Cheese Quesadilla Recipe

A cheese quesadilla sliced into triangles and served with cups of red and green salsa.

5 from 9 votes

Cheese Quesadilla Recipe

This perfect cheese quesadilla is crispy, buttery, and filled with melted Colby and Monterey Jack cheese for an easy, family friendly meal.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings:

Author: Kristyn Merkley

Ingredients

4 large flour tortillas, (we prefer homemade or uncooked TortillaLand Tortillas)
2 cups shredded cheese, Colby & Monterrey Jack cheese
butter

Instructions

Heat a large skillet on medium heat and cook tortillas until cooked and air pockets form, and bubbles slightly brown. Remove tortillas from the skillet and lower the skillet to LOW heat.
Add butter to one side of 1 tortilla and add back to the skillet. Sprinkle with ½ cup cheese and any other ingredients desired. Add another tortilla that is buttered on one side and place that on top of the cheese with the butter side up.
Cover the pan and let the cheese melt. After a minute or two, the cheese should be melted, and you can flip the quesadilla over. Cook an additional minute until both sides have been browned.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
Remove quesadillas from the skillet and cut into triangles with a pizza cutter. Serve with your favorite toppings and dips.

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Notes

Recipe Tips.

Add fillings to your quesadilla like beans, grilled chicken or steak, veggies, or added spice.
Cook tortillas briefly first to avoid a doughy texture.
Keep the heat low when melting the cheese, so it cooks slowly to prevent burning.
Covering the pan helps the cheese melt faster.
Use freshly shredded cheese for the best melt. We prefer to shred a combination of Colby Jack and Monterey.
Slice with a pizza cutter for clean, easy triangles.

Store. Wrap leftover cheese quesadillas in plastic and store them in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

Freeze. Wrap them again with aluminum foil. Place them in a freezer Ziploc, and freeze for up to 2 months. To reheat, allow the cheese quesadilla to thaw a bit if applicable. Heat a frying pan with just a bit of olive oil and heat the quesadilla on both sides.

To reheat in the oven. Preheat it to 350°F. Place a cooling rack onto a baking sheet. Add the quesadillas to the cooling rack and place the sheet into the oven. Heat until warm.

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