Best Cheese Quesadilla Recipes

HAM, APPLE AND CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Spray 4 of the tortillas with cooking spray (or brush with olive oil). Lay the oiled tortillas on a large cutting board oiled-side down. Brush with the mustard and sprinkle with about half of the cheese. Top each evenly with a thin layer of ham, onions and some pepper, and then finish with the remaining cheese.
• Brush the apple butter evenly on the remaining tortillas. Place one apple-butter tortilla on top of a ham-and-cheese tortilla (filling sides in), and firmly press the tortillas together to make a quesadilla.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Lay a quesadilla oiled-side down in the pan and cook until golden brown and the cheese starts to melt, about 2 minutes. Spray the top of the quesadilla with cooking spray, turn and cook until the other side browns and the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
• Cut the quesadillas into 4 wedges and arrange on plates. Toss the apples with lemon and juice and cinnamon to taste. Serve with the apple slices.

QUESADILLA WITH GOAT CHEESE, ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS AND ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Saute the asparagus, mushrooms and onions, about 4 minutes. Add the wine and some salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Wrap the tomatillos and chiles in aluminum foil and place over an open flame for about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a blender with the garlic clove and 1/3 cup water. Blend until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Wrap the tortillas in a clean, damp dishcloth and place in the microwave for 2 minutes.
• Fill each tortilla with a little jack cheese and about 1 tablespoon asparagus filling. Fold in half like a taco.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Pan-fry the folded quesadillas in batches until golden and crispy, about 3 minutes on each side. Set aside on paper towels to drain any oil.
• Serve each quesadilla with some goat cheese crumbled on top and garnish with fresh cilantro.

CHEESE QUESADILLA LUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix salsa, Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, black beans, and cilantro together in a bowl. Spoon salsa mixture on the center of 1 tortilla and spread evenly. Place remaining tortilla on top of filling. Arrange quesadilla on a baking sheet and brush top tortilla with butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top begins to brown and cheese is melted, 9 to 12 minutes. Slice quesadilla with a pizza cutter; garnish with guacamole and red bell pepper.

CREAM CHEESE APPLE PIE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese on one side of the tortilla, completely covering it, using more around the edges, as this will help seal in the pie filling.
• Pour the filling on top of the cream cheese layer and cut apple slices into 1/2 inch pieces with a spoon or butterknife.
• Sprinkle pie filling with cinnamon, if desired.
• Fold tortilla over, gently pressing the edges to seal.
• Brush one side with the melted butter, and put the tortilla, butter side down, into a skillet pre-heated to medium.
• While that side is grilling, brush the unbuttered side with the remaining butter.
• Grill until golden, flip, and grill the other side until golden.
• Remove from skillet and serve with powdered sugar, whipped cream, ice cream, and additional cinnamon, if desired.

BEAN AND CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Divide each ingredient into four portions Spread 1/4 beans over tortilla, add 1/4 cheese, top with second tortilla, In large skillet, heat together 1tbs oil and 1 tbs butter over med heat.
• place assembled quesadilla into pan.
• Cook till bottom is browned then turn over and brown other side.
• Place on large plate and cool 1-2 min.
• cut into eight wedges with scissors.
• repeat three more times.
• Serve immediately.

SALVADORAN SWEET CHEESE BREAD (QUESADILLA)

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients. Add the melted butter a little at a time, then the eggs one at a time, alternating with the milk until you form a soft paste.
• Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish or a greased muffin tin (12 muffins) and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until golden.
• Serve warm or cold, with ice cream or coffee or alone.

TOMATO AND CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place one tortilla on a plate.
• Spread the sliced tomato over the tortilla and then the shredded cheese. I usually leave 1 inch around the edges of the tortilla free as it tends to spread when being cooked and cut.
• Top with the remaining tortilla.
• Place onto a lightly cooking oil sprayed frypan or sandwich toaster. If using the frypan you will need to flip over the quesadilla after a couple of minutes.
• Once the filling has warmed and the tortillas lightly toasted-it's done.
• Wait a minute and then carefully slice through and enjoy.

