Cheese 'n Rice Quesadillas

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 20
Yield: 20 servings

Description

Serve cheese and rice in quesadillas at your next party for a surefire hit. Green chiles and Mexican rice add spice to this out-of-this-world appetizer. Serve with guacamole, sour cream, and chopped fresh cilantro.

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 (5 2/5 ounce) package Knorr® Fiesta Sides™ - Mexican Rice
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
1 tablespoon I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread
10 (6 inch) flour tortillas
1 1/4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

1 Preheat the oven's broiler.
2 Bring water, rice, chiles, and spread to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, about 10 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes.
3 Place 5 tortillas on a baking sheet. Top each with rice mixture, sprinkle with cheese, and cover with another tortilla.
4 Cook under the preheated broiler until tortillas are lightly toasted and cheese is melted, turning once.
5 Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges to serve.