Description
Delicious beef quesadillas loaded with cheese and flavor, perfect for a hearty meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bell pepper, (seeded and diced)
- 1 small yellow onion, (diced)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1½ teaspoons cumin
- 1½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 15 ounces black beans, (drained and rinsed)
- 2 ounces sliced black olives, (drained and rinsed)
- ½ cup your favorite salsa
- 8 large flour tortillas ((burrito size))
- 3 cups Colby and Monterey jack cheese, (shredded)
- 2 green onions, (sliced thin)
- sour cream, (to top quesadillas (optional))
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Get out two 18×13-inch sheet pans and very lightly spray just one of them with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, add olive oil, bell peppers and yellow onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often to ensure evenly cooked vegetables.
- Add ground beef and minced garlic to the bell peppers and onions. Cook until completely browned.
- Remove from the heat and drain the excess fat.
- Return the meat mixture to the skillet. Add chili powder, cumin, paprika, kosher salt, black pepper, black beans, black olives and salsa. Stir well after adding each ingredient.
- Place 6 of the flour tortillas around the edges of the lightly sprayed sheet pan. Make sure the tortillas overlap and are hanging halfway over the edge of the pan, leaving a gap in the center.
- Place 1 tortilla over the bottom center gap of the sheet pan.
- Evenly spread the meat mixture over the tortillas.
- Sprinkle cheese on top of meat, then top with sliced green onions.
- Place the final tortilla over the top center of the mixture.
- Starting at either side of the sheet pan, carefully but tightly begin folding the tortillas towards the middle.
- When all sides are folded, place the second sheet pan on top of the folded tortillas. This is to ensure edges do not come apart during baking.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove pans from the oven. Remove the top sheet pan and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the quesadilla to slightly cool before cutting into servings.
- Serve with sour cream, if desired.
Notes
- This recipe is perfect for gatherings and can be customized with your favorite ingredients.
- Feel free to add additional toppings such as jalapeños or avocado.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg