Beef and Cheese Quesadillas With Crisp Flour Tortillas
By Emma Collins
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Sauteing ground beef with chopped onion enhances the quesadilla filling․ Adding water and taco seasoning to the ground beef mixture and cooking it for five minutes helps hold the filling in the tortillas․ Beef and cheese quesadillas consist of seasoned ground beef and melted cheddar cheese sandwiched between two tortillas․
Four tortillas provide two quesadillas‚ each with cheddar cheese on both sides of a serving of beef to melt against both tortillas․ Skillet butter is used before preparing each quesadilla over medium heat․ Taco sauce is included as an ingredient but not used in any way․
Check the bottom of the tortilla after 1-2 minutes to make sure it's browned and crunchy before flipping․ Cheese may have started binding the tortilla layers together․ The main complaint about this recipe is that the tortilla turned over too soon‚ spilling the filling․ Draining grease from cooked ground beef before adding other ingredients can prevent a soggy tortilla․
Slice large quesadillas and offer them with sour cream and chopped cilantro․ Serve right away for a crunchy quesadilla․ Tortillas will soften as the filled quesadillas sit․
Why you'll love this recipe
- Browning the beef and onion together helps cook the onion and infuse flavor into the filling‚ so beef and onion in the quesadillas will have flavor rather than separate pieces of beef and onion.
- Five minutes of cooking with taco seasoning and water helps firm the meat mixture so it doesn't fall apart when the quesadilla is sliced․
- Cheese slices on both sides of the meat keep both tortillas in place with the cheese and help the quesadilla halves hold together․
- Cooking the tortilla in butter over medium heat for one to two minutes per side will give it the crispy texture described in the directions․
- Draining the fat after browning the meat prevents the meat filling from making the tortillas oily and gives the final product a crispier texture․
- The recipe feeds four people with two large quesadillas prepared using four tortillas․ You can prepare four servings using only a skillet and no other tools․
Ingredients
- •4 large flour tortillas
- •1 lb ground beef
- •½ large onion (sliced thinly)
- •1 packet taco seasoning
- •¼ cup water
- •¼ cup taco sauce
- •2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- •2 tbsp butter
- •sour cream (for garnish)
- •cilantro (chopped, for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the ground beef and thinly sliced onion over medium-high heat until the beef is completely browned and the onion has softened.
- 2
Drain any excess fat.
- 3
Add the taco seasoning and water to the ground beef, then simmer for 5 minutes.
- 4
Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- 5
Place one large flour tortilla in the skillet and top with 1/2 cup of cheese.
- 6
Add 1/2 of the meat mixture to the tortilla and sprinkle with another 1/2 cup of cheese.
- 7
Place an additional flour tortilla on top. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the bottom tortilla is browned and crispy, then flip and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the quesadilla from the skillet.
- 8
Repeat the skillet assembly and cooking process to make a second large quesadilla.
- 9
Slice and serve topped with sour cream and chopped cilantro for garnish.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
784
Protein
48g
Fat
48g
Carbs
37g
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