Three Fall Quesadilla Recipes
Keyword: Cheese
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 1
For the Butternut Squash & Chicken Quesadillas:
- 1 peeled and medium diced butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 pulled rotisserie chicken
- 2 cups of baby spinach
- 2 cups of shredded gruyere cheese
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
- flour tortillas
For the Apple, Pear & Prosciutto Quesadillas:
- 1 ounce of unsalted butter
- 2 each peeled and medium diced pears and apples
- 2 cups of sliced kale
- 2 ounces of cut up prosciutto ham
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella
- ½ cup of crumbled bleu cheese
- flour tortillas
For the Chorizo & Potato Quesadillas:
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 4 cups of shredded Yukon potatoes
- 1 pound of loose chorizo sausage
- 2 cups of quesadilla melting cheese
- flour tortillas
For the Butternut Squash & Chicken:
- Preheat the oven to 375°.
- Place the butternut squash on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 25 minutes. Set aside.
- Place a flour tortilla into the quesadilla maker and evenly add on cooked butternut squash, pulled chicken, baby spinach and gruyere.
- Top off with a flour tortilla and close the machine and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until crispy and brown.
Repeat until ingredients are gone. Slice and serve.
For the Apple, Pear & Prosciutto:
- Add the butter to a large sauté pan on medium-high heat and cook the apples and pears for 8-10 minutes or until soft and lightly browned.
- Place a flour tortilla into the quesadilla maker and evenly add on cooked apples and pears, kale, prosciutto, mozzarella, and bleu cheese. Top off with a flour tortilla and close the machine and cook for 3-4 minutes or until crispy and brown.
- Repeat until ingredients are gone. Slice and serve.
For the Chorizo & Potato:
- Add olive oil to a large sauté pan over high medium-heat and cook the potatoes until done and crispy, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
- Next, add chorizo to a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and cook the chorizo until it is completely cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
- Place a flour tortilla into the quesadilla maker and evenly add on cooked potatoes, chorizo and quesadilla cheese. Top off with a flour tortilla and close the machine and cook for 3-4 minutes until crispy and brown.
- Repeat until ingredients are gone. Slice and serve.