Grilled California Quesadilla Food

FIRE-GRILLED CHICKEN QUESADILLA

Steps:

• For the quesadilla: Prepare a grill for medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes, depending on size. Let cool and then shred the chicken into a bowl.
• Heat the grapeseed oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers, and cook until caramelized, 8 minutes. Add to the shredded chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Lay out the tortillas on a work surface. To one, add the Monterey Jack, followed by the chicken mixture. Top with the Cheddar and cover with the second tortilla.
• For the salsa: In a bowl, mix together the onions, tomatoes, lime juice and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat up the butter in a skillet. Add the pre-made quesadilla and pan-fry until golden. Flip and cook on the reverse side until golden and the cheese is melted. Remove from the pan, cut into 4 wedges and garnish with salsa and sour cream.

GRILLED STEAK, CHIPOTLE AND PEPPER JACK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill over medium.
• Whisk the garlic, cumin, lime and oranges juices and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a medium bowl. Add the steak, coat well in the mixture and let marinade for 10 minutes.
• Lightly oil the grill grates. Grill the steak, flipping once, until medium rare, 2 to 6 minutes per side depending on the thickness. Remove to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. Slice the steak against the grain and reserve.
• Lay a tortilla on a work surface and top evenly with 1/2 cup pepper-jack cheese. Add 1/4 of the steak and some chopped chipotle in adobo and sauce. Fold the tortilla in half to enclose fillings. Repeat with remaining tortillas and ingredients.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook the quesadilla, flipping once, until the cheese is melted and it is golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board and repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
• Cut into triangles and serve with guacamole, salsa, scallions and sour cream.

GRILLED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat grill or grill pan to medium.
• Place half of the tortillas on the grill, and drop a quarter-cup of cheese in the center of each. Spread cheese as close to edges as possible.* Place a second tortilla on top of each.
• Grill until bottom tortilla is lightly browned and cheese begins to melt, about 1-2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until browned on the other side.
• Cut into quarters and serve with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.
• *Optional: Add grilled chicken or shrimp and/or sauteed onions and peppers at this step. Both will add flavor and texture, although the recipe is complete without them.

GRILLED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mash beans along with 1/2 cup of the salsa with a potato masher.
• Spread mixture evenly over the 4 tortillas leaving a 1/2 inch border.
• In this order sprinkle mixture with onions, olives, coriander and, finally, cheese.
• Fold tortillas over and press to seal.
• Place on greased grill over medium-high heat and cook, turning halfway through, for 8 tp 10 minutes or until browned and crisped.
• Garnish with rest of salsa.

GRILLED CALIFORNIA QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Pit avocado and scoop it out. Put in a food processor or mix by hand with the hot sauce and cream cheese. Beat until smooth and add the cilantro.
• Spoon mixture onto a tortilla, sprinkle some cheese and green onion and add the chicken if using. Top with another tortilla.
• Place tortillas on grill over medium coals for 5 mins or until cheese is melted. Serve with sour cream!

MARINATED BEEF GRILLED WITH CHORIZO AND JALAPEñOS SERVED WITH GRILLED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, orange juice, oil, oregano, salt and pepper. Add the onion and garlic and toss with your hands to combine. Add the beef and toss to coat. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.
• Prepare a gas grill for two-zone heat: Set one burner at medium-high and one or two burners at high. (Alternatively, prepare a charcoal grill for high heat.)
• Remove the steaks from the marinade, shaking off any excess and brushing off and reserving any onions that are stuck to the meat. Drain the onions in a fine-mesh sieve set over the sink - discard the marinade and save the onions.
• Grill the beef over high heat, turning once, for 2 to 3 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes.
• If the onions have fallen apart, they will be easier to sauté rather than grill, unless you have a vegetable grill basket-and if you do, I recommend using it (even if the onions didn't fall apart, a grill basket will help prevent them from slipping through the grill grates). Grill or sauté the onions until they are charred on all sides, for 4 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Grill the chorizo, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides and cooked through, for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Grill the whole jalapeños and scallions over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until charred and tender, for 4 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with a squeeze of lime juice, a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt.
• To make the quesadillas, toast one side of the tortillas over the medium-high side of the grill until lightly charred, for about 1 minute. Flip and place a small mound of cheese on the charred side, then fold in half like a taco and continue to grill until the cheese begins to melt and the tortilla is lightly charred, for about 1 minute. Flip again to char the other side.
• Serve the quesadillas along with grilled tortillas and you can make tacos or stuff the quesadillas with carne asada, chorizo, chiles jalapeños, scallions, guacamole, salsa tatemada and cilantro. Serve with the refried beans and lime wedges for squeezing.

GRILLED CALIFORNIA AVOCADO QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Cut each avocado half into 5 or 6 slices about 3/8 inch thick.
• Brush each slice on both sides with juice and oil; lightly sprinkle with salt.
• Grill, turning once, until lightly browned with grill marks.
• Mix cheeses thoroughly. Put 1/4 cup cheese on half the tortilla. On top of cheese evenly distribute about 8 poblano strips.
• Top with 4 or 5 avocado slices. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon salsa (optional). Top with 1/4 cup cheese mixture. Brown quesadilla on medium heat in hot butter on both sides. Cover pan for a minute or so to finish melting cheese.
• Cut into 4 pieces.

GRILLED PEPPER & CHEESE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place one tortilla on hot grill, sprinkle with half the cheese, cover with pepper strips, green onion and jalepeno pepper. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over all, cover with second tortilla. Close grill and grill for about 6 minutes or until cheese is melted; remove to plate and cut into 4 triangles.
• Serve hot with salsa.

GRILLED CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine cheeses. Lightly butter sheet of aluminum foil 3-4 inches larger than tortillas. Place tortilla on middle of foil; sprinkle one-thired of the cheese over tortilla, then one-third of the scallions. Top with second tortilla and press lightly together. Fold foil loosely over edge of tortillas, leaving most of the top exposed. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese, and scallions.
• When grill is waqrming and before it is hot enough to grill meat, place 1 or 2 foil packages, foil side down, on grill. (They can also be grilled under the broiler. Broil, foil side down, 6 inches from heat until cheese melts, about 4 minutes.) Grill until cheese melts, about 4 minutes. dlip packages and grill until top is lightly toasted, 1-2 minutes.
• Immediately cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges and serve hot. Grill remaining quesadilas.

GRILLED FRESH FRUIT QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Lightly spray an electric grill with olive oil or a nonstick spray (i.e. Pam).
• Preheat grill to medium-low.
• Combine cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla in small bowl and mix until smooth.
• Spread mixture on 2 tortillas.
• Divide apple or mashed banana between remaining 2 tortillas.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cover with first 2 tortillas.
• Place, fruit side down, on grill.
• Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
• Turn over carefully.
• Cook for another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes until crispy and browned.
• Let tortillas stand for a minute.
• Cut each tortilla into 4 wedges (you'll have 8 pieces).
• Enjoy.