Beef Quesadillas

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Kid favorite."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup refried beans
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 1⁄3 cups shredded taco cheese
• paprika

directions

1. In a skillet, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in the beans, chilies, oregano, cumin, chili powder and salt.
3. Cook over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.
4. Brush one side of each tortilla with butter.
5. Spoon 1/2 cup of the meat mixture over half of the unbuttered side.
6. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese; fold in half.
7. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
8. Sprinkle with paprika.
9. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes or until crisp and golden browned.
10. Cut into wedges.

Reviews

[Rose is Rose]

Absolutely terrific!! I did not use the beans as I did not have a use for the rest of the can. Maybe next time, I will use the beans and freeze the remainder for another round of quesadillas. These turned out really good! I thought even better than our usual Mexican dive. Di, thanks for a WONDERFUL recipe!

 

[jfernatt]

This is a quick, easy recipe with great flavor! It’s kid-friendly and I never hear any complaints when I make this. I usually have all the ingredients on hand and it’s perfect for busy weeknights.

 

[adopt a greyhound]

Only made two but they were sure good. Served with a corn pudding. YUM.

 

[AndreaVT96]

These were really good and so easy to make. I like that they are baked in the oven. Ended up nice and crispy. I did think that they were very thick--thicker than a traditional quesadilla--next time I make them I will spread the mixture over maybe 6 tortillas, instead of 4, to thin them out a bit. Yummy, yummy--thanks for sharing.

 

[LUVMY2BOYS]

Really good & yummy, too! Came together really easily. I used 1/2 lb lean ground turkey, but still used 1/2 cup fat free refried beans. I omitted the chilies, using 1/4 cup salsa instead. I used low sodium taco seas & low fat mexican cheese. I found that I had enough meat mix to fill 3 whole wheat tortillas-and used fat free butter spread. I didn't bother with the paprika; forgot all about it actually! Baking time (10 min) & temp were PERFECT-enough to brown & get it crispy but didn't burn. This is a keeper! Thank u for sharing. UPDATE: I have used pizza fillings instead of taco, and it has worked wonderfully! Am planning on trying tuna next time. What a versatile recipe! Thanks again!