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Pico de Gallo

love these easy and delicious breakfast quesadillas!

August 2, 2023 by Becky Spoon

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delicious breakfast quesadillas

I woke up this morning craving delicious breakfast quesadillas! You know, the ones with scrambled eggs, cheese, meats and whatever you like! These are truly delicious. The flour tortillas are thin allowing them to get crispy on the outside, which I really like in a quesadilla. You know how some flour tortillas are thick? These aren’t and they make a difference in the outcome. I like mine with a little “char” here and there” however, you crisp yours how you like. Isn’t that what recipes are about…following your likes and dislikes, substituting, adding on, switching it up a little?

delicious breakfast quesadillas

I love these easy and delicious breakfast quesadillas!

Let’s talk about the flour tortillas. To get the result I wanted I use the uncooked flour tortillas I get in the refrigerated section of my grocery store or there are some that are not cooked in the section where all tortillas are placed. These are what I use:

These are from HEB in the refrigerated section. They are ready to cook. Or these are really good too.

How to cook flour tortillas

Here is a video of actually making flour tortillas from scratch. If you buy the prepared ready to cook flour tortillas I mentioned…..watch the video to see how to cook them. https://youtu.be/QFQzYRF36og. Because you are cooking these flour tortillas twice if using the “ready to cook”, after the puff and lightly browned, I remove from the griddle, build my quesadilla, then place back on the griddle to brown on both sides and melt the yummy cheese!

delicious breakfast quesadillas

Let’s talk about fillings

Here are some great cheeses to use in quesadillas:

  • Pepper jack
  • Colby Jack
  • Asadero
  • Cheddar cheese 
  • Chihuahua Cheese
  • Pepper Jack Cheese
  • Fresh Mozzarella
  • Queso Fresco
  • Cotija Cheese
  • Colby Jack Cheese

Here are some great meat fillings:

  • Chorizo
  • Pork sausage
  • Bacon
  • Shredded chicken
  • Link sausage thinly sliced

Additional ingredients to enhance your quesadilla:

  • Roasted corn
  • Refried Beans
  • Black Beans
  • Sautéed red, yellow, green peppers
  • Hatch Green chile
  • Thinly sliced jalapeno

What should I serve with the Quesadillas?

A quesadilla is a mean in itself! However, I like to serve them with sliced avocado or guacamole. Salsa is a must in my opinion! I have to have sour cream too!

More recipes?

Need another quesadilla recipe? These fried egg quesadillas are wonderful! That crispy tortilla just changes it up completely and takes it to a new level. Here’s the link: The Best 10 Minute Breakfast – Fried Egg Quesadilla

Fried Egg Quesadilla
Fried Egg Quesadilla

Here’s the recipe for these delicious quesadillas. Enjoy!

Condiments:

Here is a quick pico de gallo recipe I like to top the quesadillas: http://pico de gallo

Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo

Guacamole#1 – delicious guacamole!

Guacamole
Guacamole

I hope you try these recipes soon!

Breakfast Quesadillas

Fresh flour tortillas, crisped on the outside, willed with eggs, cheese and meats of your choice
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Course Breakfast, brunch, dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2

Equipment

  • griddle, iron skillet, Camal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Flour tortillas, thin preferably uncooked
  • 4 large or extra large eggs
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced (other vegetable of your choice)
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 small white onion (you can use green onions; if your onions are large 1/4 is adequate)
  • 1/4 lb. sausage, bacon or meat of your choice
  • 1/4 lb. or the amount you desire grated cheese of your choice; I used cheddar)
  • olive oil for sauteing your vegetables
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • If you are using fresh made flour tortillas as I described in the content of the post, cook them according to the package instruction. After they puff, and they have lightly toasted on each side, remove them and set them aside to be used to build your quesadilla.
    If you are using already cooked flour tortillas, place them on the griddle and lightly toast them on one side that you will build your quesadilla on. You'll lightly cook them to just brown a little so that the inside is not a raw tortilla. You can finish the browning on the outside after you have filled your quesadilla.
    Grate your cheese and set aside.
    Add 4 eggs to a dish and beat with a whisk, or fork until well mixed
    In a skillet add about a tablespoon of oil and the table spoon of butter. Sauté the onions, peppers and any other vegetable you are using until the onions are translucent. Lightly season with a little salt and black pepper. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
    Add your sausage to the same skillet, breaking it up with a spoon or spatula. Add to the vegetable mixture and combine.
    Wipe your skillet out and add a tablespoon of butter. Cook your eggs to a soft scramble. You do not want to overcook because they will continue to cook while you are finishing the quesadilla on your griddle, Comal or skillet.
    On a clean flat surface, lay 2 tortillas down with the browned side up. Add half of the grated cheese to the bottom tortilla, spreading to the edges. Add the vegetable and meat mixture, the scrambled eggs, all going to the edge of the tortilla. Top with the remaining cheese, then top with the final tortillas with the browned side in.
    Heat your Comal, skillet or griddle to medium high. Carefully so that your ingredients don't fall out, move to your heated griddle. Allow the quesadilla to cook on one side until golden brown, gently turn and cook on the other side until golden brown and your cheese has melted. Alternatively, if you want to have your griddle heated to a low heat, you can build your quesadilla on the griddle itself. I like to do it off because I don't want that first side to brown too fast, but do what works for you. If you do build it on a lightly heated griddle, once you have completed with the final tortilla on top, increase your heat to medium to medium high, being careful not to burn the tortilla.
    When both sides are golden brown, your cheese is melted, remove to a cutting board and slice into the number of pieces you like. Serve with your choice of salsa, Pico de Gallo, sour cream or Mexican Crema, and guacamole or sliced avocado.
    Enjoy!
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Breakfast Quesadillas
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Taco Tuesday – Easy Tacos Al Carbon

