Best Sausage Quesadillas Recipes

SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a large skillet; cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain; set sausage aside. In the same skillet, saute onion and red pepper in 1 teaspoon oil for 5 minutes. Add corn and seasonings. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato and sausage; heat through., Spoon over one side of each tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese; fold over. Cook in remaining oil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut each into three wedges. Serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.

QUESADILLAS WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon and stirring occasionally, until browned and mostly cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Add the bell peppers, onion, garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Add 1/3 cup each marinara sauce and water and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are lightly coated and the skillet is mostly dry, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and carefully wipe out the skillet.
• Lay the tortillas on a work surface. Top one side of each tortilla with 1/4 cup mozzarella, 1/2 tablespoon Parmesan, one-quarter of the sausage-and-peppers mixture and another 1/4 cup mozzarella and 1/2 tablespoon Parmesan. Fold the tortillas over the filling and gently press.
• Brush the tortillas with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Working in two batches, cook the quesadillas in the reserved skillet over medium heat until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
• Warm the remaining 1 cup marinara sauce in a small saucepan or the microwave. Cut the quesadillas into wedges. Serve with the sauce for dipping.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over high heat.
• Add oil and tip pan to coat.
• Add chicken, sausage, pepper, and onion; cook until chicken is cooked through and vegetables soften, about 8 minute.
• Add the garlic, green chiles, and jalapeno; cook for 2 minute.
• Add the chili powder, cumin and salt; stir to combine.
• Transfer to a bowl and cool.
• Lay a tortilla down and spread 1/4 of the chicken mixture (about 1 cup) evenly over the tortilla.
• Top with 1/4 of the cheese and another tortilla. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Cook each quesadilla in a large skillet over medium high heat for 3 min on each side, or until golden and cheese has melted.

SAUSAGE CHEESE QUESADILLAS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Fry sausage until browned and crumble into small pieces.
• Melted butter on a griddle or skillet. Place tortillas on top of melted butter on low heat.
• Place crumbled sausage by teaspoonfuls on one-half of tortillas. Sprinkle cheese on top of sausage. Fold tortilla in half.
• Press with fork to allow heat to melt cheese inside and cook approximately 3 minutes for on each side until light brown. Lift to a serving dish.
• Serve with sour cream and salsa while hot. For OAMC: When cool, place in ziploc bags and place in freezer. Remove later and microwave.
• Enjoy!

POTATO AND SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook chorizo over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown; drain.
• In medium bowl, thoroughly stir hot milk, dry potatoes, onion, melted butter, parsley, garlic and salt until consistency of stiff mashed potatoes. Stir in chorizo.
• Heat oil on griddle over medium-high heat. Place 2 tablespoons filling on half of each tortilla; top filling with 1 slice cheese. Fold each tortilla over onto filling. Heat on griddle, turning once, until cheese is melted. Serve with your favorite salsa, if desired.

SMOKED SAUSAGE AND RED PEPPER QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush baking sheet with oil. Gently mix salsa, avocado and 1/4 cup cilantro in medium bowl.
• Sauté sausage slices in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until just brown, about 2 minutes. Set aside. Cook tortillas, 1 at a time, directly over gas flame until beginning to brown in spots, about 30 seconds per side. Arrange 6 tortillas on prepared sheet. Layer tortillas on sheet with 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, feta cheese, sausage slices, red peppers, 1/4 cup cilantro, then 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, dividing equally. Press each remaining tortilla atop filling and brush with olive oil.
• Bake quesadillas until golden and cheeses melt, about 15 minutes. Cut into wedges; serve with salsa mixture.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Brown sausage.
• Divide sausage evenly between 18 tortillas, sprinkle with Parmesan, Italian cheese, and roasted red peppers.
• Heat butter or oil on griddle, brown both sides of quesadilla.
• Quesadillas can be eaten immediately, or frozen in ziploc bag and warmed in microwave as needed.

QUESADILLAS WITH CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Divide the vegetables evenly over half of each tortilla; layer with sausage slices, and sprinkle with cheese. Fold and press to seal edges. Brush with olive oil; transfer to two rimmed baking sheets.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cheese has melted and tortillas are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Slice into wedges, and serve topped with sour cream, and, if desired, salsa.

JOHNSONVILLE CHIPOTLE MONTEREY JACK CHEESE SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place 3 tortillas on a large greased baking sheet. Sprinkle each with sausage, red pepper, green onion and cheese. Top each with a tortilla.
• Place baking sheet on the center oven rack; preheat the oven's broiler.
• Broil for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Cut into wedges.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Serve with salsa, if desired.

BBQ SAUSAGE AND POTATO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Spread tortillas with barbecue sauce.
• Top half of each tortilla with sausage, potatoes and cheese; fold in half to enclose filling.
• Grill 2 to 3 min. on each side or until quesadillas are golden brown on both sides.

ONION SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook onions in butter over medium heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in brown sugar. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until onions are golden brown, stirring frequently; remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. , In a large bowl, combine the sausage, 1 cup Swiss cheese and onion mixture. Place four tortillas on two greased baking sheets; sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon Swiss cheese. Top with sausage mixture, and remaining cheese and tortillas. , Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cut each quesadilla into six wedges. Serve immediately.

POTATO AND SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook chorizo over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown; drain.
• In medium bowl, thoroughly stir hot milk, dry potatoes, onion, melted butter, parsley, garlic and salt until consistency of stiff mashed potatoes. Stir in chorizo.
• Heat oil on griddle over medium-high heat. Place 2 tablespoons filling on half of each tortilla; top filling with 1 slice cheese. Fold each tortilla over onto filling. Heat on griddle, turning once, until cheese is melted. Serve with your favorite salsa, if desired.

POLISH SAUSAGE CORN CHIP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the sausage in the hot oil until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, salsa, chili powder, pepper, garlic salt, and cumin; cook and stir until the garlic has mellowed, about 4 minutes. Place a tortilla onto a microwave-safe plate and top with the sausage mixture. Sprinkle with the shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
• Cook the tortilla in the microwave on High until the cheese melts, 45 seconds to 1 minute, depending on the microwave. Sprinkle the tortilla chips on top of the melted cheese and top with the remaining tortilla. Butter both sides of the quesadilla and place in a clean skillet over medium heat. Cook until golden brown; flip and continue cooking until golden brown on the other side, about 4 minutes per side.

MICROWAVE SAUSAGE AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Microwave sausage according to package directions; chop patties. Place 1 tortilla on a microwave-safe plate; top with ½ cup cheese and ¼ of sausage. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until cheese melts; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon onions. Fold tortilla in half. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese, sausage and onions. Wrap in foil to pack, if desired.

POTATO AND SAUSAGE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook chorizo over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown; drain.
• In medium bowl, thoroughly stir hot milk, dry potatoes, onion, melted butter, parsley, garlic and salt until consistency of stiff mashed potatoes. Stir in chorizo.
• Heat oil on griddle over medium-high heat. Place 2 tablespoons filling on half of each tortilla; top filling with 1 slice cheese. Fold each tortilla over onto filling. Heat on griddle, turning once, until cheese is melted. Serve with your favorite salsa, if desired.

SAUSAGE AND CORN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix first 5 ingredients together; mix well.
• Spread evenly on 6 tortillas.
• Place sausage, cheese, chilies and corn evenly over the 6 tortillas.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Top with remaining tortillas; press down gently.
• Bake at 350 degrees on a lightly greased baking sheet for 10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes.
• Cut each quesadilla into wedges.
• Serve warm.