THREE CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat. Place butter in the pan, followed by a flour tortilla. Lay some of the cheeses in first, see Cook's Note.
• Add onions, peppers, chicken, top with a little more cheese, and cover with a second tortilla. Place a lid on the saute pan, and let sit for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown before flipping. Flip and cook until golden brown on both sides. Repeat with remaining tortillas and ingredients. Allow the quesadilla to cool before cutting, about 2 minutes. Cut into pie shapes. Place a dollop of sour cream and chives on top. Enjoy.

ASPARAGUS, BACON AND GOAT CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• 1. Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 8 to10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and discard all the pan drippings.
• 2. Add 1 teaspoon butter and the shallots and cook until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the asparagus to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the asparagus are bright green and tender; about 2 minutes. Set aside.
• 3. Spread a thin layer of cheese over a tortilla and scatter a quarter of the herbs on top. Place the tortilla cheese-side up in the skillet. Scatter a quarter of the bacon and asparagus on the lower half of the tortilla, then fold the tortilla over and press lightly. Cook until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes on each side. If the pan gets dry, add butter, as needed. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve.

CHICKEN AND CHEESE QUESADILLA PIE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Grease 9" pie plate. Press tortilla into prepared pan and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Toss chicken, cilantro, jalapenos, 1 cup cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a sprinkling of pepper in large bowl till combined. Spoon over tortilla.
• Whisk eggs, milk, flour, baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt in bowl until smooth. Slowly pour over filling, then sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until surface is golden brown, about 20 minutes Let cool 5 minutes Cut into wedges and serve with sour cream and salsa.

CHICKEN AND GOAT CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth.
• Place chicken in zip-loc bag and add broth mixture.
• Seal and refrigerate for 2 hrs turning bag occasionally.
• Preheat grill.
• Remove chicken from bag, discard marinade.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken and onion on grill rack coated with cooking spray.
• Grill onion 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Grill chicken 6 minutes per side or until done.
• Cool slightly and cut chicken in very thin slices.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Place 1 tortilla on baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of cheese,half of chicken, half of onion and 1 and a half tsp cilantro.
• Top with 1 tortilla.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese, chicken, onion and cilantro.
• Top with last tortilla.
• Coat tortilla with cooking spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cut into 4 wedges and top each with 1 tsp of sour cream.
• Serve with lime wedges if desired.

TURKEY & CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place tortilla in a warm skillet. Add cheeses to whole tortilla, within 1/2" of edge. Melt cheese over medium heat.
• Add slices of turkey to the center of the tortilla, staggering on top of one another.
• Cook another couple of minutes until turkey is warm. (Careful not to burn the bottom of the tortilla). Tortilla should be pretty stiff and crispy. Turn off heat.
• Carefully spread miracle whip onto one side of the tortilla. Add lettuce and tomato slices on top of miracle whip.
• Fold tortilla in half and press lightly with a spatula. Remove from skillet onto a plate and enjoy hot with soup or chips.

GRILLED COURGETTE, BEAN & CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Fry the onion in half the olive oil for about 5 mins or until soft. Stir through the garlic and cumin. Cook over a low heat for 1 min more. Add the tomato purée, pinto beans and a few tbsp of water. Heat through, then mash up with the back of a fork and season.
• Meanwhile, toss the courgette slices in the remaining oil with some seasoning. Place on a hot griddle pan and cook for a couple of mins each side until tender and grill marked. Place to one side.
• Mix the cheese, chilli and coriander in a bowl. Spread the bean purée over half of the tortillas. Lay over courgette slices and scatter with cheese mixture. Top with the remaining tortillas, pressing the two together. Cook in batches in the hot griddle pan, carefully turning, for about 1-2 mins each side or until the cheese has begun to melt and the tortillas are crisp. Serve in wedges.

