Cheesy Beef Quesadillas
Enjoy these delightfully cheesy beef quesadillas filled with deliciously seasoned beef and lots of yummy flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces tomato sauce with basil, garlic, and oregano
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
- 8 10-inch flour tortillas
- 4½ cups Colby jack cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add ground beef. Cook until no longer pink. Drain grease and return beef to the skillet.
- Continue to cook the beef until browned. Add garlic paste, onion powder, salt, tomato sauce, and red pepper flakes. Stir well to combine.
- In a separate large skillet over medium-low heat, add ½ tablespoon of butter and allow it to melt.
- Place a tortilla in the skillet. Add cheese, beef mixture, then more cheese to the tortilla. Lay another tortilla on top and spread butter over the tortilla.
- Flip the quesadilla over and continue cooking until all of the cheese is melted.
- Repeat steps for each quesadilla.
Notes
This is a great recipe to buy pre-shredded cheese for as it makes prep time even quicker for your easy meal.
I recommend using lean beef or draining the excess grease off when you’re done cooking the meat so that your quesadillas don’t get soggy.
Watch it closely while it is cooking so that you don’t burn the quesadilla at the last second.