Crispy Breakfast Quesadillas
Crispy Breakfast Quesadillas requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This hor d'oeuvre has 1257 calories, 64g of protein, and 94g of fat per serving. For $3.72 per serving, this recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. If you have flour tortillas, ground pepper, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is liked by 1287 foodies and cooks. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. It is brought to you by Cuopon Clipping Cook. Overall, this recipe earns an amazing spoonacular score of 94%. Try Crispy Vegetable Quesadillas, Breakfast Torta (Mexican Breakfast Sandwich with Eggs, Crispy Pork, and Beans), and Crispy Open-Faced Quesadillas for similar recipes.
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
½ pound Jimmy Dean Sage Breakfast Sausage
2 tablespoons Butter
3 Eggs
4 Flour Tortillas (soft taco size)
¼ teaspoon ground Black Pepper
1 1/3 cup shredded Jack Cheese
2 tablespoons Milk
1/2 cup Salsa
1 cup shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Equipment:
oven
paper towels
frying pan
spatula
bowl
whisk
baking sheet
pizza cutter
knife
toaster
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat the oven at 375 degrees F.Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the sausage. While cooking the sausage break it up in small pieces with a spoon or spatula. When the sausage is done cooking remove it from the pan on to a paper towel and set aside. Shred the cheese and set aside.In a medium size bowl, add the eggs, pepper, and milk. Whisk together. Heat a skillet on medium heat and add ½ tablespoon of butter. As it’s melting pour in the eggs and stir as they cook. When the eggs are scrambled, remove them from the heat and set aside for just a moment.Grease a cookie sheet with about ½ tablespoon of butter. Lay two of the tortillas on the cookie sheet. Add a layer of shredded cheese on each tortilla reserving half of the quantity of cheese for later. Next, add a layer of cooked sausage, scrambled eggs, and salsa to the tortillas. Add the remaining shredded cheese. Top each quesadilla with a tortilla.In a small bowl, melt the remaining butter, and brush it on top of the tortilla. Bake in a preheated oven until the cheese melts and the outside edges of the tortillas turn a light golden color (about 15 to 18 minutes). Cut each quesadilla into quarters with a knife or pizza cutter. Serve hot with your favorite salsa. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator and warm them up in the oven or in a toaster oven.
Step by step:
1. Preheat the oven at 375 degrees F.
2. Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the sausage. While cooking the sausage break it up in small pieces with a spoon or spatula. When the sausage is done cooking remove it from the pan on to a paper towel and set aside. Shred the cheese and set aside.In a medium size bowl, add the eggs, pepper, and milk.
3. Whisk together.
4. Heat a skillet on medium heat and add ½ tablespoon of butter. As it’s melting pour in the eggs and stir as they cook. When the eggs are scrambled, remove them from the heat and set aside for just a moment.Grease a cookie sheet with about ½ tablespoon of butter. Lay two of the tortillas on the cookie sheet.
5. Add a layer of shredded cheese on each tortilla reserving half of the quantity of cheese for later. Next, add a layer of cooked sausage, scrambled eggs, and salsa to the tortillas.
6. Add the remaining shredded cheese. Top each quesadilla with a tortilla.In a small bowl, melt the remaining butter, and brush it on top of the tortilla.
7. Bake in a preheated oven until the cheese melts and the outside edges of the tortillas turn a light golden color (about 15 to 18 minutes).
8. Cut each quesadilla into quarters with a knife or pizza cutter.
9. Serve hot with your favorite salsa. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator and warm them up in the oven or in a toaster oven.
Nutrition Information:
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