MEXICAN GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH (QUESADILLA!)

Steps:

• Evenly distribute toppings on 4 tortillas.
• Top with remaining four tortillas.
• Heat skillet over medium heat and cook tortilla sandwiches approximately 4 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted and tortillas are browned.

CHILLI CON CARNE WITH CHEESE QUESADILLA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbs of the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef, onion, garlic and capsicum and cook, stirring until beef has browned.
• Add 2 tsp mexican chili powder,cumin, oregano and paprika and sauté for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
• Add the diced tomato, tomato paste, water and kidney beans. Bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile to make the quesadillas, sprinkle half the cheese and half of the remaining 1 tsp of Mexican chili powder over one tortilla. Cover with another tortilla.
• Heat remaining 1 tbs of oil in a pan. Place quesadilla in pan and fry for 2 minutes each side or until cheese has melted. Remove from pan and slice into 8 triangles as you would cut a pizza. repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and mexican chili powder.
• Uncover pan with chilli con carne, remove from heat, stir in coriander and season with salt and pepper. Divide chilli con carne among serving bowls and top with avocado and sour cream. Serve with quesadilla triangles and enjoy!

CREAM CHEESE CHEDDAR BEAN QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese on one side of the tortilla, completely covering it.
• Top the cream cheese with the black beans and onion.
• Top the beans with the cheddar and fold over.
• Heat skillet to medium.
• Brush one side of folded tortilla with melted butter.
• Put the quesadilla butter side down in skillet.
• While that side is cooking, brush butter on the other side.
• When lightly browned, flip.
• When both sides are lightly browned, remove from skillet and serve with sour cream and salsa, if desired.

EASY SAUSAGE EGG & CHEESE BREAKFAST QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Brown the sausage, drain & set aside.
• Scramble & cook the eggs, set aside.
• Grate the cheese while heating the oil in a large non-stick pan.
• Place one tortilla in the pan with 1/2 the cheese spread out evenly.
• Add the scrambled eggs spreading out evenly and then the sausage.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Add remaining cheese spreading out evenly (the cheese is the glue that holds this together) and top with the other tortilla.
• Cover with lid and cook for about 5 minutes or until browned then flip and brown the other side.
• Remove to a plate and cut into 6 pieces and eat with fingers!

GRILLED PEPPER & CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place one tortilla on hot grill, sprinkle with half the cheese, cover with pepper strips, green onion and jalepeno pepper. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over all, cover with second tortilla. Close grill and grill for about 6 minutes or until cheese is melted; remove to plate and cut into 4 triangles.
• Serve hot with salsa.

APPLE CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Peel and dice apple.
• Spray frying pan with cooking spray and saute apple until lightly browned (about 4-5 minutes) Remove apple from pan and re-spray.
• Place in pan 1 flour tortilla and scoop 1/2 apple, 1/2 Splenda, 1/2 cinnamon, and 1 cheese slice in center.
• Cover pan and cook on medium heat until underside is golden and cheese melts.
• (about 4-5 minutes) Fold tortilla in half and remove to serving plate.
• Repeat process for second tortilla.
• Serve warm with fat free whipped topping.
• Enjoy!

WAFFLED CHORIZO-CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Combine the lime juice, onions and salt in a small nonreactive bowl, tossing occasionally. Let sit at room temperature until the onions are pink, about 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 3 minutes.
• Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high. Brush one side of 2 tortillas with oil and lay dry-side up on a work surface. Scatter each with 1/3 cup cheese, then the pickled onions. Sandwich with the remaining tortillas and brush the tops with oil.
• Place 1 quesadilla in the waffle iron, close gently (don't push down) and cook until golden brown and the cheese is melted, 4 to 6 minutes. Repeat with the remaining quesadilla. Cut the quesadillas into wedges and top with the chorizo. Serve with salsa, sour cream and avocado.
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