Breakfast Quesadillas Recipe (3 Easy Ways)
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Breakfast Quesadillas Recipe (3 Easy Ways)
Description
Start by cooking breakfast sausage or bacon until browned, or use pre-cooked ham. Eggs are beaten with salt and pepper, then spread thinly in a skillet over low heat and cooked gently until nearly set. Shredded cheese is sprinkled on the eggs before covering with a tortilla. After lowering a spatula under the tortilla, the whole assembly is flipped so the tortilla contacts the pan.
Additional cheese and cooked meat are added over half the tortilla, which is then folded over to enclose the filling. The quesadilla is cooked on both sides until golden brown and crisp. This method yields a quesadilla with a tender but fully cooked egg layer, melted cheese, and savory meat, enclosed by a lightly crisp tortilla. It can be sliced for serving.
The recipe provides flexibility for protein choice and emphasizes a gentle cooking technique to keep eggs soft but set. Adding a little oil to the pan helps achieve crispness on the tortilla.
Ingredients
Ingredients for 1 Breakfast Quesadilla:
- 1 flour tortilla 8” in diameter
- 2 egg large
- 1 Pinch salt
- 1 Pinch black pepper
- 1/4 cup cheese 1 oz) Mexican cheese, medium cheddar or mozzarella, shredded
Select Your Meat/ Protein:
- 3 oz breakfast sausage 2 patties
- 2 lices ham (2 oz) chopped
- 2 lices Bacon (2 oz), sliced
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Cook Sausage or Bacon until browned and cooked through then remove to a plate. If using cooked ham, you can heat it up or just add it over the cheese in step 4. Wipe excess oil from skillet if needed. Reduce heat to low.
- In a measuring cup, add 2 eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper, or add seasoning to taste. Beat with a fork. Add beaten eggs and swirl to spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Cook over low heat until When eggs are nearly cooked through (if you tilt the pan they shouldn't run).
- Sprinkle the top with 2 Tbsp shredded cheese then cover with a tortilla. The cheese will make the tortilla stick to the egg. Use a large spatula to get under the egg and quickly flip over.
- Sprinkle another 2 Tbsp of cheese or add cheese to taste. Sprinkle your cooked protein (sausage, bacon or ham) over half of the surface and fold the tortilla in half. Sautee on both sides until golden brown.* Remove from skillet and use a pizza cutter to cut quesadilla into wedges and serve warm.
Notes
- Adding a small amount of oil to the pan helps crisp the tortilla exterior effectively.
- Nutrition information is based on using two slices of ham as the protein.
- Use medium heat to avoid burning the eggs while ensuring they cook through gently.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 1quesadilla
Amount Per Serving
Calories 438 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 438kcal | 22% |
| Carbs | 17g | |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 385mg | 128% |
| Sodium | 1218mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 330mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 664IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 222mg | 22% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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