Smoked Turkey Quesadillas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled
    4 ounces cream cheese or 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
    1/2 teaspoon cumin
    1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon pepper
    1/2 cup julienne-cut sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained
    1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained 4 oz
    8 ounces shredded monterey jack pepper cheese or 8 ounces monterey jack cheese
    8 large flour tortillas (burrito size)
    8 slices smoked turkey breast
    4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
    2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
    4 ripe sliced ripe olives, if desired (optional)
Preparation
    Mash avocado in medium bowl. Add cream cheese, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper; blend well. Stir in tomatoes and chiles.
    Sprinkle 3/4 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese on 4 of the tortillas. Top each with a turkey slice. Spread avocado mixture over turkey. Top with remaining turkey slices. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup of the Cheddar cheese. Top with remaining tortillas.
    Melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add 1 quesadilla; cook 2 to 4 minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
    Repeat with remaining butter and quesadillas. Garnish with remaining Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese. Top each quesadilla with olive slices.

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