Quesadillas without cheese, is there such a thing???

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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I love cottage cheese and have used it as a sub for cheese.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    Maybe some of these substitutions would work for you:
    http://paleoleap.com/dairy-free-paleo-cheese-substitutes/
  • charen3
    charen3 Posts: 1 Member
    Actually, quesadillas in México don't have cheese. Filled tortilla, folded then fried. Favorites are de papas (potatoes) flor de calabaza (squash blossoms), hongos (mushrooms)
  • carolinelovesmaon
    carolinelovesmaon Posts: 8 Member
    If you put sweet potato in it that does help to bind the ingredients better!
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    cheese is life. Cotija cheese...that's on the lower end of calories and is a stronger taste.
  • rebecca_beckerz
    rebecca_beckerz Posts: 9 Member
    You could do grilled onion and pepper with evo, with fly shrimp and seasoning, usually the good olive oil helps make it juicy.
  • floridamatty
    floridamatty Posts: 93 Member
    remember fats are not the problem, carbs are, if you want to lose weight its the tortilla you want to lose, not the cheese
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    floridamatty wrote: »
    remember fats are not the problem, carbs are, if you want to lose weight its the tortilla you want to lose, not the cheese

    Assuming one is in a calorie deficit, one will lose weight either way. You can lose weight while eating tortillas (I did).

    Eating low carbohydrate is optional for weight loss.
  • Geocitiesuser
    Geocitiesuser Posts: 1,429 Member
    edited May 2017
    floridamatty wrote: »
    remember fats are not the problem, carbs are, if you want to lose weight its the tortilla you want to lose, not the cheese

    carbs are not a problem. fats are not a problem. sugar is not even a problem. Only calories in vs calories out matter for weight loss. Macros only make a difference in general energy and fitness levels when you're already approaching or are in, good fitness.

    I can not wait for the keto fad to die like all the fads before it.

    ---

    Just curious has anyone actually TRIED that zucchini cheese linked above? It looks.... interesting. I'm curious if it "melts"?
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    Try the filling suggestions here that you might enjoy (obviously) and then sprinkle Nutritional Yeast on top. Cheesy tasting - super yum to me!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I think they call that a burrito?
  • ernestrodgers82
    ernestrodgers82 Posts: 208 Member
    SeanLives wrote: »
    I am looking for any ideas or recipes for making quesadillas without cheese.

    I know, I know... Saying quesadilla without cheese is like saying peanut butter without peanuts...

    Still there must be something out there... Right?

    Thanks, you're awesome!

    Why don't you just try substituting some vegan cheese instead of the cow's milk variety?
  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    ernestrodgers82 wrote: »
    SeanLives wrote: »
    I am looking for any ideas or recipes for making quesadillas without cheese.

    I know, I know... Saying quesadilla without cheese is like saying peanut butter without peanuts...

    Still there must be something out there... Right?

    Thanks, you're awesome!

    Why don't you just try substituting some vegan cheese instead of the cow's milk variety?

    Almond cheese would work.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    OH, an idea! One Xtreme Wellness tortilla on the bottom, scrape the filling from a whole pack of Oreos Peeps onto that and top with another Xtreme Wellness tortilla, then you tell me how it tasted.
  • clyn90
    clyn90 Posts: 45 Member
    Kraft makes a fat free cheddar. 45 calories for a 1/4 cup. That would be just enough cheese to get all the other stuff to stick to it and give it a little cheese flavor. Also just and FYI Kraft also makes a fat free moz. I am not a huge fan of the way it melts on pizza so I will use half of the fat free and half low fat to get a nice texture and still shave some calories.
  • laurenebargar
    laurenebargar Posts: 3,081 Member
    I dont have a recipe, but when I was vacationing in Maine, a restaurant served a sweet potato and black bean quesadilla, and it was literally the best thing I ever had. No cheese just the beans and sweet potato!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited May 2017
    charen3 wrote: »
    Actually, quesadillas in México don't have cheese. Filled tortilla, folded then fried. Favorites are de papas (potatoes) flor de calabaza (squash blossoms), hongos (mushrooms)

    What part of Mexico are you referring too? Everywhere I've been in Mexico it is filled with cheese...usually Oaxaca and often some other kind of filler like you mentioned...but always cheese. Quesadilla literally translates to "little cheesy thing."...cheese (queso) is literally in the name of the food.
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