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Easy Cheese Quesadilla

7 INGREDIENTS • 5 STEPS • 10MINS

Easy Cheese Quesadilla

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Consider this recipe a starting point on which you can grow. Quesadillas can be made a million different ways, meaning you can add just about any ingredient you can imagine.
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Consider this recipe a starting point on which you can grow. Quesadillas can be made a million different ways, meaning you can add just about any ingredient you can imagine.
10MINS
Total Time
$0.99
Cost Per Serving
Ingredients
Servings
2
us / metric
Flour Tortilla
2
Large Flour Tortillas
Cheddar Cheese
1 cup
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
or more to taste
Butter
2 Tbsp
Butter, divided
Onion
1 Tbsp
Finely Chopped Onion
Green Chili Pepper
1
Green Chili Pepper, finely chopped
canned
Sour Cream
to taste
Sour Cream
for serving
Guacamole
to taste
Guacamole
for serving
Nutrition Per Serving
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Calories
481
Fat
34.9 g
Protein
17.6 g
Carbs
26.5 g
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Author's Notes

To make your quesadilla taste amazing, be sure and cook it in butter. Yes, the real stuff - it makes all the difference!
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step 1
Sprinkle Cheddar Cheese (1 cup) over one of the Flour Tortilla (1), leaving a half-inch around the perimeter uncovered.
step 1 Sprinkle Cheddar Cheese (1 cup) over one of the Flour Tortilla (1), leaving a half-inch around the perimeter uncovered.
step 2
Sprinkle with Green Chili Pepper (1) and Onion (1 Tbsp) and top with the other Flour Tortilla (1).
step 2 Sprinkle with Green Chili Pepper (1) and Onion (1 Tbsp) and top with the other Flour Tortilla (1).
step 3
Melt half the Butter (1 Tbsp) in a pan on the stove over medium-low heat. Spread around, and place quesadilla onto the pan.
step 3 Melt half the Butter (1 Tbsp) in a pan on the stove over medium-low heat. Spread around, and place quesadilla onto the pan.
step 4
Add remaining Butter (1 Tbsp) to the top of the tortilla. Let cook for several minutes over low heat. As butter softens, spread over the top tortilla. Once bottom browns and cheese is mostly melted, flip the quesadilla over.
step 4 Add remaining Butter (1 Tbsp) to the top of the tortilla. Let cook for several minutes over low heat. As butter softens, spread over the top tortilla. Once bottom browns and cheese is mostly melted, flip the quesadilla over.
step 5
Let cook until cheese is fully melted, and bottom is nicely browned. Remove from pan, cut, and serve with Sour Cream (to taste) and Guacamole (to taste).
step 5 Let cook until cheese is fully melted, and bottom is nicely browned. Remove from pan, cut, and serve with Sour Cream (to taste) and Guacamole (to taste).
Tags
Comfort Food
Lunch
Snack
Cinco de Mayo
Shellfish-Free
Kid-Friendly
Dinner
Vegetarian
Game Day
Mexican
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