Cheeseburger Quesadillas
This is a combination of Taco Tuesday and hamburger night!
This burger style quesadilla,
🍔 A great way to enjoy a “burger” any time~
rain or shine, too hot, too cold for grilling,
you can still enjoy a delicious cheesy “burger”
You don’t need a lot of ingredients either,
hamburger meat, cheese of choice, flour tortillas,
and lettuce and tomato for a side salad
Saute onion until transparent
Add the hamburger meat and cook until browned
Carefully drain off fat
Season meat with a dash of Worcestershire sauce,
salt & pepper and a sprinkle of garlic powder
**Cook tortillas quickly in a skillet with a little olive oil
until lightly browned on both sides
Sprinkle tortillas with a generous layer of grated cheese of choice
or bleu cheese crumbles
**NOTE: If you don’t want to precook your tortillas, brush or spray them with olive or canola oil before baking. Turn quesadillas half way through cooking and oil the other side and continue to bake until done
Top with an even layer of cooked beef
Top with more cheese
Top with an additional tortillas
Bake at 400 degrees F for about 15 minutes,
until cheese has melted and golden
Cut tortillas into quarters
Serve with traditional burger toppings
like crispy lettuce and sliced tomatoes
CHEESEBURGER QUESADILLAS
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 6 oz. grated cheese of choice or crumbled bleu cheese
- 1 large sweet onion diced
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- garlic powder
- 2 T Worcestershire sauce
- 8 flour tortillas**
- lettuce
- tomato slices
- salad dressing optional
Instructions
- Saute tortillas with a little olive oil over medium high heat until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
- Add a little more olive oil to pan and cook onion until transparent. Add beef and continue to saute until brown, using spoon to crumble beef while cooking. Drain excess fat. Add Worcestershire sauce, a dash or two of garlic powder, and season with salt and pepper.
- Lay 4 tortillas on a baking sheet. Top with a layer of cheese. Divide beef between tortillas and make an even layer. Top with remaining cheese. Top with remaining 4 tortillas.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese has melted and quesadillas are golden. Carefully cut into 1/4s. Serve with lettuce and tomato on the side, drizzled with salad dressing if desired. Serves 4
Notes
You can also serve these quesadillas with
OR
Ketchup, Chili Sauce, Duke’s mayo, regular yellow mustard,
garlic, lemon, onion powder, freshly ground black pepper,
and Worcestershire sauce
for dipping
OR
Broccoli, Corn & Tomato Pasta Salad on the side
Enjoy!
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A fun twist.
Thanks Dorothy, I love to make quesadillas, anything goes!
This is a great idea, Jenna, and yes a fun twist for Taco Tuesday. I have some high protein tortillas in the freezer that I’ll try this recipe with. Thank you!
Thank you Kitty, I’ve never seen high protein tortillas, how great~
This is a fun twist on the great American cheeseburger!
Thanks Mary!
I am going to make these tonight! Delicious! Thank you!
And Happy September!
Thanks Nancy, I hope you enjoyed them!
We did! 🙂
That looks really tasty! I’m not sure I would have thought of that!
They are a nice change up from regular burgers!
We love quesadillas here, so i will try this!!
Thanks Patti!
This recipe looks amazing, talk about comfort food with a twist! Perfect timing too, since I’m stuck waiting for my carpet cleaners to finish and now I’m starving. Definitely adding this to my dinner lineup for when I can actually use my kitchen again! 😂
Thanks Jeanie!
I love cheeseburgers and quesadillas. These seem like the perfect marriage. But I could also be happy with just those delicious sides.
Thanks Linda!
Yum, Jenna! Those quesadillas sound awesome! Pinned, thank you!
Thanks Rita, an easy and delicious dinner!
Sounds delicious Jenna! We use a panini press for quesadillas which makes for quick cooking and great cheese melting. Happy Sunday ♥
What a great idea Mary!