quesadilla from the skillet and slice it into 4 wedges using a large pizza cutter.
• Serve the quesadilla with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.

SHRIMP AND TOMATILLO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Char bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Remove from heat. Enclose peppers in paper bag. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Set aside.
• Preheat broiler. Toss shrimp with 1 tablespoon oil. Place on baking sheet. Broil shrimp until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes. Cut shrimp lengthwise in half. Transfer to bowl.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush 2 baking sheets with oil. Place 2 tortillas on 1 prepared baking sheet. Place 1 tortilla on second prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped cilantro over each tortilla, then 1/3 cup Monterey Jack cheese and 1/3 cup cheddar cheese. Arrange 8 tomatillo slices atop cheese on each tortilla, then bell pepper strips and shrimp, dividing equally. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese over shrimp on each tortilla, dividing equally. Top with remaining 3 tortillas, pressing lightly to adhere. Brush tops of tortillas with oil. Bake quesadillas until cheese melts and tortillas are crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges and serve.

BBQ SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the lime juice, oil, lime zest, salt and pepper. Add the shrimp; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes., Meanwhile, remove corn from cobs. Drain and discard marinade from shrimp. Chop shrimp and set aside. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the zucchini, corn and onions until crisp-tender. Add shrimp; saute 2-3 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Remove from the heat; stir in barbecue sauce., Sprinkle cheese over half of the tortillas. Spoon shrimp mixture over cheese. Top with remaining tortillas. Cook on a griddle coated with cooking spray over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa and additional barbecue sauce.

HAVARTI SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute mushrooms in oil and butter until tender. , Spread 1 tablespoon preserves over half of each tortilla; top with cheese, shrimp and mushrooms. Fold tortillas over. Brush both sides with melted butter., Grill quesadillas, uncovered, over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut each quesadilla into four wedges. Serve warm.

SHRIMP FRIED RICE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute the shrimp, onion and peppers in 1 tablespoon butter until shrimp turn pink; remove and keep warm., In a small bowl, whisk the egg. In the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter until hot. Add egg; cook and stir over medium heat until egg is completely set. Stir in the rice, soy sauce and shrimp mixture., Spread remaining butter over 1 side of each tortilla. Place tortillas butter side down, on a griddle. Place a slice of cheese on each tortilla. Sprinkle shrimp mixture over half of each tortilla. Fold over and cook over low heat until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes on each side. Cut into wedges.

CORN AND SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes while stirring. Add wine and cook for 3 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook each side for 3 minutes. Take off the heat and add the parsley and lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste. Put cooked shrimp in a bowl and set aside.
• Warm up tortillas in the microwave. Place 6 tortillas on a work surface to start building quesadillas.
• Evenly divide cheese and corn between tortillas; place 4 shrimp over each. Sprinkle green onions on top and cover with another tortilla. Cook in a nonstick pan, flipping the tortillas over until each side is lightly brown, 4 to 5 minutes per quesadilla.

CHEESY SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Chop the shrimp. Saute the spinach in the olive oil and set aside. Drain the chilis.
• Combine the chilis, shrimp, spinach, pepperjack cheese, cheddar cheese, and cilantro.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Spray one of the tortillas with cooking spray and place, spray side down, in the skillet. Top with 1/6 of the shrimp mixture. Spray another tortilla with cooking spray and place, spray side up, on the shrimp mixture.
• Cook for about 2 minutes until golden. Gently flip the quesadilla and cook another 2 minutes.
• Repeat for remaining tortillas.
• To serve, cut each quesadilla in quarters and serve with sour cream and salsa for dipping.

SPICY SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Prepare tortillas by spreading a light layer (about 1 tablespoon) of remoulade or mayo on one side. This will act as your "glue" for the fillings. Set aside.
• Heat oil in non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, shrimp, and seasonings; saute about 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove shrimp mixture from pan and place in bowl. Combine with crumbled bacon and pickled jalapenos. Taste to make sure seasonings are how you want them.
• If necessary, spray pan with non-stick spray.
• Place tortilla in pan, clean side down. On half of the tortilla,layer in 1/3 of cheddar cheese, then 1/3 shrimp mixture, then 1/3 of the jack or mozzarella cheese. Fold empty side of tortilla over the fillings and press down.
• Let tortilla brown until crisp, about 4-5 minutes. Flip and brown the other side.
• Repeat with remaining tortillas. Cut each folded quesadilla in half when ready to serve.
• Serve with your choice of sour cream, guacamole, salsa, or all three!

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.

SHRIMP AND AVOCADO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over a medium-high heat. Add onion and saute, stirring frequently, until tender (5-7 minutes). Transfer to a mixing bowl and let cool.
• Finely chop the tomatillos and add to the cooled onions along with the diced avocado. Use a wooden spoon or potato masher to work the mixture into a course paste. Stir in cilantro and cumin, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread the avocado mixture on one side of each tortilla, top with 2 tablespoons of cheese, and fold the tortilla in half, pressing lightly to close them. Continue until all are folded. This may be done up to an hour in advance.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over a medium heat. Add garlic and chipotles and saute until golden, about 2 minutes. Increase the heat to a medium-high. Add the shrimp and saute until opaque and cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Keep warm.
• Brush both sides of the quesadillas with the remaining oil. Cook in batches if a large saute pan over a medium heat until golden brown on both sides (2-3 minutes each side).
• Cut the quesadillas in half and serve each with 3 shrimp on top.

SHRIMP AND TOMATILLO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Char bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides.
• Remove from heat, enclose in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes.
• Peel and seed, then cut into 1/4-inch strips.
• Set aside.
• Preheat broiler.
• Toss shrimp with 1 tablespoon oil and place on baking sheet.
• Broil shrimp until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• Cut shrimp in half lengthwise.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Brush 2 baking sheets with oil.
• Place 2 tortillas on 1 baking sheet.
• Place 1 tortilla on second baking sheet.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped cilantro over each tortilla, then 1/3 cup Monterey Jack cheese and 1/3 cup cheddar cheese.
• Arrange 8 tomatillo slices atop cheese on each tortilla, then bell pepper strips and shrimp, dividing equally.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese over shrimp on each tortilla, dividing equally.
• Top with remaining 3 tortillas, pressing lightly to adhere.
• Brush tops of tortillas with oil.
• Bake quesadillas until cheese melts and tortillas are crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges and serve.

SPICY SHRIMP AND CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a hot greased pan cook the bell peppers and onions until they are browned.Add the chicken and cook thoroughly, and slice into strips.Add the spices, hot sauce, chicken broth, S&P, and the shrimp. Mix well.Cook over medium high heat until the shrimp are done. Taste to test seasonings level, add more if necessary. In a separate pan, spray nonstick cooking spray and put on medium heat. Place one quesadilla in the pan, add a handfull of each kind of cheese, add the meat and spices mixture, top with more cheese, and finish with another tortilla. Cook until bottoms of each tortilla are browned to your liking. Repeat and serve sliced with salsa and my 'spicy black beans'* see next recipe*