A quesadilla might just be the perfect hand held food. It is like a sandwich without being weighed down with too much bread. They are fun to eat, easy to make and can be eaten on the go.
I have two versions of Breakfast Quesadillas for you today and in my opinion they are kind of the extremes in each direction. I have a small very plain one and a larger loaded one. You can make either, both or more likely something that is in between and perfectly suited to whoever has the pleasure of eating it.
For the small plain one we will only need a 6” flour tortilla, an egg and some shredded cheese.
For the loaded version I step up to an 8” flour tortilla, 2 eggs., and the cheese along with the fillings that sound good on the day I am making it.
Today those items were: bacon, a couple of green onions, and salsa.
In addition we need some cooking spray (like Pam) to coat the tortilla. You will also need some butter to cook the eggs in if you don’t use something like bacon or sausage.
Of course these are just suggestions, you could add other veggies, peppers are wonderful as are sliced avocado. Use you imagination and look through the fridge to see what’s there.
No matter which size you are making it is important to use a skillet that is close to the size of your tortilla. This will make the process of cooking and assembly so much easier.
To make the small simple quesadilla pre-heat your skillet over medium heat, add some butter to melt.
Meanwhile beat the egg with salt and pepper to taste. Once the butter melts add the egg to the pan. Swirl the pan a bit to cover the bottom evenly.
Allow the egg to cook on the bottom then add some shredded cheese. You want the egg to still be runny on the top.
Add the tortilla over the cheese and press it lightly into the cheese/egg. Immediately spray the top of the tortilla with some cooking spray.
Flip the entire tortilla, egg, cheese stack over so the tortilla is on the bottom. This will be fairly easy once the egg cooks and releases from the pan.
Now add a bit more cheese.
Fold the quesadilla in half and cook, flipping occasionally until the outside of the tortilla is crispy.
Remove from the skillet to a cutting board and cut in half.
Enjoy!
For the loaded version heat your skillet and if you are using bacon or sausage add that to the pan to cook. Be sure to cut up the bacon first.
Once the meat is cooked through and crispy in the case of the bacon. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and add any cut up veggies to the grease left in the pan. Cook until tender.
Add the meat back into the pan and spread the fillings around the pan evenly.
Beat the eggs with seasonings of your choice and pour over the meat and/or veggies in the pan. Swirl to cover most of the bottom of the pan and cook until the bottom surface of the eggs are beginning to set.
Add a layer of shredded cheese.
Immediately add the tortilla to the top and gently press it down onto the cheese and egg base in the pan.
Spray the top of the tortilla with pan spray.
When the eggs have cooked enough to loosen from the pan flip the quesadilla over so the tortilla is on the bottom.
Add a bit more cheese and salsa.
Fold in half.
Cook, flipping occasionally until the tortilla is crispy.
Remove to a cutting board and cut in half.
Serve and enjoy.
Either of these are great on their own or with salsa or sour cream to dip them into.
You can find a downloadable/printable version of this recipe here.
Breakfast Quesadillas
Small quesadilla:
Butter
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
shredded cheese
6” tortilla
pan spray (like Pam)
Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
Beat the egg with some salt and pepper to taste and add to the pan with the melted butter.
Swirl the pan to spread the egg over the bottom of the pan.
As soon as the egg starts to set on the bottom add a layer of shredded cheese.
Top with the tortilla, press the tortilla down into the cheese and egg. Spray the top of the tortilla with the cooking spray.
As soon as the egg is cooked enough to let go of the pan flip the quesadilla over and add a bit more cheese to the top.
Fold and cook until crispy on both sides.
Serves one.
Loaded Quesadilla
2 strips of bacon, cut up
2 green onions, sliced
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
shredded cheese
8” tortilla
pan spray (like Pam)
salsa
(these are just suggestions feel free to use what you have on hand to fill yours)
Start by heating a skillet over medium heat, add the bacon and cook until crispy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
Add the onion and any other veggies you wish to the pan and cook until tender.
Meanwhile beat the egg with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the cooked bacon back into the pan spread the mixture over the bottom of the pan. Add the eggs to the pan and swirl the pan to cover the bottom of the pan.
Cook just until the bottom side of the eggs start to set then add the shredded cheese.
Immediately add the tortilla on top of the cheese. Lightly press down onto the cheese/egg mixture. Then spray the top side of the tortilla with pan spray.
Once the eggs have cooked enough to loosen from the pan flip the quesadilla over so the tortilla is on the bottom.
Add a small layer of cheese and as much salsa as you wish.
Fold the quesadilla in half.
Cook, flipping occasionally until the tortilla is crispy.
Remove to a cutting board and cut in half.
Enjoy!
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