Hawaiian Quesadillas - Recipe Diaries (2024)

FAQs

How do you pack quesadillas so they don't get soggy? ›

Packing crispy food like chicken nuggets, fries, or quesadillas? Make sure to put a paper towel in the bottom to absorb moisture and avoid soggy nuggets!

Ironically, the key to a crispy quesadilla is less fat in the pan, not more. Too much fat will make your quesadilla soggy instead of crispy. Use just enough to coat the bottom of your skillet — about 1/2 teaspoon of butter or oil. Warm it in the skillet over medium to medium-high heat.

How do you keep quesadillas from falling apart? There are three tricks to keep this from happening. First make sure that your tortillas are at room temperature, if they're too cold they are more likely to crack when folded.

Lay a tortilla flat and make a cut from the outside edge to the middle. Place the meat, cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo into quarter sections on the tortilla. Fold the quarters together. Cook the quesadillas for there minutes on each side in a hot skillet.

Diners have the option to "make it dirty," as well, which roughly translates to encrusting your quesadilla in fried cheese.

Ingredients to make a cheese quesadilla

Shredded cheese: The shredded cheese is the key ingredient as it melts and creates that cheesy and savory filling. Butter: Cooking the quesadillas in butter gives them a crispy and golden exterior, adding a nice texture to each bite. You can also use olive oil.

Once it's hot, lay in a tortilla and sprinkle with two tablespoons of the cheese mix, making sure you leave a decent border all around the edge. When the cheese begins to melt, add a few slices of chilli and a pinch of epazote (or oregano), and fold over the tortilla, pressing it down to help seal it.

Use one tortilla per quesadilla.

Then fold it over on itself to create a half-moon shape. You can make two quesadillas at once this way, nestled in the pan with their folded sides next to each other. Giant, round quesadillas made with two tortillas are too tricky to flip and slice.

Corn tortillas go well with Mexican dishes like tacos, enchiladas, and tamales. They are also perfect for use in tostadas, sopes, and quesadillas. Flour tortillas are often used in burritos, fajitas, and chimichangas. They are also great for making quesadillas, sweet dishes like dessert tacos, and breakfast burritos.

Medium heat is just the right temperature for a quesadilla: It's hot enough to crisp up the cheese but low enough to prevent the cheese from burning.

What is the best cheese for quesadillas? ›

Sometimes the best cheese for quesadillas is whatever you have in the fridge when the craving strikes. Cheddar and Monterey Jack are standards of American-style quesadillas. But if you are planning ahead, consider that freshly grated cheese such as cheddar or Monterey Jack makes the meltiest quesadillas.

Only use about two heaping tablespoons of filling per large tortilla. Prepping your filling ahead of time is a good idea, making sure there's equal parts cheese to protein and/or vegetable. You want to use enough cheese because it will hold the whole thing together. Too little, and your filling will fall out.

Unless you're using a non-stick pan, the extra lubrication from the oil will make it easier to flip your quesadilla and remove it from the pan or press when it's done. Most recipes, in fact, call for adding butter or oil to a frying pan and then adding either a tortilla or a pre-assembled quesadilla.

They're not the healthiest choice when you're dining out. Those globs of glorious melted cheese are full fat and the fillings may be glistening from the oil they're sautéed in. But if you make your own quesadillas, you can keep the delicious taste while you jettison most of the fat calories.

The TikTok quesadilla hack consists of adding fresh fajita veggies and protein to a quesadilla, simple but very effective, according to the creators. The caveat? It's only available to customers who order online or in the Chipotle app.

The latest TikTok dare involves a game of rock paper scissors, a tortilla, and… a mouthful of water, but it isn't as nefarious as you may think.

What Is The Chipotle Quesadilla Hack? TikToker Alexis Frost shared the now-viral order, which is a quesadilla made with steak, extra cheese, and fajita veggies, on December 20.

Frost's go-to order, the “Fajita Quesadilla Hack,” includes a Fajita Quesadilla with Steak and Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa, Tomatillo Red-Chili Salsa and Sour Cream on the side.