Spicy Vegetable Quesadillas Food

VEGETABLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Chop veggies. (This can be done in advance to make it an even faster meal to prepare when you get home or are ready to eat.).
• Pour 1 tbsp Olive Oil in large skillet. Add all veggies except tomato. Cook until tender.
• Add tomato and cook for 2 minutes more. Add salsa to taste and for moisture. If you like a mushy quesadilla mix add more salsa. Or if you prefer a dry mix add less. Add about a Tablespoon at a time. This will flavor the veggies. If you use hot salsa be prepared for hot mix.
• Cook until heated through.
• Place scoop of quesadilla mix on one side of a flour tortilla, top with grated cheese and jalapenos if desired. Fold over. Heat in a skillet or sandwich maker.
• Enjoy.

VEGETABLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Spray a medium skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Saute bell pepper and corn over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add green onion and tomato; cook for several minutes more until heated through; stir in cilantro.
• Heat tortillas in a large skillet over high heat. Place equal amounts of cheese and vegetables on each fortilla; fold in half and continue to cook until cheese is melted and tortilla is crisp and lightly browned. Serve while hot.

SPICY QUESADILLA

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat oil.
• Cook peppers, onions, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin and cayenne, stirring often until peppers and onions are limp, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add olives.
• Arrange 3 tortillas in single layer on baking sheets.
• Divide onion and pepper mixture evenly over tortillas, spread to 1/2 inch off edges.
• Top with shredded cheese, spread evenly between 3 tortillas.
• Place remaining 3 tortillas on top, press down lightly.
• Bake at 450 degrees until tortillas are lightly browned.
• 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cut into 4 to 6 wedges.
• Arrange on platter and serve with sour cream, if desired.

SPICY VEGETABLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• Over medium heat, when pan is hot, add zucchini, mushrooms, pepper, onion, garlic, chili powder, and cumin, cayenne, and salt.
• Saute and stir for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Remove vegetables and set aside; wipe skillet clean.
• Spoon vegetable mixture evenly over half of each tortilla.
• Sprinkle each evenly with cheeses and cilantro.
• Fold each tortilla in half.
• Spray same skillet with cooking spray.
• Add tortillas and heat 1 to 2 minutes on each side over medium heat or until lightly browned and cheese is melted.
• Cut into thirds and serve.

CRAVE-WORTHY VEGETABLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil or butter in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and spread into one layer. Cook, without moving, until browned on one side, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir the mushrooms around the pan, and then add the sliced onions, peppers, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, smoked paprika, pepper and the salt. Cook the vegetables until the onions have softened and smell sweet, about 5 minutes. Add the kale or spinach and cook until bright green and wilted, another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Make quesadillas or transfer the cooked vegetables to an airtight container and refrigerate up to 5 days.
• Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Lightly spray the pan or brush it with oil, and then place one tortilla down into the pan.
• Spread a quarter of the cheese over the tortilla and then spoon a quarter of the cooked vegetable mixture onto one half. Carefully fold the tortilla in half, and then use a spatula to press the top down so that it stays folded. Cook until the underside is toasted, about 2 minutes.
• Carefully flip the quesadilla and cook until the second side is toasted and the cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the quesadilla to a cutting board and cut in half. Repeat with remaining quesadillas.
• Keep cooked quesadillas warm in a 200 degree F oven while you finish making the remaining quesadillas.

SPICY ZUCCHINI QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in 1 teaspoon butter for 3 minutes. Stir in zucchini and taco seasoning; saute 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat., Spread remaining butter over one side of each tortilla. Place tortillas butter side down on a griddle. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup cheese and 1/4 cup zucchini mixture over half of each tortilla; fold over., Cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos.

SPICY STEAK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place 2 of the flour tortillas on a work surface; evenly spread 1/4 cup of the cheese on top of each tortilla. Divide the steak evenly between the 2 tortillas. Sprinkle with jalapeno to taste. Spoon 1/4 cup of the salsa over each; top with the remaining cheese. Place another tortilla on top of each quesadilla; press down firmly with your hands to seal.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat; add 1 1/2 teaspoon of the oil. Lower heat to medium; transfer one of the quesadillas to the pan. Cook until bottom tortilla is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Slide quesadilla to a dinner plate; invert another plate over it. Hold them together; flip plates to leave the quesadilla browned side up. Slide tortilla back into the hot pan to cook the other side until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Repeat with remaining quesadilla.

VEGETABLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place zucchini, broccoli, bell pepper, carrot, onion and mushrooms in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain.
• Place two tortillas, side by side, on the prepared baking sheet. On each tortilla layer cheddar cheese, vegetables, then Monterey jack cheese. Top each with another tortilla.
• Place under the broiler and cook until lightly browned. Carefully turn tortillas and cook on the other side until lightly browned.

SPICY BREAKFAST QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-low heat. Add sausages and cook, turning often, until cooked through and browned, 12 to 16 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Remove sausages from the skillet and chop when cool enough to handle.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl with milk.
• Spray a small skillet with cooking spray and set over low heat. Add the beaten eggs, green onions, salt, and pepper; cook until edges are set, then gently turn with a spatula until scrambled, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove eggs to a plate and wipe out the skillet with a paper towel.
• Place 1 tortilla in the skillet over low heat. Top with 1/2 of the nacho cheese sauce, 1/2 of the chopped sausage, and 1/2 of the scrambled eggs. Top with another tortilla and cook, carefully turning once, just until lightly browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate and repeat to cook remaining quesadilla.