January 21, 2020 by Becky Spoon

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Tacos Al Carbon

Taco Tuesday could not be any more simple than these Tacos Al Carbon! Paper thin strips of steak tossed on the grill that are ready in minutes! Throw some onions slices on, make a quick Pico de Gallo with avocado and you have a delicious taco!

I have friends that live in Cabo and this is how they make tacos. They buy steak or beef and have the butcher cut it very, very thin. Just seasoned with salt and pepper, they throw it on the grill and it just takes a few minutes to cook. It is not cooked medium rare like we cook beef in the states, but they cook to well done and a little charred. Absolutely delicious! They then dice it into cubes! Perfection. They also throw onions on the grill or wrap in foil and place that on the grill.

Tacos Al Carbon

Taco Tuesday – Easy Tacos Al Carbon

I used ribeye this time because I was at the store and they had ribeye steak cut paper thin. You know like you’d get for a Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich! Love those! Need to add those to my blog! Anyway, back to this recipe, they had a top round that was sliced super thin too.

Tacos Al Carbon
Tacos Al Carbon

I used flour tortillas. I used the fresh made flour tortillas from my local HEB. They are delicious! Here’s a link for those: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-select-ingredients-flour-tortillas/465326.

I topped it with a simple Pico de Gallo that I added avocado. Here’s the link for the pico. https://the2spoons.com/pico-de-gallo-with-avocado/.

Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo

Taco Tuesday – Easy Tacos Al Carbon

Here’s the easy recipe!

Tacos Al Carbon

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Course dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1b paper thin steak (ribeye, top round, sirloin)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 onion, sliced in thick slices
  • Pico de Gallo
  • 4 flour tortillas

Avocado Pico de Gallo

  • Tomatoes
  • Purple Onions
  • Jalapeno
  • Cilantro
  • Salt
  • Lime Juice

Instructions
 

  • I didn't add amounts because you can use this recipe to make any amount. Dice the tomato, onions, jalapeno, cilantro and toss. Dice the avocado and add to the mixture. Add the lime juice and a little salt. Start with one lime and a little salt, then adjust as needed or to your taste.   This won't keep a long time because all the ingredients are fresh but it won't last anyway…it is addictive!!
  • Start your gas grill, get your charcoal grill ready, whatever method you are using. Add a little olive oil to the onion slices and salt them. Place them on the grill, or an alternative is to wrap it in foil and place it on the grill.
  • Add a little extra virgin olive oil to the beef slices. Sprinkle with salt. Heat the grill you are using, charcoal or gas. When hot add the steak and cook until no red is showing, flip and cook the other side. This literally takes minutes. When done remove from the heat and tent with foil and allow to rest.
  • Cut the beef into cubes, or small bites. Heat your tortillas on a hot griddle or skillet. Place flour tortillas on a plate, add the grilled onions, top with the Avocado Pico de Gallo. Serve with lime wedges and your favorite salsa if you like!
    Enjoy!
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Easy, Fresh Pico de Gallo

July 7, 2019 by Becky Spoon

Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo, what can I say? It’s delicious. It’s beautiful. It’s the perfect condiment for so many Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes like fajitas, tacos, Carne Asada, eggs, and so many others. Pico adds a little texture and acidity to a dish. It is also a perfect way to use our gorgeous tomatoes from your garden. Here’s a link that may give you a couple of uses I didn’t mention: https://blog.terraskitchen.com/10-ways-to-use-pico-de-gallo/

I made this pico to go with my Steak Quesadillas. It is the perfect accompaniment. Simple, but so flavorful. A little spice from the jalapeño, a little tart from the lime juice, salty and a little sweet from the tomatoes. Here’s the link for my Easy Steak Quesedillas: https://the2spoons.com/quick-yet-yummy-steak-quesadillas/

Easy, Fresh Pico de Gallo

I don’t make a lot at a time because it will wilt pretty fast and become watery. Place any unused in an airtight container and try to use the next day.

Here’s my recipe! Enjoy!

Pico de Gallo

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Course Condiment
Cuisine Mexican, Texmex

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 cups tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 onion, finely diced
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded, stem removed, finely diced
  • juice of 1/2 to 1 lime depending on your taste
  • 1 garlic clove, finely minced
  • 1 handful of cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Keyword condiment, fresh, mexican, pico de gallo, tomatoes
Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo
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Steak Quesadillas
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