Shrimp seared with garlic and brightened with lemon and dill are tucked into a crispy quesadilla, along with spinach and feta cheese. 257 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

My 9-year old is a bloodhound. Not literally, of course. But he could challenge the most scent-sensitive canine to a smell-off any day of the week.

He undoubtedly got his unique olfactory talent from my mum. She can identify the most unlikely smells, good or bad, from 20 feet away. When I was about 11 years old, we were house-hunting and hit every open house in our chose neighborhood. A third of the houses were immediately crossed off the list when we walk through the front door and my mum whispered to us, "Nope. Not good. A cat peed in here."

Thankfully, my son is tuned into food aromas rather than pet odors.

"Mum, are you cooking brown rice?"

"Mmm, that smells like frittata."

And the other day..."Ah man, did you cook shrimp when we were at school? Did you save any for us?"

There has to be a Food Network channel reality show in there somewhere.

Sure enough, it was the day that I whipped up these quesadillas. The shrimp was seared with garlic and brightened with lemon juice and dill. Then I tucked it all inside of a whole wheat tortilla, along with fresh spinach and feta cheese.

These are perfect for a light lunch or dinner, or would work as an appetizer or snack when serving a crowd.

Other quesadilla recipes:

Cookin' Canuck's Southwestern Breakfast Quesadilla with Eggs, Black Beans & Salsa
Cookin' Canuck's Mini Hummus & Quesadilla Recipe
Averie Cooks' Lightened Up Corn & Bean Quesadillas with Avocado-Mango-Chipotle Salsa
Nourish's Quick Black Bean & Vegetable Quesadilla

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Lemon Dill Shrimp Quesadilla Recipe

Shrimp seared with garlic and brightened with lemon and dill are tucked into a crispy quesadilla, along with spinach and feta cheese. 257 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Entrees

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Seafood Recipes, Whole Wheat Recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings: Servings

Calories: 256.8kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

¾ pound medium shrimp peeled & deveined
¼ teaspoon ground pepper
1 ½ teaspoons canola oil
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon chopped dill
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
4 medium whole wheat tortillas
3 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
1 cup spinach
2 green onions sliced

Instructions

In a medium bowl, toss the shrimp with the pepper.
Heat the canola oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook until just cooked through, 1 to 1½ minutes per side.
Add the garlic and cook for 15 seconds. Remove from heat and sprinkle with lemon juice and dill.
Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place one tortilla in pan and cover half with one-quarter of the shrimp, feta cheese, spinach and green onions.
Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling. Cook until the bottom of the tortilla is golden brown, flip and brown the other side.
Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling. Cook until the tortilla is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into thirds. Serve.

Notes

Weight Watchers Points: 5 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 6 (Points+)

Nutrition

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