Sheet Pan Quesadillas || Easy Oven Baked Beef Quesadillas Recipe - RKC

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while maintaining meltiness.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

flour tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

Whole wheat tortillas offer more fiber, while corn tortillas are often cheaper.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Lightly spray one of the sheet pans with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil, bell peppers, and yellow onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.

Add ground beef and minced garlic to the bell peppers and onions. Cook until completely browned.

Remove from heat and drain the excess fat.

Return the meat mixture to the skillet. Add chili powder, cumin, paprika, kosher salt, black pepper, black beans, black olives, and salsa. Stir well after adding each ingredient.

Place 6 of the flour tortillas around the edges of the lightly sprayed sheet pan, overlapping and hanging halfway over the edge, leaving a gap in the center.

Place 1 tortilla over the bottom center gap of the sheet pan.

Evenly spread the meat mixture over the tortillas.

Sprinkle cheese on top of the meat, then top with sliced green onions.

Place the final tortilla over the top center of the mixture.

Starting at either side of the sheet pan, carefully but tightly begin folding the tortillas towards the middle.

When all sides are folded, place the 2nd sheet pan on top of the folded tortillas to ensure edges do not come apart during baking.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Remove pans from the oven. Remove the top sheet pan and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow the quesadilla to slightly cool before cutting into servings.

Serve with sour cream, if desired.

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