Pizza Quesadillas

Name: Pizza Quesadillas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Italian Recipes, Mexican Recipes, Quesadillas
Ingredients: 1 cup meatless spaghetti sauce; 2 teaspoons butter, softened; 4 flour tortillas (10 inches); 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 8 thin slices hard salami; 12 slices pepperoni; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

When my husband and I needed a quick meal, I fixed this recipe using leftover ingredients. Unlike traditional Mexican quesadillas, it calls for Italian meats, cheeses and seasoning. Serve it with a green salad for a simple dinner for two. —Barbara Rupert, Edgefield, South Carolina

Ingredients

1 cup meatless spaghetti sauce
2 teaspoons butter, softened
4 flour tortillas (10 inches)
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
8 thin slices hard salami
12 slices pepperoni
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions

In a small saucepan, cook spaghetti sauce over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.
Meanwhile, spread butter over one side of each tortilla. Sprinkle unbuttered sides of two tortillas with mozzarella cheese; top with salami and pepperoni. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano. Top with remaining tortillas, buttered side up.
Cook on a griddle over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges; serve with warmed spaghetti sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 quesadilla: 464 calories, 23g fat (10g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 1546mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 4g fiber), 21g protein.

Originally published as BaBa's Flat Sub in Quick Cooking July/August 2005

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angela32

Feb 21, 2019

My boys aren't dippers, so I left the spaghetti sauce out. They loved the quesadillas plain. Super quick and easy lunch.
JMartinelli13

Oct 2, 2016

I went with just pepperoni because I didn't have any hard salami on hand. I used Italian seasoning instead of oregano. I added some to the sauce as well, along with some parmesan cheese.
jackmaxmom32

Apr 23, 2015

Super easy and the family loved them. I added crumbled and cooked Italian sausage to mine and they were so good. My husband couldn't stop talking about them.
ThrowDownQueen

Oct 5, 2014

This recipe was fun and easy to make. My husband and son loved these, I used ham,onions mozzarella cheese and pineapples. These were deeeeLicious will make these again :).
justmbeth

Jul 10, 2014

Paired this with a garden salad and it made a super quick weeknight dinner. Used sandwich pepperoni. Definitely will do again.
lbroadh2o

Aug 1, 2013

This is an excellent idea to have the pizza taste but without all the crust. I don't care for salami so I omitted it and added some fresh garden vegetables (green peppers and onions). I also used a four cheese pizza blend in place of only mozzarella. It's nice because it is quick and you can use toppings/fillings to suit the individual tastes of your family.