Recipe: Pizza Quesadilla

Quesadillas?! Usually I pack mine with cheese, of course, chicken and veggies, like onions and peppers. On Saturday, I felt like pizza! Yet, no pizza to be found out here in the country…no delivery and I didn’t feel like leaving the house. What to do? Pizza Quesadillas!

Ingredients

• 2 flour tortillas
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce
• 1/3 cup of cheese
• toppings – I used turkey bacon

First gather all your ingredients and get them ready. I wanted to fry up the turkey bacon first, so I diced it up and tossed it in a pan. While that was cooking, I shredded the cheese and buttered the tortillas.

Heat a big pan (big enough for the tortilla) on medium heat…my first pan was a little too hot, so medium is best. I was hungry and therefor trying to rush. Not a good idea.

Toss in the buttered tortilla and then sauce quickly. Top with turkey bacon and then the shredded cheese. Finally, top with the other tortilla. Cook each side for about 3 minutes.

How to flip? This part is tricky and also why it’s important to use a big pan and also well butter your tortilla. Take the pan off the stove (I hold it in my left hand) and lift 1/2 the quesadilla with a spatula (using my right hand) and flip it fast, directing the pan in order to ‘catch it’. You’ll be a pro in no time!

Once it’s done, slide it out and put it on the cutting board – slice up and eat!

Time to eat away! Serve with extra pizza sauce if you like – dip away.

Enjoy and eat up.

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Pizza Quesadilla

Author: Ali

Servings: 2 people

Quesadillas?! Usually I pack mine with cheese, of course, chicken and veggies, like onions and peppers. On Saturday, I felt like pizza! Yet, no pizza to be found out here in the country…no delivery and I didn’t feel like leaving the house. What to do? Pizza Quesadillas!

Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time6 minutes minutes

Total Time16 minutes minutes

CourseLunch

CuisineAmerican

Ingredients

• 2 flour tortillas
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce
• 1/3 cup of cheese
• toppings - I used turkey bacon

Instructions

• First gather all your ingredients and get them ready. I wanted to fry up the turkey bacon first, so I diced it up and tossed it in a pan. While that was cooking, I shredded the cheese and buttered the tortillas.
• Heat a big pan (big enough for the tortilla) on medium heat.
• Toss in the buttered tortilla and then sauce quickly. Top with turkey bacon and then the shredded cheese. Finally, top with the other tortilla. Cook each side for about 3 minutes.
• How to flip? This part is tricky and also why it's important to use a big pan and also well butter your tortilla. Take the pan off the stove (I hold it in my left hand) and lift 1/2 the quesadilla with a spatula (using my right hand) and flip it fast, directing the pan in order to 'catch it'. You'll be a pro in no time!
• Done - time to eat up.