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Chile Authentic home cooking from Chile, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Chile as Quesadillas de carne y queso
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Beef and Cheese Quesadillas

Jon Michelena
Jon Michelena @jonmichelena
Estados Unidos

Quesadillas are a great dish for a quick meal and make an excellent snack. I made these using flour tortillas filled with cheese and beef sauce. They're browned in a skillet, cut into triangles, and served with mashed avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Delicious.

Quesadillas are a great dish for a quick meal and make an excellent snack. I made these using flour tortillas filled with cheese and beef sauce. They're browned in a skillet, cut into triangles, and served with mashed avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Delicious.

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Beef and Cheese Quesadillas

Jon Michelena
Jon Michelena @jonmichelena
Estados Unidos

Quesadillas are a great dish for a quick meal and make an excellent snack. I made these using flour tortillas filled with cheese and beef sauce. They're browned in a skillet, cut into triangles, and served with mashed avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Delicious.

Quesadillas are a great dish for a quick meal and make an excellent snack. I made these using flour tortillas filled with cheese and beef sauce. They're browned in a skillet, cut into triangles, and served with mashed avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Delicious.

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Ingredients

45 minutes
4 servings
  • Ingredients for the beef sauce
  • 1 tablespoonvegetable oil
  • 2garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1/2 cuponion, diced (about 75 grams)
  • 215 gramsground beef (about 7.5 ounces)
  • 1/2 cupred bell pepper, diced (about 75 grams)
  • 1/2 cupgreen bell pepper, diced (about 75 grams)
  • 1 teaspoonpaprika
  • 1/4 teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoonsalt, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoonschopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoonchopped cilantro
  • 3/4 cuptomato sauce (about 180 ml)
  • other ingredients
  • 8flour tortillas
  • 1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese (about 115 grams)
  • 1 cupshredded cheddar cheese (about 115 grams)
  • 1 cuppico de gallo
    Salsa de pebre
  • 1 cupmashed avocado or guacamole
    SALSA PICANTE Y GUACAMOLE PARA PICOTEO. JON STYLE
  • 1 cupsour cream
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45 minutes
  1. 1

    MAKE THE BEEF SAUCE
    In a skillet, sauté the onion and garlic in vegetable oil.
    Add the ground beef and bell peppers, and cook until browned.

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  2. 2

    Add the paprika, red pepper flakes, salt, oregano, and chopped cilantro. Mix well and cook for 1 minute.
    Stir in the tomato sauce, heat through, and set aside to cool.

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  3. 3

    MAKE THE QUESADILLAS
    In a bowl, mix the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses together.
    Lay the tortillas on the counter and cover the bottom half of each tortilla with the cheese mixture.
    Spoon the beef sauce over the cheese. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the beef sauce.

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  4. 4

    Fold the tortillas in half to form a half-moon shape.
    Heat a skillet with a little oil and brown 2 quesadillas at a time.

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  5. 5

    On a cutting board, cut each quesadilla into 3 triangles.
    Serve immediately on a plate with small bowls of mashed avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream.

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SALSA PICANTE Y GUACAMOLE PARA PICOTEO. JON STYLE

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Jon Michelena @jonmichelena
Published in the US on November 11, 2025 18:00
Estados Unidos
Soy chileno, jubilado, radicado en New York, Estados Unidos.Me encanta la cocina, crear recetas, sacarles fotos y las pongo en mi blog.Me gusta caminar, trotar y jugar tenis. Me encanta la vida al aire libre.Los invito a ver y subscribirse a mi canal de You Tube. Recetas paso a paso.https://www.youtube.com/@JonMichelena1www.lacocinadelpollo.blogspot.comhttps://www.instagram.com/pollojon28/https://www.pinterest.cl/michelena8https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1393387020
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Quesadilla Onion Vege Mozz Cilantro Red Bell Pepper Pepper Beef Tomato Sauce Avocado Sweet Green Pepper Cheese Tortilla Ground Beef Garlic Cheddar

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