Steak Quesadillas Leftover Makeover Recipes

STEAK QUESADILLAS: LEFTOVER MAKEOVER

Steps:

• While steak is still cold from the refrigerator, chop it into very small bite sized pieces. Remove any extra fatty pieces.
• Heat a small skillet and drizzle the pan with olive oil. Heat the chopped steak thoroughly and lightly season with granulated garlic and chili powder.
• Gather your tortillas, cheese, and guacamole. Lay out your tortillas on a cutting board or sheet pan, and make a little assembly line. Layer one half of each tortilla with cheese and the other half with guacamole. Then add a few spoonfuls of meat to each one. Fold in half and set aside.
• Heat a large pan or griddle. Once the pan is hot, lay your folded quesadillas in the hot pan and let cook until the first side is golden brown and the cheese has just begun to melt. Turn it over and brown the other side. Cut into pieces and serve with a healthy side of sour cream.

HOW TO MAKE STEAK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Prepare ingredients: Dice peppers and onion. Season steak with 1/2 teaspoon of the sea salt and sprinkle with garlic powder and cumin.
• Heat olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add peppers and onion to pan and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-7 minutes, until vegetables have softened. Set aside and wipe out pan with paper towel.
• Add remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil to pan and when hot, add steak to pan. Cook until desired doneness, which will depend on cut of steak. I cooked my shaved beef steak for about 2 minutes per side. Set aside and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Assemble quesadillas. In large skillet over medium heat, layer in the following order: bottom tortilla, 1/3 cup shredded cheese, 2/3 cup pepper mixture, 1/2 cup steak, 1/3 cup shredded cheese, and top tortilla.
• Cook for about 2-3 minutes, and when cheese starts to melt, carefully flip over with large flipper and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Repeat with remaining 3 quesadillas.
• Cut into wedges and serve with toppings. (See topping ideas in post or below)

STEAK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cutting against the grain, slice the steak with a very sharp knife into thin strips, no more than a 1/4" thick. Transfer to a mixing bowl, along with the taco seasoning. Massage the taco seasoning into the beef until evenly coated and set aside.
• Add oil to a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is heated through, spread the steak strips evenly across the skillet and allow to sear for 1 1/2 minute. Do not jostle or move strips around. Turn the steak strips over and cook 1-2 minutes.
• If the pan is dry, add another 1-2 tablespoons of oil. Add the diced peppers and onion and sauté 5-7 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Transfer the vegetables to a small bowl and set aside.
• Wipe the pan clean and place over medium-low heat. Add a light drizzle of oil to the pan and allow to come to temperature.
• Carefully, place 1 flour tortilla on the pan and scatter about a 1/4 cup of shredded cheese over the entire tortilla. Then, to only one half of the tortilla, add steak strips and a scatter of the onion and pepper mixture.
• Once the cheese starts to melt (about 1 minute), use a spatula to fold the side with cheese only over the steak side. Hold the quesadilla down with your spatula until the filling has melded together, about 30 seconds to 1 minute more.
• Repeat with the remaining tortillas, adding an additional light drizzle of oil to the pan as needed. Cut in halves or quarters, serve and enjoy!

LEFTOVER STEAK CACCIATORE

Steps:

• heat oil in large skillit.
• rough chop the onion and garlic.
• add to heated skillet, cook until soft on medium low heat.
• add S/P to taste.
• cube steak, and add to skillet.
• add tomatoes and zuccini.
• simmer 20 minutes.
• add you favorite italian shaker cheese.
• ENJOY!

SOUTHWEST STEAK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and stir the peppers and onion over medium-high heat until tender. Transfer to a small bowl., Coat the same skillet with cooking spray; add one tortilla. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over half of tortilla. Top with a fourth of the steak, 1/3 cup pepper mixture, 1 tablespoon cilantro and 1-1/2 teaspoons jalapeno., Fold over and cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted; remove. Repeat for remaining quesadillas, spraying pan as needed. Cut into wedges; serve with salsa, guacamole and sour cream if desired.