Cheese Quesadilla

Delicious cheese quesadilla loaded with melted cheese and topped with 4 ingredient guacamole and Pico de Gallo. This Mexican recipe take less than 10 minutes to make. Or, upgrade and make our popular Carne Asada Quesadilla. This is exactly how they make quesadilla recipes at San Diego taco shops (taquerias).

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Cinco De Mayo Recipes, Quesadilla

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings Quesadillas

Calories 260kcal

Author Darcey Olson

Cost $10

Ingredients

Quesadillas:

4 flour tortilla, soft taco size
2-3 cups shredded cheese *Note 1
2 tbsp butter (optional for extra crispy crust)

Optional Toppings:

Instructions

Quesadilla:

Pre-heat a cast iron skillet or non-stick skillet over medium heat.
Place the tortilla on a flat surface. Add 1/2-3/4 cup of cheese to one side of the tortilla. Keep the cheese about 1/4" from the edge of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla in half ensuring the edges line up.
OPTIONAL STEP: For an extra crispy tortilla crust, add 1/2 tbsp of butter to the pan. Let melt before continuing to the next step.
Carefully transfer the quesadilla to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes per side if using butter. If not using butter, cook for 3-4 minutes per side until the cheese is melted throughout. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Repeat until all the quesadillas have been cooked.
Slice each quesadilla in half and top with your favorite toppings.

Notes

Note 1. Use 1/2 - 3/4 cup of cheese per quesadilla. The best cheese for quesadillas: Mexican cheese blend, Monterey jack, Colby, cheddar, gouda, pepper jack or Oaxaca.

Nutritional information is just a rough estimate and only includes the flour tortillas and cheese.

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