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Pizza Quesadilla Recipe: A Quick Fix to Every Cheesy Pizza Craving

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Pizza Quesadilla Recipe

Pizza Quesadilla Recipe is a dish I thought of while shopping for groceries. It’s still lockdown in the some parts of the Philippines and we are short of some of cooking ingredients. I initially planned on making my own crust but the yeasts are all sold out. There are some videos showing some homemade yeast though it will took me a week to have one and I don’t have that luxury or patience.

Since the yeasts are all sold out, my next plan was to buy some ready made pizza crust. Though I find it too thick which is not to our likings. We prefer thin crust ever since. Then, pie crusts are also out of stock. What I saw were piles of tortilla wraps. Probably, people don’t cook with it so much. But hey! It’s an opportunity for me.

I initially planned to simply make the tortilla wrap as my pie crust, however, I thought of this might be too thin. Then, I remembered quesadilla. So, why not make a cheese quesadilla as my pie crust to make it a bit thick but still thin crust, then, top it up with marinara sauce and pizza toppings. So, this might be a pizza quesadilla recipe.

Luckily, almost all ingredients for pizza toppings are available in our fridge. We have cream cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, quick melt cheese, ground chicken, bacon, pickled jalapeño, black olives and green bell pepper. This is great, right?

Tips

This pizza quesadilla recipe is a spur of the moment recipe I thought of while in the grocery. I simply used what’s available in our fridge. However, feel free to use your favorite toppings.

Instead of placing your toppings and the marinara sauce on top, you can sandwich it between two tortilla wraps and cook it on a pan or stove. Also, I find that when dealing with soft cheeses or quick melt cheeses being frozen is the best to work with it, which also hold true for cream cheese.

For more quesadilla, pizza or bread dishes check out our Bread Recipes.

Ingredients:

1 pieces10 – 12 inches Flour Tortilla
Grated Quick Melt Cheese
1/2 teaspoonOlive Oil

Marinara Sauce

3 TablespoonsOlive Oil
8 clovesGarlic, chopped
1 piece Onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoonItalian Seasoning
2 cans14.5 oz. Diced Tomatoes
2 TablespoonsTomato Sauce
3 TablespoonsChopped Parsley
1/4 teaspoonGround Black Pepper
Salt to Taste

Sautéed Chicken

3 TablespoonsOlive Oil
250 gramsGround Chicken
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1/8 teaspoonGround Black Pepper

Toppings

Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Chopped Bacon
Black Olives, sliced
Sliced Pickled Jalapeño
Scrapped Cream Cheese

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius.

Marinara Sauce

Heat oil. Sauté garlic, onion and Italian seasoning.

Add diced tomatoes, parsley and ground black pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Mash the tomatoes using the back of your wooden spoon. Season with salt to taste and set a side.

Sautéed Chicken

Heat oil and sauté ground chicken until light brown in color. Season with ground black pepper and salt. Set a side.

Assemble

Lay a piece of the tortilla on a baking tray. Add the grated quick melt cheese and place the other tortilla on top. Brush the tortilla with olive oil.

Smother 2 – 3 tablespoons of marinara sauce on top. Generously top it with grated sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, chopped bacon, sautéed chicken, black olives, pickled jalapeño, green bell pepper and cream cheese.

Bake for 15 minutes with convection, upper and lower heating element switched on.

Pizza Quesadilla Recipe

PIzza Quesadilla Recipe

Kusina ni Teds
Pizza Quesadilla Recipe is a quick fix to our pizza craving. The grated quick melt cheese is sandwich between two flour tortilla and smothered with marinara sauce. Then, it is topped with grated sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, ground chicken, bacon, black olives, pickled jalapeño, green bell pepper and cream cheese.
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Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American, Filipino, Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pieces 10 – 12 inch Flour Tortilla
  • Grated Quick Melt Cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon Olive Oil

Marinara Sauce

  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 8 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 1 piece Onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 2 cans 14.5 oz Diced Tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato Sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons Chopped Parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • Salt to Taste

Sautéed Chicken

  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 250 grams Ground Chicken
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Toppings

  • Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • Grated Mozzarella Cheese
  • Chopped Bacon
  • Black Olives, sliced
  • Sliced Pickled Jalapeño
  • Sliced Green Bell Pepper
  • Scrapped Cream Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius.

Marina Sauce

  • Heat oil. Sauté garlic, onion and Italian seasoning.
  • Add diced tomatoes, parsley and ground black pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Mash the tomatoes using the back of your wooden spoon. Season with salt to taste and set a side.

Sautéed Chicken

  • Heat oil and sauté ground chicken until light brown in color. Season with ground black pepper and salt. Set a side.

Assemble

  • Lay a piece of the tortilla on a baking tray. Add the grated quick melt cheese and place the other tortilla on top. Brush the tortilla with olive oil.
  • Smother 2 – 3 tablespoons of marinara sauce on top. Generously top it with grated sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, chopped bacon, sautéed chicken, black olives, pickled jalapeño, green bell pepper and cream cheese.
  • Bake for 15 minutes with convection, upper and lower heating element switched on.
Keyword Pizza Quesdilla, Quesadilla Recipe

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