Pizza Quesadillas. When my husband and I needed a quick meal, I fixed this recipe using leftover ingredients. Unlike traditional Mexican quesadillas, it calls for Italian meats, cheeses and seasoning. I’m currently in the process of creating a “Lunch Ideas for Isaac” binder for the kitchen.
Make a pizza quesadilla, then flip it, and top it like a pizza. A crispy, cheese-stuffed quesadilla forms the base for a quick cast-iron-baked pizza. A quick meal the whole family will love! You can cook Pizza Quesadillas using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Pizza Quesadillas
- It’s 4 of burrito size flour tortillas.
- Prepare 2 tbs of butter.
- You need 1 cup of shredded pizza blend cheese.
- It’s 1/2 cup of chopped pepperoni slices.
- It’s 4 tbs of pizza sauce - divided.
- Prepare 4 oz of cream cheese - softened.
- You need 2 tbs of chopped green onions.
- Prepare 2 tsp of ranch dressing mix (optional).
- You need of Optional additional fillings.
- It’s of chopped black olives.
- It’s of minced onion - lightly sautéed.
- You need of minced bell pepper - lightly sautéed.
- It’s of chopped canadian bacon.
- Prepare of cooked beef or Italian sausage.
These pizza quesadillas make a great hot and quick lunch or dinner which is perfect for eating in the car between sports or errands. However my favorite part is that you can. These pizza quesadillas are an easy way to get TWO layers of cheese and veggies into your pizza! Jump to Recipe Pin Recipe Rate this Recipe.
Pizza Quesadillas step by step
- In a small bowl combine cream cheese, green onions, and ranch mix until well blended. Heat a large skillet over medium heat..
- While skillet heats spread 1 oz of cream cheese mixture on one half of a flour tortilla. Spread pizza sauce over other half..
- Add 1/2 tbs butter to skillet. Swirl to coat as it melts. Place tortilla in skillet cream cheese/sauce side up..
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup shredded cheese over sauce side. Top cheese with 2 tbs pepperoni and any other desired fillings..
- Fold cream cheese side of tortilla over fillings. Gently press together with spatula..
- Cook until bottom is golden brown. Carefully flip and cook until second side looks the same. Transfer to plate. Let rest a few minutes before cutting..
- Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 yummy quesadillas. Serve with additional pizza sauce if desired. Enjoy!.
Ever thought to combine a margherita pizza with a quesadilla? By that, I mean we are officially moving. Pizza Quesadillas (aka Pizzadillas) Recipe : All of the flavours of a pizza all wrapped up in quesadilla form and topped with even more pizza toppings! I made these Pizza Quesadillas for my kids and I don’t think we’ll ever do regular quesadillas again. They’re so simple but so good.