Apple Cheddar Quesadillas
When life gives you apples, join the Veggie Kids Club and make this fun dish featuring apples and cheddar cheese combination. Children can help by spreading the apple butter and washing the apples, shredding the cheese, and more. It's always better when we prepare food together. This recipe is CACFP creditable too!
INGREDIENTS:
4 whole wheat wraps
½ cup apple butter
4 ounces reduced fat cheddar cheese shredded
1 apple, thinly sliced
DIRECTIONS:
Lay wraps on a flat surface and spread 1/8 cup of apple butter over half of each wrap.
Top apple butter with shredded cheddar cheese and thinly sliced apples.
Fold wrap in half, making a half-moon shape.
Place quesadillas on medium heated griddle or pan and cook for about 5 minutes until browned on bottom. Carefully flip over and cook the other side until browned and cheese is milted, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Cut in half and serve (serves 8).
IT’S BETTER TOGETHER!
With this recipe, let children:
Have the children use an apple corer and then adult can thinly slice the apples pieces
Younger children can spread the apple butter and wash apples
Older children can assist with shredding the cheese
With assistance, all children can measure out ingredients and assemble the quesadillas
INGREDIENTES:
4 envolturas de tortilla de trigo integral
½ taza de mantequilla de manzana
4 onzas de queso cheddar bajo en grasa rallado
1 manzana, en rodajas finas
DIRECCIONES:
Coloque las envolturas en una superficie plana y untar 1/8 de taza de mantequilla de manzana sobre la mitad de cada envoltura.
Cubra la mantequilla de manzana con queso cheddar rallado y manzanas en rodajas finas.
Doble la envoltura por la mitad, formando una media luna.
Coloque las quesadillas en una plancha o sartén a fuego medio y cocine durante unos 5 minutos hasta que se doren por debajo. Voltee con cuidado y cocine el otro lado hasta que se dore y el queso esté suave, aproximadamente de 3 a 4 minutos.
Cortar por la mitad y servir (8 porciones).
¡ES MEJOR JUNTOS!
Con esta receta, deje que los niños:
Haga que los niños usen un descorazonador de manzanas y luego un adulto puede cortar las manzanas en rodajas finas
Los niños más pequeños pueden untar la mantequilla de manzana y lavar las manzanas
Los niños mayores pueden ayudar a triturar el queso
Con ayuda, todos los niños pueden medir los ingredientes y armar las quesadillas
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