Three Pepper Quesadillas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup green pepper, thinly sliced
    1 cup yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
    1 cup red bell pepper, thinly sliced
    1 cup onion, thinly sliced
    1/4 cup butter
    1/4 teaspoon cumin
    1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, undrained
    1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
    1 (18 ounce) package homestyle burrito-size flour tortillas
    butter
    cumin or chili powder, to taste
    8 ounces sour cream
    1/4 cup salsa
Preparation
    Saute peppers and onions in margarine in a large skillet.
    Stir in cumin.
    Spoon out any liquid in the skillet.
    Set pepper mixture aside.
    In a small bowl, combine green chilies, cream cheese and cheddar cheese (the recipe may be made ahead up to this point).
    Assemble quesadillas as follows: spread about 3-4 tablespoons of cheese mixture on 1/2 of a flour tortilla.
    Top with sauteed peppers and onions.
    Fold over.
    Very lightly spread butter on the top of the folded tortilla and sprinkle with cumin or chili powder.
    Place on cookie sheet and bake in preheated 400\u00b0 oven for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.
    Cut into thirds or fourths.
    Mix sour cream and salsa together and serve as a dip with the cut quesadillas.

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