These taco quesadillas are a combination of crispy tortillas, melted cheese, and flavorful taco filling to make a satisfying and tasty dish perfect to serve any day of the week!
Heat oil on a non-stick pan over medium heat. Sauté onions and peppers for 3 minutes or until veggies are a bit soft.
Add the meat to the pan and season with cumin, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper.
Add ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook, stirring constantly for about 15 minutes or until meat is browned, well cooked and there’s not liquids left. Cover and set aside.
Make taco quesadillas
Heat a skillet or no-sticking pan over medium-low heat. Brush it with a little oil, then place a tortilla and top with cheese.
Spoon some taco meat and add more cheese on top. Cook for about 1 minute or until cheese starts to melt.
Using a spatula, fold tortilla into half and press a little bit so it will stick to the filling.
Flip over the taco quesadilla and cook on the other side until is lightly crispy and the cheese is melted.
Place on a serving plate and cover with a kitchen towel to keep it warm. Repeat the steps with all tortillas.
Serve with your favorite toppings.
Notes
Start by making one taco quesadilla at time, once you feel confident with the cooking times, make 3-4 at time.
Make this a prep meal by cooking the taco meat ahead of time. Assemble taco quesadillas any day of the week.
You can use any type of peppers you want, like bell peppers, spicy peppers, Anaheim peppers, etc.
Always adjust seasoning to your taste. Adding more garlic, cumin or other spices will make you enjoy more the recipe.
For “juicy” taco quesadillas, allow the taco meat to keep some juices by adding a little bit more water to the mixture.
I used 6-inch (15cm) corn tortillas and made taco quesadillas in total. Take in mind that flour tortillas are bigger so you’ll end with less pieces or you can double the recipe too.
Troubleshooting
If your tortillas break or fall apart, means you need to warm them a little bit more before you fold.
On the other hand, if tortillas won’t fold because they get too crispy, you need to cook it less and fold it as soon as you see the tortilla is soft enough to be folded.
Tortillas burns quickly. Adjust the heat in your stove and make sure to flip often the taco quesadillas. Also, flour tortillas burns more easily than corn tortillas, take in mind that.