Cheesy Egg Quesadillas

Name: Cheesy Egg Quesadillas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 3 large Nellie’s Free Range Eggs; 3 tablespoons 2% milk; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons butter, divided; 4 flour tortillas (8 inches); 1/2 cup refried beans; 1/4 cup salsa; 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese; Sour cream and additional salsa, optional

Here's my fun spin on breakfast-for-dinner. These cheesy quesadillas are so easy to make, full of protein and plain delicious any time of day. —Barbara Blommer, Woodland Park, Colorado

Ingredients

3 large Nellie’s Free Range Eggs
3 tablespoons 2% milk
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons butter, divided
4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
1/2 cup refried beans
1/4 cup salsa
2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Sour cream and additional salsa, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°. Whisk together first three ingredients. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add egg mixture; cook and stir until eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains. Remove from heat.
Place two tortillas on a baking sheet. Spread with beans; top with eggs, salsa, cheese and remaining tortillas. Melt remaining butter; brush over tops.
Bake until golden brown and cheese is melted, 10-12 minutes. If desired, serve with sour cream and additional salsa.

Test Kitchen tips

Brushing the tortillas with butter isn’t essential, but you’ll love the butter flavor.

Baking quesadillas in the oven instead of on the stovetop makes it easy to make more than one at a time and, since they don’t need to be flipped, keeps the filling from falling out.

Health Tip: Butter adds richness to these quesadillas, but it’s not essential. Cook the eggs in a few spritzes of cooking spray and don’t butter the tortillas. You’ll decrease the fat by about one-third.

Nutrition Facts

1 quesadilla: 738 calories, 38g fat (18g saturated fat), 344mg cholesterol, 1248mg sodium, 67g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 5g fiber), 30g protein.

Originally published as Baked Breakfast Quesadillas in Simple & Delicious December/January 2018

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ms11145

Jan 8, 2018

The only modifications I made to this recipe was that I added onions and green peppers to the egg mixture. I know that salsa have these two ingredients in them, but we like onions/peppers cooked in with the eggs. I also added sliced avocado. Yummy. I cooked these on my panini press. Easy.