Recipe Ideas for Your Quesadilla Maker

When you think of quesadillas, you probably have visions of chicken and cheese dancing in your head, but there are many different recipes to consider when you wish to think outside of the box. Below you will find a few suggestions on how to spice up the ingredients you place between your flour tortillas:

Breakfast Quesadilla

Ingredients:
Scrambled eggs
Crumbled natural nitrate free sausage or bacon
Shredded organic Cheddar cheese
Whole grain flour tortillas

Prepare eggs and your choice of meat; sprinkle shredded cheese on top and place all ingredients between two flour tortillas. Cook in the maker and drizzle with maple syrup.

Mini Pizza Quesadilla

Ingredients:
Organic mozzarella cheese
Pizza sauce (or tomato sauce)
Italian seasonings
Whole grain flour tortillas
Meat (optional)

Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on a flour tortilla, sprinkling shredded cheese on top. Add Italian seasonings and the optional meat (such as thinly sliced chicken breast).

Ultimate Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla

Ingredients:
Thinly sliced chicken breast
Shredded organic cheddar cheese
Refried beans
Salsa
Whole grain flour tortillas

Spread a thin layer of refried beans on a flour tortilla. Top with shredded Cheddar cheese, sliced chicken breast, and salsa. Cook in the maker and top with sour cream, taco sauce, or hot sauce.

Baked Beans Quesadilla

Ingredients:
Baked beans
Shredded organic cheddar cheese
Whole grain flour tortillas

Spread a thin layer of baked beans and top with shredded cheese. This particular recipe should be watched carefully as it tends to make a mess.

Here is a dessert quesadilla that is fairly healthy too.

Apple Delight Quesadilla

Ingredients:
Thinly sliced apples
Organic butter
Sucanat or Rapadura
Ground cinnamon
Flour tortillas

Spread a thin layer of apples and a couple of pats of butter between two flour tortillas and prepare quesadillas in the maker. After completion, dust with sweetener and sprinkle cinnamon on top. This recipe goes quite well with vanilla ice cream.