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A plate of Ground Beef Quesadillas.

Ground Beef Quesadillas

These easy Ground Beef Quesadillas are a kid favorite on busy weeknights. Loaded with seasoned beef, sauteed peppers, onions, and cheese, these beef quesadillas come together in 30 minutes or less.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 half quesadillas
Calories: 473kcal

Ingredients
 

  • ½ Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion (about 1 small)
  • 1 cup chopped sweet bell pepper (about 1)
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 ½ teaspoons homemade taco seasoning (or store bought)
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 6 large flour tortillas
  • 3 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onions and peppers and saute until starting to soften, about 4-5 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Drain any excess oil off the pan.
  • Transfer the beef to a plate or bowl, and wipe out the skillet. Line up your tortillas on a large work surface, or, if you're short on space, just do them one at a time. Spread about ½ cup of cheese on each tortilla, covering the entire surface. Divide the ground beef evenly between the tortillas, spreading it on one half of each tortilla.
  • Melt a pat of butter in the skillet and place the tortilla face up in the center. Cook on medium heat until well browned, then use a spatula to fold the cheese-only side over the beef side. Press down slightly to get the cheeses to melt together. Remove from the skillet and place on a wire rack in a 200 degree oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining quesadillas.

Notes

Feel free to change up the cheeses and veggies to use what you have on hand!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword beef quesadilla, quesadilla with ground beef, skillet quesadilla

Nutrition

Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 715mg | Potassium: 392mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 389IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 716mg | Iron: 3mg