Best 11 Quick Quesadillas Recipes

QUICK CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. In small bowl, mix chicken and salsa.
• Spray 1 side of 1 tortilla with cooking spray; place sprayed side down on work surface. Layer with one-fourth of the chicken mixture and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Top with another tortilla; spray top of tortilla with cooking spray.
• Cook in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes, carefully turning after 2 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture and cheese. To serve, cut quesadillas into wedges. Serve with sour cream and, if desired, additional salsa.

QUICK SHRIMP QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, scallions, cumin, and chipotle powder. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Add shrimp and stir frequently until bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 4 to 5 minutes. Add Monterey Jack cheese, reduce heat to medium, and stir until cheese is melted and mixed in with shrimp and vegetables. Remove from heat.
• Place 1/5 of the filling mixture onto half of one tortilla. Fold empty side over the filling and press firmly to form a half circle. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling. Brush both sides of tortillas with remaining olive oil.
• Place tortillas in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook until crisp and golden, 3 to 5 minutes per side.

QUICK BLACK BEAN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash beans with a fork; stir in the green onion, red onion, pepper, cilantro, lime juice and garlic., Spread 1/4 cup bean mixture over half of each tortilla; top with 1/4 cup cheese. Fold over., Cook on a griddle coated with cooking spray over low heat, 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Drain water from canned chicken and canned tomatoes and chiles.
• flake chicken and mix with tomatoes and chiles, and shredded cheese in a bowl.
• Spead mixture over one side of tortillas as thin
• or as thick as you like.
• Fold tortilla and place in electric skillet on 325 degrees or on stove at medium high heat.
• Brown tortilla on one until side crispy then flip and do the same on other side.
• Place tortillas on plate to cool.
• Serve with LIPTON Spanish Rice mix for complete meal if desired.

QUICK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Lay one tortilla on a cookie sheet.
• Spread cheese over the tortilla, being careful not to spill it out onto the cookie sheet.
• Cover with second tortilla.
• Bake at 350 degrees (F) for about 10 minutes, or until tortilla begins to turn golden brown.
• Cut with a pizza cutter into quarters (or eighths) and serve hot with salsa, sour cream or quacamole.

QUICK CARIBBEAN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the honey mustard and pineapple preserves. Divide the mixture evenly between 4 of the tortillas. Spread evenly to within 1 inch of the edges. Distribute the Swiss cheese, chicken, bacon evenly over the pineapple mixture; top with remaining tortillas to make quesadillas.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt a small amount of the butter in the skillet, tilting the pan to cover the surface with butter. Place one of the quesadillas into the skillet, and fry on each side until lightly browned and the cheese has melted, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Keep cooked quesadillas in a warm oven while you fry the remaining.
• To serve, cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges and arrange on a platter with pineapple tidbits in the center.

QUICK CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. In small bowl, mix chicken and salsa.
• Spray 1 side of 1 tortilla with cooking spray; place sprayed side down on work surface. Layer with one-fourth of the chicken mixture and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Top with another tortilla; spray top of tortilla with cooking spray.
• Cook in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes, carefully turning after 2 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture and cheese. To serve, cut quesadillas into wedges. Serve with sour cream and, if desired, additional salsa.

QUICK & EASY DINNER: QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the vegetables with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill on medium-high for about 8 minutes, until tender. Or in a large saute pan with a little olive or vegetable oil over medium-high heat, saute vegetables until tender. Set aside.
• Lay the tortilla flat, and on the bottom half only, evenly lay 1/4 of the veggies, a sprinkle of beans if using, and four or five strips of meat. Sprinkle 1/4 of the cheese (approx. 1/3 cup) over the filling ingredients.
• Carefully fold the top half over so the quesadilla is a half-moon shape.
• Place the quesadilla in a panini press and cook until cheese is melted and outside is golden-crisp, or cook in a saute pan drizzled with vegetable, canola, or olive oil over medium-high heat, carefully flipping occasionally, until the cheese is melted and both sides are golden-brown.
• Serve with salsa, pico de gallo, sour cream, avocado, and or guacamole as condiments.

QUICK CARIBBEAN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, stir together the honey mustard and pineapple preserves. Divide the mixture evenly between 4 of the tortillas. Spread evenly to within 1 inch of the edges. Distribute the Swiss cheese, chicken, bacon evenly over the pineapple mixture; top with remaining tortillas to make quesadillas. 2. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). 3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt a small amount of the butter in the skillet, tilting the pan to cover the surface with butter. Place one of the quesadillas into the skillet, and fry on each side until lightly browned and the cheese has melted, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Keep cooked quesadillas in a warm oven while you fry the remaining. 4. To serve, cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges and arrange on a platter with pineapple tidbits in the center.

SUPER QUICK SHRIMP & GREEN CHILI QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cheese, shrimp, green chilies and green onions. Place half of the tortillas on a greased griddle; sprinkle with cheese mixture. Top with remaining tortillas. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cheese is melted., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mash avocado with salsa and garlic salt. Serve with quesadillas.

QUICK BEAN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Spread 1/4 cup refried beans over each of 4 tortillas.
• Place 1 bean-topped tortilla in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Spread 2 tablespoons dip over beans. Top with additional tortilla. Heat 5 minutes.
• With large pancake turner, turn quesadilla; heat 1 to 2 minutes longer. Repeat with remaining tortillas and dip.
• Cut each quesadilla into 8 wedges. Serve with guacamole and salsa.