Sheet-Pan Quesadillas
Published March 27, 2024

- Total Time
- 15 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1tablespoon avocado or canola oil
- 6flour tortillas (5 to 6 inches)
- 2cups/8 ounces shredded Mexican cheese blend, pepper Jack or mozzarella cheese
- Chipotle chile powder, gochugaru, Aleppo pepper or smoked paprika
- 1cup fresh or frozen corn kernels (optional)
- Salt
- Any combination of sliced avocado, diced white onion, chopped cilantro, lime wedges, sour cream, salsa and hot sauce, for serving (optional)
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Step 2
Add the oil to a large sheet pan and use a single tortilla to smear the oil around. Add the remaining tortillas, spacing them out evenly. Divide the cheese among the tortillas, then sprinkle with as much chile powder as you’d like. Top with the corn, if using.
- Step 3
Bake the quesadillas until the cheese is melted, 5 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven. Using a spatula, fold each tortilla over itself to make half moons. Sprinkle with salt and return to the oven until crispy and lightly browned at the edges, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Step 4
Serve immediately with any desired toppings.
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One way I saw to do something similar while working at a restaurant was to put parchment paper over the quesadilla and place another sheet tray on top. No need to flip the quesadilla then.
Add a little leftover rotisserie chicken and you have a family meal in about 10 minutes. And don’t use pre shredded cheese, it doesn’t melt the same.
A cute trick: spray the sheet pan w/Pam before adding oil to the pan. It will allow the oil to spread easier and thinner. Other Comments: 1. I'd suggest that you spray what will be the outside of the quesadillas w/Pam too. It will allow both sides to crisp a bit more. 2. Flip them and cook a bit more to make them more crisp. If you object to Pam (or other aerosol sprays), you can use a hand sprayer w/avocado or whatever oil you want to use.
I make quesadillas at least once a month for family dinner. Now that I’ve tried them this way, I might make them in the oven from now on. Everyone’s dinner was ready at the same time, and didn’t spend any time standing over a hot stove. They came out hot, crispy, and delicious.
This recipe I changed and call it “ clean out the refrigerator’ quesadillas. Last night the filling was fresh corn, black beans and left over chicken salsa mix and grated cheese. Cooked it exactly as directed and topped it with more salsa, sour cream and pickled onions .
Did not spray with Pam and there was plenty of oil. I liked this recipe, it was quick and easy, but it was a little greasy.