One of my family's staple favorites are these easy quesadillas. You can mix up the vegetables, change the cheeses, and use any assortment of meat (or not) and they turn out perfectly crispy and tasty every time! Take a few minutes and impress yourself and your family!
Steak (or chicken) Quesadillas:
INGREDIENTS:
2-3 lbs steak or chicken
1 Tbsp ghee or high temp oil
1 onion diced
2 bell peppers julienned
optional jalapeno minced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 lime
salt
pepper
1 bunch fresh cilantro
taco seasoning to taste*
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare steak or chicken by patting dry, adding salt and pepper. Set steak aside or refrigerate chicken.
Dice onion, julienne bell pepper, mince jalapeno and garlic.
Heat skillet with 1 Tbsp ghee or oil.
Sear salted steak on both sides, 2/3 minutes on high, or cook chicken to 165 on medium. Set aside
Melt butter in hot pan, add garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Add salt and pepper.
Slice steak or chicken in to small strips against the grain. and mix back into vegetables.
Add taco seasoning and enough water to mix it well. (You may not need it all.)
Remove from heat.
I sometimes will squeeze part of lime juice in and sprinkle with cilantro here.
Butter or oil the bottom of a skillet, on medium low heat.
Place tortilla, cheese, fajita mix, more cheese on tortilla, optional jalapeno, and fold closed.
heat on both sides for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Sprinkle with cilantro, plate and serve!
intro 0:00
preparing the steak 0:23
preparing the vegetables 01:24
taco seasoning 04:25
cheese 05:39
cooking the steak 06:29
cooking the vegetables 07:43
making the fajita mix 09:02
making the quesadilla 09:48
Plating 11:17
31 май 2024
