Jack-O'-Lantern Quesadillas

Submitted by Tina Madden

"Another one I got from All You magazine. Use red or orange tortillas if possible."

 

• Ready In: 17mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 8 Quesadillas
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 16 (3628.73 g) flour tortillas
• 39.43 ml vegetable oil
• 946.36 ml monterey jack pepper cheese (grated)

directions

1. Preheat broiler to high and place an oven rack about 5 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with foil and mist with nonstick cooking spray. Stack 8 tortillas on a cutting board and use a sharp paring knife to trim away some of top leaving a 1 inch stem so tortillas are shaped like a pumpkin. Repeat with remaining 8 tortillas. Use a knife to cut two triangles for eyes and a crescent for a mouth into 8 tortillas.
2. Warm 1 tsp oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add a tortilla without eyes and mouth, sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheese. Cover with cut out tortilla cook until underside is golden about 1-2 minutes, slide onto a baking sheet, and repeat to make three more quesadillas.
3. Place baking sheet under broiler until tops are golden. Slide onto a serving platter and loosely tent with foil to keep warm. repeat with remaining tortillas and cheese. Serve immediately.