Monday is Labor Day and time for great times out back.  Plan your meals and recipes today for a great time.  Be sure not to put your grills away until you absolutely have to!  There are many good grilling days left this year.

Shrimp Quesadillas

Now here is something fun! Shrimp and quesadillas on the grill. Call 'em an appetizer or a full meal, either way, they should be perfect.

First, collect the following ingredients:

    2 pounds of large shrimp - cleaned
    1/2 cup spicy Italian dressing
    1/4 cup spicy barbecue sauce
    4 flour tortillas
    2 cups chopped scallions (green onions)
    1 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
    1 cup grated cheddar cheese
    2 cloves of garlic, grated
    Fresh ground black pepper to taste
    salt to taste

Marinate the shrimp in the Italian dressing, garlic and barbecue sauce for 1 hour. Drain. Grill shrimp over medium heat until done while basting with any extra Italian dressing. Heat the oven to 300° while the shrimp is cooking. Chop shrimp into about 1/2" chunks. On a cookie sheet place 2 tortillas and add 1/2 of the shrimp, cheeses and scallions on each tortilla. Place the remaining tortilla on top of each one and bake until the cheeses melt. Cut into quarters and serve warm. Enjoy!