Quesadillas With Zucchini And Cheese Recipes

ZUCCHINI QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add onion and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute more.
• Add zucchini and frozen corn kernels; cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is soft and corn is tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro, if using.
• Brush one side of all tortillas with remaining tablespoon oil; lay 2 tortillas, oiled side down, on a baking sheet. Place half of the filling on each, and sprinkle with half the cheese. Place remaining 2 tortillas on top, oiled side up; press down gently with a spatula to seal.
• Bake until cheese has melted and tortillas are golden brown, turning once, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool slightly. To serve, slice each quesadilla into wedges.

ZUCCHINI AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Divide half the zucchini between 2 tortillas and top with half the cheese. Top with remaining zucchini and cheese. Sprinkle with half the scallions and half the chile. Cover with remaining 2 tortillas, and press down.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush pan with 1 teaspoon oil. Place 1 quesadilla in pan and cook, pressing with a spatula, until golden brown on bottom, about 2 minutes. Brush top with 1 teaspoon more oil and carefully flip. Cook until crisp and filling is warmed through, about 5 minutes more. Repeat with second quesadilla, using remaining 2 teaspoon oil if needed.
• Cut quesadillas into quarters. Top with avocado and remaining scallions and chile. Serve with salsa and lime wedges.

ZUCCHINI-BLOSSOM QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cook onion, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add tomato and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato breaks down, 3 to 5 minutes. Add blossoms and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Combine tortilla flour, water, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and knead until a uniform dough forms, about 1 minute.
• Pinch off enough dough to form a 1 1/2-inch ball and transfer to a plate; dough should be moist but not sticky. If necessary, knead in a little more tortilla flour or water. Form remaining dough into about 13 (1 1/2-inch) balls, transferring to plate, and cover with plastic wrap.
• Press 1 ball of dough between plastic squares in tortilla press to form a 5 1/2- to 6-inch tortilla (less than 1D16 inch thick). Peel off 1 plastic square, then, holding tortilla in your palm, put 1 rounded tablespoon cheese (1/2 ounce) on one side of tortilla and spread 1 rounded tablespoon filling in a flat layer over cheese, leaving a 3/4-inch border. Fold tortilla in half, using plastic square as an aid, and pinch edges to seal, flattening slightly.
• Make more quesadillas in same manner, arranging them in 1 layer and covering with plastic wrap.
• Very lightly oil comal (or pizza pan), then heat over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes. Cook quesadillas, 3 at a time, until edges loosen from comal and brown spots appear on underside, 2 to 4 minutes, then turn over and cook, gently pressing quesadillas flat with a metal spatula if necessary, until brown spots appear on underside, 2 to 4 minutes more. Serve immediately with salsa on the side.

ZUCCHINI BREAKFAST QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then add zucchini, scallions, black pepper, oregano, and pepper flakes. Sauté until vegetables are tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, crack eggs into a bowl. Add water and whisk until well combined. Stir in Cheddar cheese and salt.
• Add egg mixture to the skillet and increase the heat to medium. Stir and scramble until eggs are soft-set, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove egg mixture to a plate and wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel.
• Spread 1/4 of the egg mixture onto half of each tortilla. Fold tortillas in half.
• Place the clean skillet over medium-high heat. Add tortillas, two at a time, to the hot skillet and cook until crisp, about 1 minute per side.

ZUCCHINI BLOSSOM QUESADILLA

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Cook the onions and jalapenos until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the zucchini blossoms, salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until the flowers are wilted, about 5 minutes more. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine 3 cheeses. Lay the tortillas out on a counter. Divide the cheese mixture into 6 portions and sprinkle one portion over half of each tortilla.
• Divide the zucchini mixture into 6 portions and arrange evenly over the cheese. Fold over each tortilla to enclose the filling. Melt the two remaining tablespoons of butter. Place the dry griddle or cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Brush one side of a quesadilla with melted butter and place buttered side down in the pan. Cook until very light golden , about 1 minute. Brush the uncoated side with butter and flip over. Cook until the other side is golden, and transfer to a baking sheet. When all the quesadillas are browned, transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake ten minutes, until the cheese begins to ooze. Serve hot, whole or cut into wedges.

QUESADILLAS DE FLOR DE CALABAZA (ZUCCHINI BLOSSOM QUESADILLAS)

Steps:

• Melt bacon grease in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Place tortillas in the skillet. Top each tortilla with 1 slice of Manchego cheese and 3 zucchini blossoms. Fold tortillas in half.
• Cook until tortillas are lightly browned and cheese starts to melt, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and cook until the other side is crispy, lightly browned, and the cheese has melted, 1 more minute.

QUESADILLAS WITH ZUCCHINI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Scrape the vegetables into a medium bowl and let stand until cool. Season with salt. Stir in the cheese and the salsa. 2. To assemble the quesadillas, lay 1 tortilla on a flat surface and put about 2 tablespoons of the zucchini mixture on one half of the tortilla. Fold the other half over to create a half-moon shape. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and zucchini. Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in a nonstick skillet, brown the quesadillas on both sides, and put on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Keep warm in a 200° oven while cooking the remaining quesadillas. Add extra oil as needed. To serve, cut each quesadilla in half, and serve at once. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SPICY ZUCCHINI QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in 1 teaspoon butter for 3 minutes. Stir in zucchini and taco seasoning; saute 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat., Spread remaining butter over one side of each tortilla. Place tortillas butter side down on a griddle. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup cheese and 1/4 cup zucchini mixture over half of each tortilla; fold over., Cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos.

TWO-CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place tortillas on a griddle. Sprinkle each tortilla with the cheeses, tomatoes, green pepper and onion. Fold over and cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa and sour cream.,

ZUCCHINI, CORN, BLACK-BEAN, AND JACK-CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the zucchini, corn, onion, jalapenos, beans, salt, pepper, and chili powder.
• Toss gently to distribute the seasonings and then stir in the cheese.
• Heat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Set the tortillas on a work surface.
• Put about 1/3 cup of the filling on one half of each tortilla.
• Spread the filling to the edge and then fold the tortilla over the filling.
• In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 1/2 Tbs of the oil over moderate heat.
• Add two of the quesadillas to the pan and cook, turning once, until the cheese melts, about 1-1/2 minutes per side.
• Remove from the pan and keep warm on a baking sheet in the oven.
• Repeat in batches with the remaining oil and quesadillas.
• Cut the quesadillas in wedges and serve.

ZUCCHINI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the zucchini and onion, and cook 5 minutes, or until onion is golden brown.
• In the prepared casserole dish, mix the zucchini, onion, tomatoes, and green pepper. Season with Italian seasoning, and top with cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

ZUCCHINI OLIVE AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté for 1 minute.
• Add zucchini; sauté for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from heat; stir in oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Wipe pan clean with paper towels, and coat with cooking spray. Heat pan over medium heat.
• Add 1 tortilla to pan, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella. Top with half of the zucchini mixture, 1/4 cup tomato, 2 tablespoons olives, 2 tablespoons feta, and 1 tortilla.
• Cook for 3 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom.
• Carefully turn quesadilla; cook for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Place quesadilla on a cutting board; cut in half using a serrated knife.
• Repeat procedure with the remaining tortillas, mozzarella, zucchini mixture, tomato, olives, and feta.
• Serve warm.