Tell me a quesadilla recipe that a toddler will like

[Anonymous]

I have never made one before and when we were on long drive, my toddler wolfed down a store bought one like nobody's business. It was plain cheese, with some tomatoes. Can you give me a simple way of making a quesadilla please? What cheese is best to use and also please give me any cooking techniques. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

I make them on the stove in a non-stick pan. Its basically the same technique used for grilled cheese. I use corn tortillas, cheddar cheese and sometimes black beans, black olives and/or small chicken cubes. You just need to cover it so the cheese melts and flip it occassionally so it browns on both sides.

[Anonymous]

Um, there is nothing complicated about making a quesadilla. Put a tortilla in a pan. Sprinkle some cheese (cheddar or jack usually) on the tortilla. Put anything else you want in it (veggies-raw or cooked-, black beans-can be straight of the can-leftover chicken, etc), sprinkle a little more cheese on top of that, and either fold the tortilla in half (for a smaller quesadilla) or put another tortilla on top. It's a sandwich.

[Anonymous]

You could also do cheddar cheese with onions and peppers; you just need to heat until the cheese melts through - flipping it so it doesn't burn on one side.

[Anonymous]

I do mine in the toaster oven--doesn't even involve cleaning a pan afterwards.

[Anonymous]

I use a flat panini press. You can get creative with a quesadilla and its not difficult. Believe me OP: you.can.do.this.

[Anonymous]

Here are some tips:
1) Use a non-stick pan (since you seem to be a newish cook--non-stick is easier until you figure out the cheese ratio)
2) Use a tiny bit of olive oil or butter.
3) Use medium-heat. Too high, and the tortilla will burn before the cheese melts, too low, and the cheese won't melt.
4) You can buy pre-shredded Mexican cheese at the grocery store.
5) Sprinkle the shredded cheese (say, a handful) leaving a small border around the edges so that the cheese won't overflow.
6) Flip it over when the cheese starts to melt and stick the two sides of the tortilla together. (2-3 minutes?)
7) After taking it off the pan, wait a couple of minutes and use kitchen shears to make easy-to-eat triangles.

[Anonymous]

14:54 here.
One last tip: if you do use ingredients other than cheese, the most important thing to remember is that they should be as dry as possible. Drain the black beans well, saute the veggies (or slice them very, very thinly), and don't use too much non-cheese filling of the quesadilla won't hold together well (important if your kid is using his hands to eat).

[Anonymous]

We include small pieces of chicken (very small - like shredded) and corn, along with the cheese.

And we do ours by just making it a sandwich out of two tortillas (no folding it over)

[Anonymous]

put cheese on tortilla. microwave. fold. serve.

[Anonymous]

We make ours with cheese (mexican shredded blend), diced chicken, and Trader Joe's corn salsa. Yum! I've not had any of the issues with wet ingredients that 14:56 mentions.

[Anonymous]

I read a blog that used brie & sliced grapes. Simple & brilliant.

[Anonymous]

OP here - thank you all! awesome

[Anonymous]

I spray the (non-stick) pan with cooking spray, heat, put quesadilla in, then spray the side that's facing up with more cooking spray. Comes out perfectly.

If your toddler is like mine, he may not be a fan of chunks in his quesadilla. Even though mine loves chicken and loves quesadillas, he does not love them together- so for him, he gets a think spread of refried black beans (canned) and cheese. No chicken, no chunks of pepper, no corn, etc.

[Anonymous]

*that should read *thin* spread.