Cheesy Beef Quesadilla

Hi, If you are Looking for super cheesy ground beef quesadillas? You’ve come to the right place! Well-seasoned ground beef, lots of cheese and a crispy golden brown exterior make these quesadillas simply irresistible! They’re sure to become a favorite in your home as they are in ours.

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Cheesy Beef Quesadilla

Author: Dewagacor99 Cooking Method: cooking Cuisine: Filipino, Indian, Indonesia, Italia Courses: Breakfast, midnight snack Recipe Keys: B beef C cheese T tortilla

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 20 mins Rest Time 10 mins Total Time 35 mins

Servings: 4

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• ½ tablespoon olive oil

• 1 pound ground beef, I use extra lean ground beef

• 1 teaspoon chili powder

• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper

• ½ teaspoon dried oregano

• ½ teaspoon ground cumin

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

• ½ teaspoon onion powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

• 2 tablespoons unsalted beef stock/broth, or low sodium or regular

• 12 ounces shredded cheese blend, divided (about 3 cups. I used a combination of cheddar, Monterey jack and pizza mozzarella)

• 6 flour 6 tortillas, about 7 to 8 inches in diameter each

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, to grease pan (about 2 teaspoons of oil per batch)

• Salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream, for serving (optional)

HOW TO MAKE GROUND BEEF QUESADILLAS

1. Heat oil in a pan, then add ground beef, spices, salt and pepper.

1. Cook the ground beef.

1. Once the ground beef is fully cooked through, stir in tomato paste.

1. Pour in beef stock/broth (or you could use water). Once stock/broth is absorbed, remove the ground beef from the pan.

1. Place some cheese on one half of each tortilla.

1. Top with cooked ground beef.

1. Add a little more cheese.

1. Fold over each tortilla so it’s a half-moon shape.

1. Gently cook quesadillas (in batches) in a greased pan until they’re golden brown on the outside and the cheese has melted. Watch that they don’t burn. They cook quickly! Once they’re done, cut in half and enjoy.
   

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