Cheese Crusted Quesadillas
Cheese Crusted Quesadillas: gooey cheese inside, crispy cheese outside, and enough cheesy goodness to spark a family feud.
Servings: 1
Calories: 515kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Butter divided
- 2 Flour tortillas
- ½ cup Shredded Cheese Divided
- Toppings and additional fillings of your choice - Rotisserie chicken pico de gallo, sour cream, sauteed vegetables such as peppers or onions, carne asada, black beans, green onion, cilantro, ground beef,
Instructions
- Heat a medium skillet or griddle over medium high heat. Melt 1 teaspoon of butter in the pan.
- Butter the outsides of each tortilla.
- Sprinkle the pan with 1 Tablespoon shredded cheese of your choice.
- Place tortilla butter side down on top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on the tortilla and top with the second tortilla with the buttered side facing up.
- When the cheese has browned slightly and the inside cheese starts to melt lift the quesadilla and sprinkle more cheese in the bottom of pan before flipping the quesadilla over.
- Cook until the bottom later of cheese is golden brown and the inside cheese is melted.
- Cut into triangles and serve with toppings of your choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 901mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 916IU | Calcium: 490mg | Iron: 2mg
