DinnerCountCheese Quesadillas
Quick to make, and the picky eaters approve. Flour tortillas get a spoonful of refried beans and a layer of cheese, then fold over and crisp in butter in a skillet until the cheese melts, with a warm oven holding them as they're done. Cut them into wedges and set out salsa and sour cream for dipping. No meat, about twenty-five minutes.
25 minServes 4 as writtenStovetopMexicanContains Milk, Wheat
Ingredients — serves 4
- Flour tortillas8 tortillas
- Shredded cheese1½ cups
- Salsa½ cup
- Sour cream½ cup
- Refried beans (canned)½ can (16 oz)
- Butter2 tbsp
How much to make for 2, 4, 6 or 8
| Ingredient | For 2 | For 4 | For 6 | For 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flour tortillas | 4 tortillas | 8 tortillas | 12 tortillas | 16 tortillas |
| Shredded cheese | ¾ cup | 1½ cups | 2¼ cups | 3 cups |
| Salsa | ¼ cup | ½ cup | ¾ cup | 1 cup |
| Sour cream | ¼ cup | ½ cup | ¾ cup | 1 cup |
| Refried beans (canned) | ¼ can (16 oz) | ½ can (16 oz) | ¾ can (16 oz) | 1 can (16 oz) |
| Butter | 1 tbsp | 2 tbsp | 3 tbsp | 4 tbsp (½ stick) |
| The pan | Written for 4 adult-size portions; you are cooking for about 2 — roughly 0.5× the recipe. Fewer pieces — the same 12-inch skillet, spaced out, and the same time. | — | Written for 4 adult-size portions; you are cooking for about 6 — roughly 1.5× the recipe. This calls for a 12-inch skillet. At about 1.5× the recipe that’s six rounds in the skillet instead of four — or two skillets at once; the time per round is the same. Keep the early rounds warm in a low oven. | Written for 4 adult-size portions; you are cooking for about 8 — roughly 2× the recipe. This calls for a 12-inch skillet. At about 2× the recipe that’s eight rounds in the skillet instead of four — or two skillets at once; the time per round is the same. Keep the early rounds warm in a low oven. |
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Steps
- Spread a spoonful of the refried beans over half of each tortilla and scatter the cheese over the beans. Fold the tortillas in half.
- Heat the oven to 200°F. Melt a little of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Lay in two quesadillas at a time and cook for about 2 minutes a side, pressing gently with a spatula. Check that the outsides are golden and crisp and the cheese has melted. Keep the finished ones warm on a sheet pan in a 200°F oven while you cook the rest the same way, adding butter as needed — each round takes about 5 minutes.
- Cut each quesadilla into wedges and set out the salsa and the sour cream so everyone tops their own.
Good to know
- Contains Milk, Wheat — from the ingredient names, so not a complete list. It cannot see inside a jar, a mix or a sauce, and formulas change. For an allergy or intolerance, read the package every time — never decide from this line.
- 🌶 Mild heat — from salsa. For younger or sensitive eaters: buy the mild jar — the difference is entirely in the jar, not the recipe.