The easiest quesadilla recipe for leftovers. A quick and delicious quesadilla recipe perfect for using up leftover chilli. Crispy, cheesy, and far better than anything from Taco Bell — ready in minutes.
Quick Mexican recipe - these quesadillas are oozing with cheese. There are many fillings you can use, but I love to use leftover Chilli con Carne.
Obviously, if you're making these for kids, you may want to leave out the jalapeño peppers. 😉
Always make enough Chilli con Carne, so you have leftovers. There are so many dinners you can make out of it, and this is one of them.
Ingredients
- Leftover Chilli con Carne - reheated
- 2 x soft tortillas - I used the brand Old El Paso corn and wheat tortillas
- Grated Cheddar cheese - enough to cover each tortilla
Serving ideas
- Jalapeño peppers from a jar - drained
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Lettuce
- Grated cheese
- Sour cream
What are quesadillas?
A quesadilla is a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla filled with cheese and sometimes meat, spices and other fillings. They're usually cooked on a griddle or in a large frying pan on the stove.
Cooked chicken makes a great filling for quesadillas, but cheese is definitely a must-have!
How do you pronounce quesadilla?
'kay-suh-dee-yah'
Before you start cooking!
You will need to reheat your leftover Chilli con Carne in a saucepan. Grate some cheese into a bowl so it’s ready when you start cooking.
How do you keep them crispy?
Heat a frying pan and use kitchen paper to lightly wipe it with a bit of oil.
'Little' is the keyword here, or your tortillas will soak up the oil and be soggy. You must also have a good non-stick frying pan to avoid a quesadilla mess!
Once the pan is hot, place a flour tortilla in it and sprinkle grated cheese evenly over the top, leaving a small border around the edge free of cheese.
Cook over medium-high heat until the cheese is fully melted. Then, spread the heated chilli over just one side of the tortilla.
Fold the tortilla in half to form a half-moon shape. Cook for another minute or so, making sure it doesn’t burn, then transfer it to a plate and slice it in half.
Serve right away with this Pico de Gallo recipe.
How do you keep them hot?
If you're feeding a few people, you can keep them warm in the oven on a baking tray at 150°C/300°F or Gas 2 until ready to serve.
With that said, it's probably best you don't try to make too many, as they will not be as nice as when they were first cooked.
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How to make Quesadillas
How to make quesadillas (using leftover beef chilli).
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil
- Leftover Chilli con Carne - reheated
- 2 x soft tortillas - I used Old El Paso (brand) corn and wheat
- Grated Cheddar cheese - enough to cover each tortilla
- Jalapeño peppers from a jar - drained
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Lettuce
- Grated cheese
- Sour cream
Instructions
- Heat the leftover chilli in a saucepan. Heat a frying pan and use kitchen paper to lightly coat it with a little oil.
- Once the pan is nice and hot, lay a flour tortilla on the bottom and sprinkle with grated cheese, leaving a little strip around the edge without the cheese.
- Cook the tortilla over medium-high heat until the cheese is fully melted. Then spread the warmed chilli evenly over one side of the tortilla.
- Fold the tortilla over so you have a half-moon shape.
- Cook for another minute or so, being careful not to let it burn, then transfer it to a plate and cut it in half. Serve immediately.
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