Description
These Easy Cheesy Ground Beef Quesadillas are a quick dinner packed with seasoned beef, gooey melted cheese, and crisp golden tortillas. Perfect for easy dinner nights, quick lunch ideas, family-friendly food ideas, and simple comfort food, this easy recipe comes together fast and delivers big flavor with very little effort.
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 ounce taco seasoning
1/4 cup water
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
8 medium flour tortillas
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook the ground beef until browned, breaking it into small crumbles as it cooks. Drain excess grease if needed.
2. Add the chopped onion to the skillet and cook until softened, then stir in the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
3. Sprinkle in the taco seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Add the water and stir well, then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until the beef mixture is thick and well coated.
4. In a small bowl, combine the cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.
5. Lay out the tortillas and sprinkle cheese over one half of each tortilla. Spoon the beef mixture over the cheese, then top with a little more cheese. Fold each tortilla in half.
6. Melt a little butter in a clean skillet over medium heat. Cook each quesadilla for 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden brown and crisp and the cheese is melted.
7. Transfer to a cutting board, rest for 1 minute, then slice into wedges and serve warm.
Notes
Do not overfill the tortillas or the quesadillas will be harder to flip and may spill while cooking.
Let the beef mixture thicken before assembling so the tortillas stay crisp instead of soggy.
Reheat leftovers in a skillet or air fryer for the best crispy texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 640
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
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