This crab quesadillas recipe is so easy. It is piled high with crabmeat and has a perfect amount of spinach. And since you use canned crab meat, it can be eaten year round. Which I do!
I love crab meat. Christopher only likes it. But he loves quesadillas and will happily eat these.
So it is a win-win. I get my crab meat fix as well as my Mexican food craving satisfied and he gets to eat a yummy quesadilla.
I love these quesadillas because not only is there a lot of crab meat piled in the tortilla but the cheese and spinach complements it so wonderfully.
Wait til you see how easy and yummy this crab quesadilla is!!
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Helpful tips
- I use both Mexican cheese and muenster in this recipe. You can omit the muenster if you like but I really like how smooth and mild the taste is and it melts like a dream.
- I also cut up pre-washed baby spinach just because I like the spinach in smaller bites, but you can use as is.
- One of my best purchases was my cast iron wok I got from Le Creuset. I sauté all my veggies in this pan and never would be without it. But if you don’t have a regular wok, just use a sauté pan instead. I actually got a second wok at a thrift store and if you want to read how it came about and the ridiculously low price I paid, click here.
How to make spinach and crab quesadillas
Pre-step
Get a sauté pan and/or wok. I use a cast iron skillet but stainless steel will work as well.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – canned crab meat (or freshly cooked), shredded Mexican cheese, muenster cheese, baby spinach and tortillas.
Step two
Heat a sauté pan or wok on medium. Once it heats up, add olive oil and once that shimmers, add the spinach and sauté for 3 – 5 minutes or until it wilts.
Perfect.
Step three
Heat a sauté pan on medium low. Once it has heated up, spritz a small amount of cooking spray in it.
Step four
Add a tortilla, one piece of muenster cheese and some Mexican cheese and cover the pan so the cheese melts faster.
Step five
Open the crab meat can. (Whenever I do, I image a beautiful chord being played on the piano.)
There is a lot of meat in that can. I used some for the quesadillas and the rest for sandwiches.
Step six
Add as much as you want to the tortilla.
Step seven
Add as much of the spinach as you want and recover the pan.
Step eight
After a minute, check the bottom of the tortilla and once it is browned, fold the tortilla in half and plate it.
I add some refried beans, salsa, more cheese if I want it and some chips.
Doesn’t that look yummy?
Let’s look at it from a closer perspective.
I couldn’t wait any longer so I had to take a bite.
I hope you enjoyed this spinach and crab quesadillas recipe.
It is sooooo good!
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Spinach and Crab Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 ounces baby spinach (cut into smaller pieces)
- .16 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 2 ounces crabmeat (or more drained)
- 1 pieces muenster cheese (optional – but it is very creamy)
- 1 tablespoon Mexican cheese
- 1 flour tortilla (fajita size)
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Heat wok or sauté pan on medium. Once it heats up and add olive oil and once it shimmers, add spinach and salt and sauté for 3 – 5 minutes
- Heat another sauté pan (or same one) on medium/low, add cooking spray and add a flour tortilla, muenster cheese and Mexican cheese. Cover and let cheese melt
- Add crabmeat and spinach, re-cover pan and once the flour tortilla browns, fold it over
- Plate and cut in half
- Eat
- Smile
- Enjoy
Notes
- I use both Mexican cheese and muenster in this recipe. You can omit the muenster if you like but I really like how smooth and mild the taste is and it melts like a dream.
- I also cut up pre-washed baby spinach just because I like the spinach in smaller bites, but you can use as is.
- One of my best purchases was my cast iron wok I got from Le Creuset. I sauté all my veggies in this pan and never would be without it. But if you don’t have a regular wok, just use a sauté pan instead. I actually got a second wok at a thrift store and if you want to read how it came about and the ridiculously low price I paid, click here.
Suzy
What a simple recipe! Love it!
Elaine
Thank you Suzy!!
Michele
My sisterinlaw lives in Alaska and sends us crab legs when they get them from the local fisherman. This is a fun way to use crab. Id never thought of using it for a quesadilla!
Elaine
Thanks Michele! I wish your sister-in-law was my sister-in-law! 😉
Nicola @ Happy Healthy Motivated
I absolutely love crab, but I never know what to do with it when I’ve got a tin at home! You’ve given me the perfect healthy lunch recipe to use it in now, though. Thanks!!
Elaine
Me too Nicola!! Yay!
Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake
I grew up eating Maryland-style blue crabs and still enjoy lump crabmeat as a snack with a litle Old Bay, but I never thought about adding to a quesadilla! Sounds like something I’ll have to try!
Elaine
You won’t be disappointed Rebecca!!
Cricket Plunkett
I eat a quesadilla for lunch almost every day, this looks like a great way to spice up my lunch routine!
Elaine
I could too Cricket!
Gabby
This looks fab! ? You know, I had never really eaten Mexican food until my first trip to the States many years back now. We had Mexican food in Aus at the time but it was some horrible fusion cuisine. Not the lovely fresh flavours you get in actual, gorgeous Mexican food. Happily we’ve improved on it enormously over here!
Elaine
Gabby! I know what you mean about fusion cuisine. I was up in Vermont and this Chinese food place was so bizarre!
Chris
These look so good. I love quesadillas, too!!
Elaine
Chris! yes!! I knew I like you for some reason!
GiGi Eats
Spinach + Crab = a huge heck yes in my book !
Elaine
Hehe GiGi!
Patty
Looks awesome Elaine, I told you that there’s no proper Mexican restaurant in my area, with your recipe I can make my own Mexican Fiesta Ay Ay Ay! 🙂
Elaine
Hehe Patty!! Thanks!
Beth Neel
Oh, Elaine, I LOVE this recipe! I am totally addicted to Mexican food and totally in love with crab! I’m giving this one a try ASAP! Thanks for the inspiration!
Elaine
You’re welcome Beth! Thank you!!