Grammy's Kitchen · Quesadillas · Ground Beef Quesadillas

One of 80 quesadillas recipes we measured

Ground Beef Quesadillas

from www.chelseasmessyapron.com

8 cooks on www.chelseasmessyapron.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on20m
waitingnone
makes6
each$2.06
kcal568
levelbeginner

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 80.

this recipe typical
fat2%2%
aromatics14%6%
vegetables and beans35%6%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

6 flour tortillas (see note 1)
14 g1 tablespoon olive oil
75 g1/2 large onion (diced)
120 g1 red bell pepper (diced)
60 g1/4 cup chicken stock (or broth or water)
28 g1 (1-ounce) packet taco seasoning (see note 2)
33 g2 tablespoons tomato paste
454 g1 pound ground beef (lean, 93/7)
4 g1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
154 g1 cup frozen corn
50 g1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro
339 g3 cups sharp Cheddar cheese (or Monterey Jack, combo of both is my fave—see note 3)
Serving suggestions (see note 4, (more serving suggestions in blog post))

Method: 6 steps, published by www.chelseasmessyapron.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Outstanding meal. I followed the recipe exactly and it did not disappoint. This was quick and easy to pull together and I feel had really good flavor.” — a cook, 5.0★
“Literally my family’s favourite recipe ever! I use corn tortillas and it makes them more like tacos.” — a cook, 5.0★
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