🥩 Best Steak Quesadillas
Our best steak quesadillas are a mouthwatering blend of tender steak, melted cheese, and flavorful vegetables, all enveloped in a crispy tortilla shell. Enjoy with the whole family tonight!
Servings 5
Calories 688.9kcal
Equipment
- 2 medium pans
- 1 Small pot
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 medium yellow onion diced
- 1/2 large red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 large green bell pepper diced
- 1 1/2 tsp salt divided
- 1/2 lime
- 1 1/2 lbs steak (skirt, flank, strip, or sirloin) trimmed & cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 15 oz can black beans drained & rinsed
- 11 oz can golden sweet corn with green and red peppers
- 4 oz can mild, roasted diced green chiles
- 8 8" flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or "Mexican" blend cheese
Instructions
- Heat pan on low-medium and add cooking oil. Once heated, add onion and bell peppers, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cook for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
- Add steak to the veggie pan and sprinkle with pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Stir everything together and cook for 4-5 mins, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, add beans, corn and green chiles to a small pot and heat on low. Squeeze the 1/2 lime and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Continue heating on low until it's time to make the quesadillas.
- Time to assemble quesadillas! Heat a clean pan on low-medium. In this order, add one tortilla, a 1/4 cup cheese, 1-2 scoops of steak/veggie mix, 1 scoop of bean/corn mix, and then top with another tortilla. Cook for 2 mins, flip over, and cook for 2 mins on the other side. While cooking, use a spatula to flatten down the quesadilla.
- Transfer quesadilla to a plate. Once the quesadilla has cooled a bit, cut into 4 wedges (like a pizza). Repeat 3 more times to make a total of 4 quesadillas. Optional garnishes: cilantro, sour cream, salsa
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Notes
- Top quesadillas with guacamole, cilantro, pico de gallo, sour cream or hot sauce!
- Use leftovers steak for quesadillas if it's more convenient. Leftovers from carne asada or steak fajitas would be perfect!
- If steak is too thick, tenderize it by pounding it with a meat mallet.
- Add heat to these quesadillas by adding a pinch of cayenne, red pepper flakes or a drizzle of hot sauce.
- Incorporate more of your favorite veggies, like chopped tomatoes, olives, green onion or mushrooms.
- If you aren't a fan of peppers/onions, you can substitute these veggies for caramelized onions.
Nutrition
Serving: 5serving | Calories: 688.9kcal | Carbohydrates: 50.9g | Protein: 43.7g | Fat: 34.9g | Saturated Fat: 14.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14.1g | Cholesterol: 105.6mg | Sodium: 1789.6mg | Potassium: 879mg | Fiber: 8.8g | Sugar: 3.2g | Vitamin A: 701.4IU | Vitamin C: 38.7mg | Calcium: 287.8mg | Iron: 6.5mg