Guilt Free Quesadillas

Quesadillas like you've never had them before!!
No, really! Most people probably think that this is one of the healthier things on the menus at restaurants, however, say you were to get one at Chili's....you'd be eating 96g of fat and 1480 calories. Not even kidding. They are almost like the silent killer! Once you add in some sort of sauce and loads of cheese with some fried chicken, veggies and what not, you're doomed. So for the sake of your Mexican taste buds try this guilt free quesadilla that only packs 310 calories and 16g of fat this has(per quesedilla)!

Ingredients:
1/2 Tbsp of canola oil
4 oz of Chorizo ( this is basically a type of sausage, so if you can't find it, feel free to substitute with a low-fat sausage)
1 small red onion, chopped
4 oz of mushrooms
1 large poblano pepper, chopped (I had left over red pepper from last week so I kindly substituted that!)
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (I decided to use some low-fat Mexican spiced cheese)
4 Medium whole-wheat tortillas

In a medium sized skillet saute the Chorizo and canola oil, cook until browned. Be sure that while this is cooking break it up like you would hamburger, cook until browned. Remove from pan and set aside, leaving the oil in a pan. In the pan add the chopped onion, pepper and mushroom and saute until vegetables are translucent (see through) then season with salt and pepper. Stir in the Chorizo back in the skillet and mix up ingredients.
For the next part, to cook them on the tortillas (obviously) there are a few ways that you can do this.
Way 1 - Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray, lay one of the tortillas in the skillet put some of the cheese down and half of the mixture on top, layer again with cheese and place other tortilla on top. Cook on low-med heat for 5 min each side.
Way 2 - Do same thing above except on a grill. This will also add a smokey flavor
Way 3 - Use the oven broiler and spray a cookie sheet with non stick cooking spray. Build the quesadilla and broil in oven for 2 min each side. This is what I did however, be extremely cautious to monitor these while cooking, broilers can sometimes be unforgiving and your entire quesadilla will burn before you know it!

To "dress" these up you can top with guacamole, salsa, lettuce and a low or non-fat sour cream.
Feast on!

This recipe was taken and altered from Cook This Not That!!