🥩 Steak Quesadillas

Crispy steak quesadillas with melty cheese and peppers, ready in 28 minutes. Simple enough for busy weeknights and picky eaters — done in under 30 minutes.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Americanized Mexican

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 25

Total Time 28

Servings

Calories 861.2kcal

Author Marcie Groller

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.

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