No oven! Cheesy and Delicious! Beef Quesadilla Made in a Pan. Easy Dinner Recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining meltiness.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork can be less expensive.

Prepare 4 tortillas.

Add olive oil to the pan.

Add 250g ground beef to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until it changes color.

Add ½ chopped onion and stir fry for 1-2 minutes.

Chop 2 cloves of garlic and add to the pan, cooking until fragrant.

Add 8 chopped grape tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste, cooking for about 1 minute.

Add 10g parsley and mix well.

Transfer the beef mixture to a large bowl and set aside.

Take one tortilla and fold it, cutting it as demonstrated.

Place some cooked beef mixture on three sections of the folded tortilla.

Grate some mozzarella cheese and sprinkle it on top of the beef mixture.

Melt 10g unsalted butter in the pan.

Fold the tortilla and place it in the pan.

Repeat with the remaining three tortillas.

Sprinkle more mozzarella cheese on top of each folded tortilla.

Cover with a lid and cook for 3 minutes on medium heat.

After 3 minutes, carefully flip the quesadilla with a plate.

Cook for another 2-3 minutes until both sides are golden and the cheese is melted.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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