Crispy Baked Cheeseburger Quesadillas.
These crispy baked cheeseburger quesadillas are a huge favorite in our house. Crispy flour tortillas filled with cheddar cheeseburger beef, topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles onions and the best burger sauce ever.
Here’s an embarrassingly easy meal for you today!
These baked cheeseburger quesadillas are so highly requested in our house. The cripiest tortillas, cheeseburger filling with sharp cheddar, topped with refreshing romaine, juicy tomatoes and the tangiest pickled onions. All finished with a drizzle of house sauce!
This is such an easy weeknight meal, a great happy hour snack, a fun late night treat or even something you can share for an easy lunch!
This is a cheater sort of recipe. I’ve already shared with you how I make crispy baked cheeseburger tacos and cheeseburger tostadas. The combo is just so good!
It’s something I make often for the kids. Eddie also loves the cheeseburger flavor. And it feels a little lighter than eating an actual cheeseburger.
I like to use ground turkey or beef, sharp cheddar, lots of lettuce, tomatoes, pickled onions and of course – how sweet eats house sauce.
The house sauce is my everything. I make this almost once a week. It’s like my version of chick fil-a sauce and it’s delicious. Super creamy, a little tangy. You can dip basically anything in it. Or drizzle it on anything from burgers to bowls to potatoes to pizza and more.
It’s super versatile and makes the meal feel ever more special!
The baked quesadilla is my go-to today, and here’s why: it is SO easy to feed a crowd. You can make multiple large quesadillas at once, as opposed to making just one at a time in a skillet.
There is no sketchy flipping – the fillings will not fall out when you gently flip.
And most importantly: they are crispy as all get out! The tortillas are SO crispy and crunchy all around.
And it makes for an extra delish quesadilla experience.
Crispy Baked Cheeseburger Tacos
Crispy Baked Cheeseburger Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 1 pound of lean ground turkey or beef
- kosher salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated
- 4 to 6 burrito-size tortillas
- olive oil spray
- chopped tomatoes, for topping
- shredded lettuce, for topping
- pickled onions, for topping
- pickles or relish, for topping
how sweet eats house sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon your favorite BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Brush or spray a baking sheet with olive oil so it’s coated for the tortillas.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the ground turkey or beef with a big pinch of salt and pepper and cook until browned, breaking it apart into small crumbles. Stir in the ketchup and mustard until combined. Turn off the heat and add in a sprinkle of cheese - just an ounce or two.
- To make the quesadillas, place a tortilla on the baking sheet and fill one side with a sprinkling of cheese, some of the beef mixture and another sprinkling of cheese. Place a tortilla on top and brush/spray that top side with olive oil. Repeat with the remaining tortillas. I usually make 2 large quesadillas - sometimes 3. You can add as much beef as you’d like.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Gently flip and bake for 8 minutes more.
- To serve, top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, pickled onions and a big drizzle of the house sauce.
how sweet eats house sauce
- Whisk all ingredients together until smooth and combined. This can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge!
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6 Comments on “Crispy Baked Cheeseburger Quesadillas.”
for all your veggie readers – I used a pack of frozen soy crumbles and this was AMAZING! 10/10
LOVE THAT!!
I made these last night and they were delicious. I would reduce the cook time since they came out a little too crispy.
My husband went crazy for these! Will definitely make them again. (I also loved them)
Just made these for lunch and my husband and I both loved them. However, when the 8 minute timer went off and I was about to flip them, I realized they were super toasty/crisp on both sides already and the filling was molten! So there was no need to flip them and we got to eat a little sooner! Yum!
I made this with a couple of mods, but it still came out SO good. First, I had to use corn tortillas instead due to allergies in the family, but the quesadillas were still melty and crispy. Second, I always add veggies any time I cook ground meat, so I cooked in a diced zucchini and a big handful of frozen spinach, both of which disappeared into the mix. Next time, I might even add some diced peppers. Absolutely loved this recipe, thank you!