How to Make CHEESY Ground BEEF QUESADILLAS - Munchkin Time

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining meltiness.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt lowers calories and adds protein.

Preheat olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.

Chop onion using a chopper.

Saute chopped onion in the skillet for a few minutes.

Add minced garlic to the skillet and saute.

Chop jalapeno and add it to the skillet with ground beef.

Saute ground beef and jalapeno for about five minutes until the beef is browned.

Add diced tomatoes, black beans, and spices (paprika and cumin) to the skillet.

Stir everything together and saute for a few more minutes.

Heat another skillet with olive oil for cooking the tortillas.

Add a raw tortilla to the skillet and saute until golden on one side, then flip it to the other side.

Add cheese and the meat mixture on one half of the tortilla, followed by cilantro.

Fold the tortilla in half and cook until golden on both sides.

Transfer the quesadilla onto a cutting board and slice it into three pieces.

Serve the quesadillas with homemade tomato salsa.

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