Healthy Spinach & Tomato Quesadilla in a Waffle Iron + Amazon Waffle Maker

Mar 24 2022

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Here’s a mini-meal (aka hearty snack) with something special going on… Stuff some cheese, tomatoes, and basil into a low-carb tortilla, and put it all in a waffle iron! So fun and crazy delicious. Check out the recipe, then keep reading for a major waffle-maker find on Amazon…



Hungry Girl's Healthy Cheesy Caprese Waffled Quesadilla Hack Recipe

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Entire recipe: 187 calories, 10.5g total fat (6g sat. fat), 484mg sodium, 19g carbs, 10g fiber, 2g sugars, 12.5g protein

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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

1 low-carb flour tortilla with 70 calories or less (like the kind by La Tortilla Factory)

2 tbsp. whipped cream cheese

1/8 tsp. garlic powder

1/3 cup spinach leaves

1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil

2 tbsp. chopped tomatoes

3 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Spray a standard round waffle maker with nonstick spray.

Spread tortilla with cream cheese, and sprinkle with garlic powder. Place the tortilla in the center of the waffle maker. Top the bottom half of the tortilla with spinach, basil, tomatoes, and cheese.

Fold the top half of the tortilla over the filling, and close the waffle maker. Set heat to medium.

Cook until golden brown and crispy, 3–5 minutes, occasionally pressing down on the top of the waffle maker to seal the quesadilla.

MAKES 1 SERVING

Amazon Find of the Day!

Cuisinart Round Classic Waffle Maker Don't have a waffle maker? There’s an easy solution for that. This classic model is an Amazon’s Choice pick with nearly 20,000 reviews and an average of 4.5 stars! And as of the time this email was sent to your inbox, it’s a whopping 46% off! We like that it has a 5-setting control feature. Plus, the nonstick coating is an absolute must for easy cleanup. Order one, and if you want to take a deeper dive into that waffle-iron life, check out these HG recipes for sweet AND savory creations.

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Chew on this:

Tomorrow is International Waffle Day, March 25th! It's like we scheduled this recipe today on purpose (because we did). If you don’t have a waffle iron, grab some toaster waffles to make this sandwich.

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