Quesadilla Quiche Recipes

THE GREATEST QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Toss together the Cheddar, Monterey Jack and pepper jack in a bowl; set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in large skillet over medium heat. Place a single tortilla in the skillet. Sprinkle a little less than a third of the cheese blend over the tortilla. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add about a third of the diced tomato and a third of the chiles. Sprinkle a touch more cheese over the whole thing and gently top and press with a second tortilla. Cook until golden on the bottom, about 3 minutes.
• Carefully flip the quesadilla to the other side. Continue cooking until the second side is golden, 3 to 4 minutes more. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Slice each quesadilla into wedges and garnish with cilantro sprigs.

QUESADILLA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix chiles, beans, onions, tomato, 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce, the pepper Jack cheese, 1/4 cup of the cilantro and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar cheese; set aside.
• Spoon 1/4 cup enchilada sauce into pie plate. Top with 1 tortilla and 1/3 of the bean mixture. Repeat twice to make 3 layers. Top with remaining tortilla. Cover loosely with foil.
• Bake 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Serve with salsa if desired.

QUICK CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. In small bowl, mix chicken and salsa.
• Spray 1 side of 1 tortilla with cooking spray; place sprayed side down on work surface. Layer with one-fourth of the chicken mixture and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Top with another tortilla; spray top of tortilla with cooking spray.
• Cook in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes, carefully turning after 2 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture and cheese. To serve, cut quesadillas into wedges. Serve with sour cream and, if desired, additional salsa.

QUESADILLA QUICHE

Steps:

• Prepare pie crust according to package directions for two-crust pie using 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom or 9 inch pie pan.
• Place oven rack at lowest position. Heat oven to 375°F.
• In medium skillet, cook and stir onions in margarine until tender. Reserve 1 Tablespoon each chopped tomato and sliced olives; stir remaining tomato, olives, garlic powder or garlic salt, cumin, pepper and chilies into cooked onion.
• In small bowl, combine eggs and hot pepper sauce; beat well. Reserve 2 teaspoons egg mixture. Stir 1/2 cup each of the Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese into eggs.
• Sprinkle remaing cheeses over bottom of crust lined pan. Spoon onion mixture evenly over cheese. Carefully pour egg mixture over onion mixture; spread to cover. Top with second crust; seal edges and flute. Cut slits in top crust in decorative design. Brush with reserved egg mixture.
• Bake at 375°F on lowest oven rack for 45 - 55 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes; remove sides of pan. Serve with sour cream, salsa and reserved tomatoes and olives.
• Serves 6.

QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet, add one tortilla. Layer with half the cheddar cheese, all of the chicken and mushrooms and half the Monterey Jack cheese. Top with the second tortilla. Cover and heat until cheese melts and bottom tortilla is crisp and golden brown., Turn over; sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Cook until bottom tortilla is crisp and golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.