How many calories in a quesadilla
A chicken and cheese quesadilla has about 530 kcal, about half of it from fat, mostly the cheese.
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A quesadilla is a tortilla folded around melted cheese and usually chicken, then toasted in a pan. Simple, quick and gone in about four minutes.
One is 530 kcal, with 30 g of protein, 40 g of carbs and 28 g of fat. Most of the fat is the cheese, plus whatever went in the pan.
Guacamole and soured cream on the side add more. A cheese only one has less protein, so it fills you up for less time.
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Where it comes from
People in Mexico were making corn tortillas long before the Spanish arrived, but cheese only came with the cows and goats the Spanish brought in the 1500s. The quesadilla grew out of that mix in colonial Mexico. The name comes from queso, Spanish for cheese, and in old Spanish a quesadilla was actually a sweet cheese pastry.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Online Etymology Dictionary, quesadilla
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Questions
How much protein is in a quesadilla?
About 30 g for one with chicken and cheese.
Is a quesadilla higher than a burrito?
Often a bit lower, because a burrito has rice and beans in it too. A quesadilla is mostly cheese.
How many calories in half a quesadilla?
About 265 kcal.
How many calories does the cheese in a quesadilla bring?
A typical quesadilla has about 60 g of grated cheese, roughly 240 kcal on its own. That's close to half the 530.
How many calories does soured cream add to a quesadilla?
About 50 to 60 kcal for two tablespoons. Salsa on the side is only a few calories.
