Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Quesadilla
Breakfast |
Kid Approved |
Main Dishes |
Quick & Easy |
Side Dishes |
Snacks |
No Added Sugars |
WIC Friendly |
Nut-Free
There’s nothing like warm tortillas, fluffy eggs, savory sausage, and melty cheese to start the day. Add your favorite veggies and make it your own.
8
Servings
25 minutes
Total Time
$0.96
Cost per serving *
| Temperature: | Medium - high heat |
| Serving size: | 1 quesadilla |
| Prep time: | 5 minutes |
| Cook time: | 20 minutes |
| Total time: | 25 minutes |
| Equipment: | Medium mixing bowl Paper towel Frying pan |
| Utensils: | Fork Spatula Measuring cups and spoons |
* Cost and availability of recipe ingredients may vary across different regions of Ohio. Cost per serving information should be used as a general guide when considering recipe cost.
Nutrition Facts
Recipe PDFIngredients
8 ounces turkey OR chicken sausage
6 large eggs
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 cups vegetables, cooked (such as: onions, bell pepper, tomato, zucchini, mushroom)
8 medium whole wheat flour tortillas
Instructions
- Before you begin, wash your hands, surfaces, utensils, and produce.
- Add sausage to frying pan and cook over medium heat until browned and cooked through.
- While the sausage is cooking, add the eggs to a medium mixing bowl and season with salt and black pepper. Whisk the eggs with a fork.
- Remove sausage from pan and set aside. Add the eggs to frying pan over medium heat. Using a spatula gently push eggs around until eggs form soft fluffy scrambles. Do over cook scramble, only cook until just set.
- Off the heat, add the cooked sausage, cheese, and vegetables to pan with the scrambled eggs. Mix together gently until mixed evenly.
- Add about 1/2 cup of sausage, egg and vegetable mixture onto each tortilla, arrange so it fills 1/2 of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla closed.
- Wipe out the frying pan. On a dry pan over medium heat cook the quesadilla until browned, flip and cook on other side until cheese is melted.
Tips
- Cooked quesadillas freeze well! Place in zip-close baggie or air-tight container with wax paper or wrapped in aluminum foil to keep from sticking together. Reheat in microwave for 2 minutes or until warmed through.
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Ingredients
Ingredients
What goes in Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Quesadilla?
Zucchini
Chopped Onions
Eggs
Cheddar Cheese
Ground Italian sausage
Nutritional Information(Per Serving)
CALORIES
350
TOTAL FAT
17g
SODIUM
750mg
TOTAL CARBS
28g
PROTEIN
21g
