This simple Cheese Quesadilla recipe is an excellent lunch box recipe that my kids take to school. As it takes about 15 minutes to make, it can be a quick dinner menu as well on busy nights.
On a busy night or weekend, this is one of the menus that I go to. The recipe that I have today is for the basic cheese quesadilla, but one can get their imagination wild and go with any filling along with cheese to make this a meal. I made a basic salsa to go with the quesadilla.
This is my son’s favorite lunch box menu and it is so easy to make in the mornings. This is also a quick and easy recipe that requires very minimal ingredients and can be made in under 30 mins. There are fancy quesadilla makers in the market, but I find the cast iron pan to do the job just fine.
I have the salsa recipe here!
Preparation time – 10 mins plus the time taken to make the salsa
Cooking time – 15 mins
Difficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make Cheese Quesadilla – To make 4 quesadillas
- Tortilla (flour or corn) – 4 (I used the burrito size)
- Cheese (Mexican blend) – 1 cup (¼ cup for each quesadilla)
- Nonstick oil spray
Procedure –
- Prepare the salsa as per the recipe and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Heat the pan and spray some oil. Now place a tortilla on the pan and heat it until light brown spots appear.
- Now flip the tortilla and fill one half of it with ¼th cup of cheese.
- Fold the tortilla over (makes a semi-circle) and then press it down with a spatula. You will notice that the cheese starts to melt.
- Flip the tortilla over and cook on the other side too.
- Now using a pizza cutter cut the quesadilla into 4 strips. Repeat the same with the rest of the tortillas.
- Serve with salsa!
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Recipe
Simple Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
Equipment
- pan
Ingredients
- 4 Tortilla flour or corn(I used the burrito size)
- 1 cup Cheese Mexican blend (¼ cup for each quesadilla)
- Non stick oil spray
Instructions
- Prepare the salsa as per the recipe and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Heat the pan and spray some oil. Now place a tortilla on the pan and heat it until light brown spots appear.
- Now flip the tortilla and fill one half of it with ¼th cup of cheese.
- Fold the tortilla over (makes a semi circle) and then press it down with a spatula. You will notice that the cheese starts to melt.
- Flip the tortilla over and cook on the other side too.
- Now using a pizza cutter cut the quesadilla into 4 strips. Repeat the same with the rest of the tortillas.
- Serve with salsa!
Love to Experiment says
That was so quick. Thanks for linking it to the event...
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Jaleela says
nice idea . thanks for linking my event
Archana Potdar says
Wow this is yum yum yum. Thanks for linking it to the event.
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My Cooking Journey says
Thanks Archana ! Lovely event. Will link more recipes 🙂
Rosh says
Have always thought of trying to make quesedillas...love your recipe and clicks 🙂
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My Cooking Journey says
Thanks Rosh ! Give it a shot and let me know if you liked them.
Sandhya
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
love these quesedilla!!! yummy and drool worthy pictures!!
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My Cooking Journey says
Thanks Sowmya !
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Malar
My Cooking Journey says
Thanks Malar !
gayathri says
yummy...Interesting Recipe....
My Cooking Journey says
Thanks Gayathri ! Was going through your cilantro lime rice. Will be a good combination with this 🙂
Sandhya
gayathri says
yes you are right Sandhya..both are good combination....
Amy says
Yummy!!!for me,this is a good idea for breakfast.....
My Cooking Journey says
Thanks Amy ! Would be perfect for breakfast with tons of protein from the cheese:)
Sandhya