Carne Asada Quesadilla

A delicious carne asada quesadilla is made with flavorful marinated steak, melty Monterey Jack cheese, caramelized onions, and fresh cilantro.

We had some leftover carne asada in the fridge so I grabbed some cheese, cilantro, and an onion and made this tasty carne asada quesadilla with caramelized onions. This tasty lunch was easy to make and tasted fantastic topped with fresh avocado, spicy salsa, and tangy sour cream.

Carne Asada Quesadilla

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/4 yellow onion, sliced thinly
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
• 2 flour tortillas (I used the fajita size)
• 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded, divided
• 1 cup leftover cooked carne asada meat, chopped
• 1 tsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped, plus more for serving

Serving:

• Avocado, sliced
• Spicy salsa
• Sour cream
• Hot sauce

How to Make a Carne Asada Quesadilla

Make the caramelized onions by heating the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, and cook, stirring often, for 10-15 minutes, or until slightly caramelized; remove from the skillet and set aside until needed.   Side Note: If the onions and skillet get dry, add a bit of water to the skillet and continue cooking. 

Wipe out the skillet very well with a paper towel.

Make the carne asada quesadilla by sprinkling half of the cheese evenly over one tortilla. Next, evenly sprinkle the carne asada meat over the cheese. Next, evenly spread the caramelized onions over the meat. Lastly, evenly sprinkle the cheese over the onions. Top with the remaining tortilla.

Cook the quesadilla in the large skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes. Carefully flip the quesadilla over and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.

Place the quesadilla on a cutting board and cut into quarters.

Serve with sliced avocado, spicy salsa, sour cream, and hot sauce, if desired. Enjoy.

Carne Asada Quesadilla

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Course: Main

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 1

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Large skillet

Ingredients

Quesadilla:

• 1 tbsp butter
• ¼ yellow onion sliced thinly
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
• 2 flour tortillas I used the fajita size
• ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese shredded, divided
• 1 cup leftover cooked carne asada meat chopped
• 1 tsp fresh cilantro finely chopped, plus more for serving

Serving:

• Avocado sliced
• Spicy salsa
• Sour cream
• Hot sauce

Instructions

• Make the caramelized onions by heating the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, and cook, stirring often, for 10-15 minutes, or until slightly caramelized; remove from the skillet and set aside until needed.   

  Side Note: If the onions and skillet get dry, add a bit of water to the skillet and continue cooking.
• Wipe out the skillet very well with a paper towel.
• Make the carne asada quesadilla by sprinkling half of the cheese evenly over one tortilla.
• Next, evenly sprinkle the carne asada meat over the cheese.
• Next, evenly spread the caramelized onions over the meat.
• Lastly, evenly sprinkle the cheese over the onions. Top with the remaining tortilla.
• Cook the quesadilla in the large skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes. Carefully flip the quesadilla over and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
• Place the quesadilla on a cutting board and cut into quarters.
• Serve with sliced avocado, spicy salsa, sour cream, and hot sauce, if desired. Enjoy.

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