Quesadillas
If you've got corn tortillas, oaxaca or mozzarella cheese and fresh epazote or coriander, you're most of the way to this Mexican dish: about 55 minutes of cooking across 6 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: not verified. We could not confirm epazote, oaxaca from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: Dairy
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How to make it
- Grate or pull the cheese into shreds and finely chop the onion, herbs and pickled jalapeno so the fillings are ready to scatter quickly.
- Warm a dry or lightly oiled comal or skillet over medium heat until a drop of water sizzles on contact, then briefly heat each corn tortilla until soft and pliable.
- Lay a warm tortilla in the pan, cover half its surface with cheese and a little onion, herbs and jalapeno, then fold the bare half over to enclose the filling.
- Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the underside is golden and spotty, then flip and cook the other side for another 2 minutes until the cheese is fully melted and stringy.
- Press gently with a spatula so the quesadilla seals, then transfer to a board and let it rest for a minute before cutting.
- Slice each quesadilla in half and serve hot, repeating with the remaining tortillas and filling so everyone eats them straight off the pan.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Large pot
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Tips & common questions
How long does Quesadillas take to make?
About 55 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 7 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Quesadillas suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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Quesadillas is an original Mexican recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Kimchi quesadillas 1.jpg by Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.