The other day I was craving some tender slowly braised beef barbacoa and since it’s so easy to make in the slow cooker I whipped up a batch and used it to make these tasty barbacoa quesadillas! Beef barbacoa is packed with flavour and although it’s great enjoyed simply in tacos with onions and cilantro you can’t argue against using it in some cheesy quesadillas! There is just something about biting into those crispy toasted tortillas filled with the tasty barbacoa and loads of ooey gooey melted cheese that is so irresistibly delicious! I like to keep these quesadillas nice and simple to allow the flavours of the barbacoa to shine through so a fresh pico de gallo is perfect in them.
Barbacoa Quesadillas
Tender and tasty beef barbacoa sandwiched between toasted tortillas with fresh pico de gallo and plenty of melted cheese!
ingredients
- 2 (8 inch) tortillas (corn tortillas for gluten free)
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup beef barbacoa or Mexican shredded beef
- 1/4 cup pico de gallo
directions
- Heat a pan over medium heat, place one tortilla in the pan, sprinkle half of the cheese followed by the beef barbacoa, pico de gallo, the remaining cheese and remaining tortilla.
- Cook until the quesadilla is golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
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This looks so tasty Kevin!
Totally making this recipe over the weekend!
My boys would gobble this up!
looks incredible- especially the meat!
I've made your Barbacoa recipe twice now and do love it! Great make-ahead for hot days. First time I used 1 chipotle, next time 1.5, which is perfect for our tastes.
Thanks for the new ideas to keep using it .
This looks delicious! It actually looks light and fresh even with the meat on there. It doesn't just look greasy and heavy like some quesadillas can look like once they've sat for a few minutes.
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This sounds incredible!
Thank You I am.
Cheese quesadillas used to be one of my favorites growing up…looks even better all jazzed up!!
This recipe is genius! Putting it on my menu for the week! Yum!
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SERIOUSLY. Good heavens, yes.
How do you flip the Q without all the filling falling out?
I use a plate to flip the quesadillas! Place a plate on top of the quesadilla in the pan, hold the plate and flip the pan over so that the quesadilla is now on the plate before sliding it back into the pan with the uncooked side down. Enjoy!
Hi Kevin!
Big fan of your innovative and super-yummy recipes.
Something serious however: In US, it is now required to list the potassium content of foods. This is a great help to me and others who have life threatening disorders for which they must know the actual potassium content of their food, in order to to consume either enough or not too much of this vital nutrient. Please will you add this to your recipes?
Many thanks for all you do!
Marcy