Grammy's Kitchen · Quesadillas · Quesadilla (Beef, Vegetable or Chicken)
One of 80 quesadillas recipes we measured
110 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 80.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 14% | 6% |
| vegetables and beans | 20% | 6% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6 - 8 flour tortillas ((20cm/8")) | |
| 200 g | 2 cups (200g) shredded Monterey Jack cheese ((or other of choice) (Note 1)) |
| 75 g | 3/4 cup roughly chopped coriander/cilantro |
| 154 g | 1 cup corn kernels ((frozen thawed or can drained)) |
| 1800 g | 1 Filling of Choice, below ((beef, chicken or vegetable)) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp each onion powder, dried oregano, salt |
| 4 g | 2 tsp each cumin powder, paprika |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp each black pepper, cayenne pepper (optional) |
| 7 g | 1/2 tbsp olive oil |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 75 g | 1/2 onion (, finely chopped) |
| 500 g | 500g / 1 lb ground beef / mince |
| 120 g | 1 small red capsicum/bell peppers (, diced) |
| 33 g | 2 tbsp tomato paste |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup (65 ml) water |
| 34 g | 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil |
| 500 g | 500 g/1 lb chicken thighs (, skinless boneless (Note 2)) |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 150 g | 1 small onion (, quartered and sliced) |
| 120 g | 1 small red capsicum/bell pepper (, diced) |
| 27 g | 2 tbsp vegetable oil |
| 150 g | 1 onion (, diced) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (, minced) |
| 400 g | 1 can of black beans, drained ((400g/14oz)) |
| 120 g | 1 capsicum/bell pepper (, diced (any colour)) |
| 154 g | 1 cup corn ((canned drained or frozen thawed)) |
| 66 g | 1/4 cup tomato paste |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup (65 ml) water |
Method: 16 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Tried this recipe with diced pork chop using the chicken recipe and it was amazing! I also added Bella mushrooms to the veg/pepper mix as well! Absolutely delicious! I had so much filling left over I vacuum sealed and froze it 2 weeks ago! Today I will make ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Really delicious. We are these without any extra salsa because they are so flavorful. Made the beef filling option but swapped in ground turkey, so did a blend of the chicken and beef instructions by adding the bell pepper after the onion and garlic, cooking a” — a cook, 5.0★