A tasty mixture of spicy shrimp, sautéed onions & bell peppers, garlic, and melted cheese crisped in a tortilla. These quesadillas are simple and a delicious way to enjoy shrimp!
Calling all shrimp lovers! These DELICIOUS shrimp quesadillas are a must try. We’ve made them countless time and will continue to make them forever. They’re super quick and easy to make, packed with flavor and highlight shrimp in a festive and spicy way.
It’s all made in one pan in under 20 minutes tops. First the onions, bell peppers, and garlic are sauteed for a just a minute. Next, the shrimp and seasoning is added and cooked for just another minute or two (side note, shrimp cooks in literally minutes, which is why I LOVE cooking it).
Now, all that’s left is to add some shrimp mixture in a tortilla, top with cheese, and toast until crispy. The outcome is crispy quesadillas filled with cheesy shrimp and a mouth-watering flavor combo that is out of this world!
Serve the quesadillas with sour-cream, your favorite salsa or guacamole. I served them with my cilantro sour-cream sauce. They store very well in the fridge and can be re-heated in a pan to melt the cheese and crisp the tortilla. 
Shrimp Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning, or 1 tablespoon chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon EACH garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, paprika, ground cumin, salt, black pepper
- 1-2 cups melting cheese, mozzarella, cheddar, Mexican blend or Monterey Jack
- 6-8 Medium flour tortillas
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet or pan. Add the chopped onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the pan. Cook for 1 minute or until tender.
- Add the shrimp and taco seasoning and cook for another 1-2 minutes or until shrimp begins to turn pink.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and rinse and whip down the pan with a paper towel. Return the pan to the heat and spray cooking spray or brush with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
- Place a tortilla in the pan and sprinkle cheese on one side of the tortilla. Spoon about 5-6 shrimp or enough to cover with another sprinkle of cheese. Fold tortilla in half. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden and crispy. Repeat for reaming tortillas.
- Serve with Sour cream, salsa, or guacamole.
We LOVES this quesadilla! I have added some extra ingredients that give it some extra flavor. I add a 1/2 can of petite diced tomatoes , diced chilis, and black beans. I use jumbo shrimp and cut each shrimp into 3 bite sized pieces.
I use mozzarella cheese as it melts so well. I serve them with sour cream, salsa and guacamole. YUM!!!
These are the best! Absolutely the best!! My family loves them.
I’m planning to make this tomorrow but I’m curious about what kind of cheese tastes best. Any suggestions/recommendations as to which blend I should choose?
it all tastes the same
This was a quick and delicious meal. I will definitely make this again!
This recipe was easy to prepare and restaurant worthy…it tasted fantastic and the seasonings were perfect although I didn’t have cumin, it still came out perfect. I will use this recipe over and over again, thank you so much!
I had large shrimp and followed the video and cut each into two or three pieces. I used an envelope of taco seasoning mixed with some chicken stock. but will try the from scratch version next time. I threw in some diced Roma tomato as a balance to the other veggies and the Tex Mex cheese.. Because I was making them for a bunch of people, I crisped them up in a 400 degree oven on cookie sheets rather than the frying pan. It worked fine. Will for sure make again.
These were very tasty!! Made just as written and we totally enjoyed them!! Thanks for ‘your’ recipe Layla. BTW, Claire needs to find a hobby.
Looks good.. I plan to cook them this evening. I am really impressed with the appearance. Thanks for sharing:)
Enjoy!
This was a real “keeper”
These were great!
Tasted delicious! The seasoning blend was a hit for my picky eater!
this is so amazing dish and very yummy to
I was out of bell peppers so followed recipe exact minus that, super good, quick & easy to make. Perfect basic flavor that you can dress up with your favorite additions in spices/toppings.
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Made these last night and they were awesome. Used the spice blend you suggested and it was perfect. Added a jalapeno to the bell peppers and onions. Definitely a recipe I’ll be making again!
That was hilarious….well handled, Layla.
I’m just about to whip this together for us with some Mayport shrimp left over from a scampi last night instead of a NYT recipe for Tofu Katsu with lemon/tahini sauce, save that for tomorrow when I have a bit more time. I am making it just as you wrote it, no reason to change a thing.
Lmao oh wait what? This isn’t even your recipe Layla. You stole it from Yummly. Shocker!
Please check your facts before leaving negative comments. Yummly does not publish recipes they are a sharing platform (link Pinterest) they share blog recipes with my permission of course. Thanks for stopping by!
That was hilarious….well handled, Layla.
I’m just about to whip this together for us with some Mayport shrimp left over from a scampi last night instead of a NYT recipe for Tofu Katsu with lemon/tahini sauce, save that for tomorrow when I have a bit more time. I am making it just as you wrote it, no reason to change a thing.
Get wrecked, Claire
Delicious and very easy to make! I used the seasoning recipe as listed and also added tomatoes with the onions and peppers. Everyone enjoyed these shrimp quesadillas!!
These were truly delicious. And EASY
This was such an easy dinner & oh so good! Thank you for a great recipe!
These were so good!!! I did the Diy seasoNing and happy i did, i added JALAPEÑOS which was the perfect addition! Easy and effortless recIpe.
These were fantastic! I didn’t have the bell pepper so i added some black beans to round them out. Your seasoning added The perfect amount of kick. Thanks!
My mouth is literally watering. My family would love this..
Made It and my brOther loved it!
This recipe was simple And delicious! The seasoning blenD waS perfect with a little added red pepper flakes. DefiNitely a keeper!
I used POBLANO rather THAN bell peppers, to add a little more kick to these. And used Argentina red shrimp. this is An easy, delicious and good-looking dish! Thanks !
These were delicious!
These shrimp quesadillas were awesome. I opted to make my own taco seasoning included in the recipe and I’m so glad I did. So much better and flavorful than the packaged seasoning.
This was easy and delicious! i’ll definitely make them again!
These really are the best shrimp quesadillas!! I used jumbo shrimp and just chopped them up. I cant wait to make this again
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