Want to add another go to tasty breakfast recipe into the rotation? Mix things up by trying this quick and easy recipe for what our stepmom calls the breakfast quesadilla. My son, who rarely can muscle down eggs of any style in the morning, gobbled these right up when she made them at our house recently. Serve plain or enjoy with your choice of toppings! This is a kid and overall crowd pleaser.

Five Simple Ingredients

You likely already have the basics for this breakfast quesadilla. All you actually need is a bit of water, a flour tortilla, one egg, and about 2/3 cups of shredded cheese. If you want to add more fillings or toppings, you could also use any type of breakfast style meats (sausage, bacon, ham) and/ or sautéed veggies of your choosing. Toppings to consider would be your favorite fresh salsa, sour cream, and/ or avocado.

The How To

I have to admit I was intimidated to try making these when I read Carolyn’s recipe. There is a flipping element involved that seems like it would take some practice. It took her visiting and showing me in the moment to understand that the tortilla actually holds all of the egg together, so it is a little easier than expected to manipulate in the pan.

First, you warm a medium sized skillet (should match the size of your tortilla pretty closely, and I use the 8″ flour tortillas) over medium heat. Then coat the pan with cooking spray. Use a shallow bowl or pie dish, and then add enough water to cover the bottom of the dish/ bowl. Next, beat one egg in a bowl and set aside. At this point, dip your tortilla on both sides in the water, just enough to wet it. Now, you put that wet tortilla in your warm skillet.

Then, pour half of the beaten egg on the tortilla. Use a pastry brush to spread the egg around evenly on the tortilla. Next, sprinkle 1/3 cup of shredded cheese on top of the egg. Cook this until the egg is done and the cheese begins to melt, about 2-3 minutes. Flip the whole thing over in the pan. Now you can pour the remaining half of beaten egg on the tortilla, and then spread it with the pastry brush. Now sprinkle the remaining 1/3 cup of shredded cheese. ***At this point you could add extra fillings like sausage, ham, bacon, sautéed veggies, etc.). Cook this for 2-3 minutes and then fold two sides of the tortilla toward the center. Finally, you will flip this one more time to cook for about one minute.

Lastly, transfer the quesadilla to a cutting board and slice into strips. Serve as is and it is delicious! Or add salsa, sour cream, and/ or avocado on top.

Extra Tips

Get creative and add whatever fillings or toppings are family preference. Plain and basic is how my kids enjoy it the most, but my husband and I do enjoy salsa and avocado.
If you do not have an exact tortilla and pan size match, don’t worry. Egg may spill over the sides of the tortilla when cooking if you skillet is too large, but it’s no big deal. Just fold the egg in once it is cooked to clean up the edges or don’t worry about it at all.