Zucchini Quesadillas

Zucchini quesadillas are a popular Tex-Mex food. No one knows exactly when the quesadilla was "invented," but the corn tortilla has been around in Mesoamerica prior to the 1400s.¹

Tex-Mex foods are Mexican foods altered and created by Texans. The term "Tex-Mex" was first used in the United States in the early to mid 1900s.²

This zucchini quesadilla recipe calls for the following ingredients.

Ingredients
2 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
4 cloves of garlic
1 cup frozen corn kernels ( 4 ounces)
1 onion coarsely chopped
salt
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, (optional)
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
2 cups grated pepper jack cheese

This recipe came from the Martha Stewart website, and you can find the directions at
www.marthastewart.com under recipe search "zucchini quesadillas."

This history of Tex-Mex food came from www.foodtimeline.org/foodmexican.html#quesadillas.
1. Eating in America, Waverly Root & Richard de Rochemont [William Morrow:New York] 1976 (p. 281)
2. The Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson (p. 803)