Spicy Beef Quesadillas
Spicy Beef Quesadillas make the best meal with leftover beef stir-fry. Ready in 10 minutes and disappear in seconds.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
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Beef stir-fry:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1lb chopped beef
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
Quesadillas:
- 4 tortillas
- 1/2 cup chopped spinach leaves
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet and add in chopped beef. Cover, bring it to the lowest heat and let it cook until first release juice and then absorb most of it. Toss in sliced onion, green and red peppers. Add the spices. Cover and let it cook over lowest heat until tender, about 30 minutes. If it gets too dry, just pour a little hot water and continue cooking until tender. Let it cool.
- Place some shredded cheese on one tortilla. Then spread some beef filling over it. Toss some chopped spinach leaves and more cheese over it and put another tortilla over it. Gently press over it so that there are no air pockets.
- Brush a non-stick skillet with a little olive oil and heat it. Cook the prepared quesadilla in it until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes for each side. Repeat for the other tortillas.
- Serve with some chopped chili topping.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 1073
- Sugar: 5.1 g
- Sodium: 2807.2 mg
- Fat: 66.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 34.4 g
- Protein: 84.2 g
- Cholesterol: 266.3 mg
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